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So one year ago today, Dave and I learned we were going to have twins. It was maybe the most monumental, shocking, earth shattering, terrifying and thrilling day I have ever had in my life. It took weeks, maybe months, for us to fully comprehend how much our lives were going to change. But a [...]
The Birth Story, Chapter One The Birth Story, Chapter Two The Birth Story, Chapter Three The Birth Story, Chapter Four The Birth Story, A Side Note I didn’t get to breastfeed right after the twins were born. It’s supposed to be a magical moment, where they put the babies in your arms, and they kick [...]
The Birth Story, Chapter One The Birth Story, Chapter Two The Birth Story, Chapter Three The Birth Story, Chapter Four So I want to thank everyone who has been following along on this story. Thanks for your comments, and thanks for making me feel heroic. It was truly a bizarre circus of unexpected experiences. I [...]
The Birth Story, Chapter One The Birth Story, Chapter Two The Birth Story, Chapter Three I explained that I had c-section under general anesthesia. I have learned that anesthesia and anesthesiologist are two of my least favorite words. Because no matter how many times I type them out, I always forget how to spell them. Every. [...]
If we had been normal people, the boys would have been born today, or around this day. Today would have been 40 weeks. But of course, with twins, a full gestation is 37 weeks. So they would have likely come before today, even if the end of the pregnancy hadn’t gotten, um, turbulent. The boys [...]
The Birth Story, Chapter One The Birth Story, Chapter Two “There she is,” someone said. I was awake. There was no passage of time. I was back in the operating room. I was freezing cold again. I wasn’t really awake, though. Someone was talking to me, telling me that everything went well, the boys were [...]
The Birth Story, Chapter One I left my doctor’s office, sent some texts, and made a phone call to my parents to let them know the babies were coming that day. For some reason, they both happened to pick up the phone to answer it, so I was able to tell them both. It was [...]
I’m going to start writing the twins’ “birth story,” because that is something I am supposed to do. And also, because I have this blog for writing such things. And also, I play a fairly big part in the whole process. And boy, I sure do like writing about myself. I was really feeling pretty [...]
It’s been eight days since the babies were born. I am still in the hospital. Not because I need to be. I was discharged on Wednesday. But the boys still need to be here. And because I am a breastfeeding mom, I was given the option to stay at the hospital with them. I got [...]
Holy crap, babies are awesome. So is my husband. Dave has taken such good care of us all. I had a few days of being pretty helpless, and Dave did everything for me. This whole birthing thing has laid waste all my personal dignities. All different parts of my body have been hanging out, leaking, [...]
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