(mommy and daddy resting up for your big arrival!)
I bet since you were born on April Fool’s Day that you both were thinking that you were playing a good practical joke on mommy and daddy? Well guess what? The joke was actually on you…hahahaha… you didn’t realize how great you had it in momma’s tummy all nice and comfy. I think you found out pretty quickly that the world outside is a little noisy and uncomfortable compared to where you came from. Well, maybe you did know that? The term for twins is 36 weeks and you showed no signs of wanting to come out at 36 or 37 weeks. I really think you would have stayed in there as long as possible. I really can’t blame you.
But the doctor thought it be best to get you out of your “happy place”. You both were healthy and ready; mommy was healthy and ready; and your room here at home was stocked and ready. All systems were go so on April 1st, 2010 and mommy was induced early in the morning and we began the long day of labor. Ok, so that’s when we found out that you and mommy were quite ready… mommy’s dilation didn’t quite cooperate and we made little to no progress over 6 hours. And Codie, I really think you knew what was up because you kept doing somersaults in the belly. One minute, you’d be head down and in perfect position and the next minute would be sideways or feet down… literally in the 1 minute it took for the doctor to do a quick ultrasound, you flipped. The doctor said she never saw that happen so quickly. So you were either being a little joker or Sophie kept kicking you. We’ve learned with the other kids that it’s usually the kid that you didn’t see get in trouble that caused the trouble in the first place. We’re going to keep an eye on you Ms Sophie. Anyways, with all the antics, it didn’t take long before the doctor decided your gymnastics added a little bit of risk to the natural delivery way of doing things and mommy was scheduled with a C-section.
Once the decision was made, it all happened way to quickly. All I remember was that I was told to move all of mommy’s stuff to a new room and put some really cool looking scrubs on! When they called me into the delivery room, it was like walking into an auditorium and being back stage at a rock concert. There were people all over the place. Because you were twins being delivered, two sets of doctors and nurses from each department in the hospital had to be there. It definitely was standing room only! I barely made it over to mommy and the doctor pulled Sophie out! The girl came first! Ok so that figures… sorry Codie but the ladies rule the roost in this family… it was in the fine print of your contract to come into our family so deal with it. Your delivery time came about 30 seconds after Sophie. Birth order doesn’t really matter because you both were super healthy. A set of nurses for each of you, whisked you away to get cleaned up. Sophie, you were 20” and 6.5 lbs at birth and Codie you were 19.5” and 6.2 lbs.
Of course, I may be biased because you are my kids. Or maybe it’s because you weren’t all scrunched or mashed from natural delivery. But I do have to say that you are two of the most beautiful babies I have ever seen! Mommy, Randi, Tyler, Kaiti and I all welcome you and can promise you a lifetime of fun and love! Its time to get this party started!!!
Love,
Daddy
1 comments:
It is really sweet to see how thrilled Tyler and Kaiti look while holding the little ones.
Blessings all around!
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