Welcome to the world Baby Girls!

(Yes I am a little behind in getting this post put together...having too much fun snuggling our new little ones)

On February 13, 2012 we headed to the hospital at 5:30 am

and welcomed our miracle baby girls into the world.

Claire Lorraine was born first (Baby A) and weighed 5 pounds 8 ounces

A minute later, Livvy Mae (Baby B) was born weighing 6 pounds.

I have had all my babies C-section but this one was the most memorable for me because I was able to see the babies being born. Usually in a C-section you just stare at the blue sheet hanging in front of you and wait until dad can bring the baby to your side to show them to you, but this time the anesthesiologist offered to put a mirror above my head so I could watch when the babies were born. It was AMAZING!

I laid there on the operating table thinking about how only a few months ago I was laying on another operating table in California praying my heart out as a life saving surgery was performed to save these two precious girls and now here they were in Kris' arms safe and sound!

Since the girls are identical the nurses quickly stuck post it notes on them so we knew which baby was which!

To lay there and watch as not only one miracle, but TWO miracles were brought into the world! I cried tears of relief and joy to see and hear TWO babies healthy and strong!

They then turned the mirror to the side of the room where I could watch as the NICU teams examined the babies and then Kris brought both babies to my side and it was surreal to look at these two babies and think that minutes ago they were in my stomach and now here they were.

This picture makes me cry because I never thought we would be able to carry these babies long enough to have them in my hospital room and not in the NICU! When Bree was born she was never in my hospital room with me and I always felt like I missed out on that special time with her so having BOTH babies next to me was an incredible blessing!

After all the stress and complications of this pregnancy we were sooooo releaved to have both babies here safe and sound! Who would have thought that we would have made it to our scheduled C-section a 37 weeks and that neither baby would have to spend a minute in the NICU??!!!

Kyra and Adrie were able to be there right after we were wheeled out of the operating room

and they were so happy to finally get to meet their sisters that they had prayed for for so many months. I remember when we misscarried last year, Adrie said she was sad because she never got to meet that baby and when we got pregnant this time she said she would pray that we got to meet these babies.

Adrie made cute little rattles for the babies

My 6 girls!!

Kyra and Adrie loved spending every minute they could at the hospital with me and holding their new little sisters

Bree and Mia were super sweet with the babies and very interested in them!

The first night in the hospital Kris and I sat there together holding our two girls and we just had this huge sense of relief and it was like this weight had been lifted.....after the uncertainty of the surgery, all the months of worry, the full time bed rest, and holding our breath at each doctor visit and ultra sound, we could finally breath. Our baby girls were both here in our arms and suddenly the long and complicated pregnancy had paid off! We made it and it was so worth it!


They already look so different from these pictures....these pictures make them look chubby but they are so tiny











They love to snuggle in the same bed together....it is so sweet!

For Valentines our cute friend decorated and celebrated with our girls at home

While we celebrated together at the hospital

Some of the visitors at the hospital

Adrie's sweet note she gave to Kris one night while I was in the hospital

Getting ready to go home

Livvy

Claire




Even the preemie outfits are too big

Miracles certainly do happen and these two angels are proof of that! We can not express our gratitude enough for all the help, love, support and prayers that got these two little ones here ! We are forever grateful!