First time for everything

Today my babies are seven weeks old and they are getting so big!! In the last few weeks I've gotten brave enough to get out of the house and take the babies with me. We have done many things for the first time and every time it gets a little easier to go places with them. We have gone to both grandparent's houses a couple times, they had their first ride in the stroller which they handled okay. I also took them to Salem for the parade and this past weekend they went to Jordan's wedding reception and even made it to sacrament meeting. They are always so good if we go somewhere, they just fall asleep in their carseats and usually they stay asleep.

My mom also went back to work this week so for the last little while I have been taking care of them during the days on my own. At first I was pretty overwhelmed, but we've gotten into a routine that has made things easier for me. In order for me to ever have a shower and get ready for the day, the prep work has to happen at night so I shower and dry my hair at nights now. Ashton and Addy also get their baths at night, then they eat and go to bed. They have started to sleep longer at nights too. Sometimes Addy only wakes up once and Ashton still likes to eat twice, that would be why he is so chubby!! It is getting easier and it's just what I do. I love both of my babies!!

Here they are today, seven weeks old. You can really tell that Ashton is a lot bigger than Addy in these pictures. He probably weighs at least three pounds more than her right now!




Six Weeks Old



Five Weeks Old



I had to put these pictures on because Ashton is always doing the funniest things with his arms and hands when he falls asleep. We just watch him at night and have to laugh!

Update

Well tomorrow my babies will be four weeks old. I can't believe how fast the time has gone. In some ways it seems like they have been here always and I can't remember what it was like to not have them. They are so precious and so much work! They are getting better at sleeping longer at night instead of every three hours they sleep three and a half and someimes four. A full nights sleep is a distant memory. Ashton is my little hog boy and wants to eat all the time. Addy is still so tiny. She only eats half as much as Ashton. Today I was worried that she wasn't gaining any weight and sometimes she throws ups everything she eats. Anyways she had a really bad one this afternoon so I took her to the doctor's to be weighed. Luckily she had gained a pound and the doctor assured me she was doing okay and just don't force her to eat. So Addy weighed 6.1 and Ashton weighed 7.15. He is getting so chubby and cute! Anyway everything else is going great and me and Jess are having a so much fun being parents. The little cuties keep us busy and laughing:)

Three Weeks



Four Weeks



Other Random Pictures

Two Weeks Old and More Pictures

So I know all these pictures look the same but they are so tiny that all they do is sleep. We have been waking them up every three hours to feed them and then they go right back to sleep. I'm lucky to get a couple of pictures with their eyes open. They are two weeks old today. That is so crazy to think about, it has gone by way fast. We took them to the doctor yesterday. Ashton weighed 6 lbs 4 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. Addyson was 5 lbs even and 18 3/4 inches long. They had to do the PKU test which is just a little prick in the heel but Ashton screamed the whole time. It was pretty sad. Addyson is the calm baby and she just fussed a little bit. The doctor said they are big enough we can let them sleep four hours at night and then wake them up. I was so relieved, that's one more hour of sleep for me. Everything else looked really good as long as they keep growing and getting bigger.











While they are very cute, this last picture explains it all!! This is hard work!

TWINS!!

Well it has finally happened, our babies our here. They joined our family on Tuesday June 30th. I went in for my twice weekly stress test and the nurses were like your 38 weeks and two days lets call your doctor and get you induced since I was supposed to go to his office after the test anyways. Well I called Jess and was like instead of meeting me at the doctor's office you just need to come to the hospital because they are going to start me. So we got checked in to the hospital and by 6:00 they had started the pitosin and I got to lay in bed and wait. About 11 the nurses said that Dr. Dewey would be by to break my water sometime in the next hour and up until this point my contractions had been really mild and I was in practically no pain. Around Midnight he came and broke my water and I was dilated to like a three or four. After that the contractions started coming. About half hour later I had an epidural and was able to sleep for a while. By 2:00 I had dilated to a six and by 3:00 I was fully dialted and we were ready to start pushing. Since I was having twins I had to be moved to the Operating Room in case they had to do a c-section. We got to the OR and I pushed for a little while and Ashton was born at 3:52 am. Dr. Dewey then broke my water the second time and Addyson was born four minutes later at 3:56 am. Ashton weighed 5 lbs 12 oz and was 19 inches long. Addyson was 4 lbs 10 oz 18 inches long. they went to NICU for about an hour and then they were able to be in the regular nusery for the rest of the time and come home on Thursday. They have been such good babies since we brought them home. They lost a little too much weight while in the hospital so we have to wake them up every three hours to feed them so we feed them and then they sleep. They are so precious and I can't imagine not having them both. We are so lucky that they were healthy and strong and that they got to come home with us. It is so fun being parents. Here are some pictures of them so far.

After the delivery and back in our room. Everything went so good and it was much easier than I expected. Jesse was such a great support and helped me through the everything.



Our precious bundles after they were out of NICU and I got to see them for the first time.


The Proud Parents!






Ready to come home, Thursday July 2


They were so tiny that they have a hard time in their carseats. Someone has to sit in the back seat with them to make sure they don't slump over and not get enough oxygen.




Two Days Old
They love to sleep, in fact that's what they 20 out of 24 hours. Boppy pillows are the greatest.






Three Days Old




Daddy's getting the hang of this!


Four Days Old

Today was the 4th of July and we dressed them as festive as we could in preemie clothes! They actually had their eyes open long enough for me to get some pictures of them.

Update and Pictures

I thought that I would post some recent picutres of me and Jess because we are just sitting around waiting for these two little babies to decide they are ready to the come to our family. I keep taking pictures so I can show how big I really get. However, the first thing everyone says when they see me is that I'm not big enough for there to be two inside but I promise there are two. I feel them moving all the time!! Anyway life is a little uncomfortable, my feet are swollen and hurt, the heartburn is raging, and overall just uncomfortable. It's really not that bad though. I don't think I should be complaining because this pregnancy has been so easy. Anyway, going to the doctor today and hoping that I made some progress and we can see some action soon. Enjoy the pictures.

These pictures were all taken between 37 and 38 weeks.