3 weeks old

Yesterday the twins turned 3 weeks old. Here are the hilights and lowlights of the last 3 weeks. You get to decide what goes in each category:

• the boys are nursing well and at the same time, about every 3 hours.
• at the 2 week weigh in they were both over 8 pounds.
• we are going through about 15-20 diapers a day.
• Claire has successfully picked up one of the boys on her own, without help or permission only ONCE.
• Caden's vivid imagination has him pretending to be a baby.
• At least one of the boys has his days/nights mixed up every night.
• Claire loves to give the babies kisses and with those kisses gave the boys her cold.
• I have actually taken care of all 4 children on my own every morning this week, and we're all still alive ~ although the honeymoon is definitely over.

10 days in...

Here are some new pictures of the babies. The bottom three were taken today - the jury is out on whether or not they are identical. Sometimes they look exactly the same and sometimes they do not. I can always tell them apart, but I don't know if that's just the mom instict. What do you think? By the way, Dane is wearing the blue dog outfit and Drew is wearing the green alligator outfit.

The Boys are Home

We were able to escape the hospital fairly quickly and arrived home around 1:00 pm on the 9th. Here are the boys in their comfy car seats.

Everyone is doing well now that we are at home.

Nick Meets the Twins

What a great big brother to have - the twins are lucky to have him

Caden and Claire Meet the Twins

Here They Are the First Pics

D Cubed Day (Drew, Dane Delivery Date)

12/7 - 8:40pm

We should have known that it wouldn't be easy after it took an hour and a half to get to the hospital this morning. Why can't people drive in the rain in TN.

We arrived at the hospital at 8:30am and Amanda was started on Potocin around 11:15 and of course nothing, for almost 9 hours she has progressed from a 3 to a 5.

So now at 8:40 they are going to go ahead and move things along by breaking her water, but before that Amanda is about to receive the Epidural and hopefully I'll receive mine soon after. This should move things along quickly so we are hoping that they are delivered before midnight.

Stay tuned for an update.

9:17pm - Epidural is in, waiting for the dam to be broken

12/8 - 12:06am - IT'S TIME, WE'RE GOING INTO THE OR. We're keeping our fingers crossed as we go in that Drew (aka, Baby B) who is breach will be able to be turned and come out without a C-Section. The next post will be announcing the birth.

12/8 - 12:27am, Dane was delivered and luckily Drew followed his lead and flipped around, head down and came out 6 minutes later. No C-Section Required!!

Dane Walker born at 12:27am weighing 7 lbs 3 ounces and 19.5 inches
Drew Walker born at 12:33am weighing 7 lbs 11 ounces and 19.5 inches

Thanks, Bill

I've wanted Bill to participate in this blogging thing since the beginning - this is what I get...
Enjoy!