Friday, December 08, 2006

Much overdue update

OK, so Lily Marie and Mia Grace were born on Friday December 1st. Lily was born at 11:10 am weighing 6 lbs, 3 ounces and measuring 18.5 inches long. Mia followed close behind at 11:11 am weighing 5 lbs 6 ounces and measuring 18 inches long. After a couple hours in recovery I was reunited with them and it was wonderful.

We were released from the hospital this past tuesday, the 5th and happily came home together. My mom stayed with us to help since tuesday and left this afternoon. It was great to have her here and we were all sad to see her go.

I am still having to bottle feed the girls with formula since my milk hae not come in. I am pumping regularly to try and help it, unfortunately i'm seeing little progress. It is so frustrating and i'm trying really hard not to let it get to me. Really really hard. The girls however are doing great. As of their doctors appt. yesterday morning, the were both back to within an ounce of their birthweights and had gained some more length as well.

They are the best thing to ever happen to me and I ask my self all the time how i ever got to be so blessed to have these 2 beauties.

Pete's been doing great as well. I knew he'd be a great dad but it's still really nice to watch the transition. To see him with them, the awe and love in his eyes. He had to work Wed. through Fri this week but will be home with us most of next week.

Mia's Umbilical cord stump fell off today. I was very excited!

I am now easily able to tell the girls apart. Mum was as well. Everyone else still has a problem. It's one thing if they are right next to each other, then you can see it in the size difference. When they are not right near each other though most everyone has no idea who is who.

I'm attaching some pictures, first of the nursery and some of the girlies first week.





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