Almost two weeks ago the best two little boys in the whole world joined our family!
The night before my scheduled C-Section Nate and I felt like little kids on Christmas Eve. We were so excited and so anxious about getting what we wanted (two healthy babies) that sleep was nearly impossible. The next morning was all a blur, the most surreal experience of my life. One minute I was waddling into the hospital and the next minute someone was holding a larger-than-expected purple screaming baby over the top of a blue curtain. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. One minute later I heard a second scream and saw a second tiny person held up over the curtain. Soon, Nate was sitting by my side holding two little strangers in his arms. He was a natural right from the start.
I'm still processing the fact that we are actually parents. Since those first wonderful moments I haven't looked ahead more than a couple hours at a time. When will they first poop? When is their next feeding? Will I ever sleep more than 1 hour at a time? I have been so focused on the details it has been difficult to take a step back and realize what just happened: WE HAVE CHILDREN!?!?!
Were were in the hospital for 5 days then we happily left our couped up little room to come home. Nate was able to take two weeks off and this has been the best "vacation" of my life. We have had so much fun with our new little dolls! Yes, I'm sleep deprived to the point of making delirious comments to Blake at 2:00 am about visiting his school the next day and asking Nate to get the boys their "silver backs." (?) But we have thoroughly enjoyed every second with our new little family. Luckily we've had a lot of help from our family who have taken various feeding shifts this week so we could get some sleep.
