The final days

The girls were born on July 7th and everything happened so quickly I haven't had time to write about the final doctor's appointments.

The doctor have given the ok for me to be induced on July 7th but at my last appointment and sonogram on July 6th we got a surprise - our angel Addison had completely flipped and was breech so we became an automatic c-section. I didn't even feel disappointed - it felt so good to have the decision made and a plan together and the end in sight.

We went in to the hospital on Wednesday morning and were so excited to have both of our moms, sisters in laws Laurie, Kristen & Nichole and my Aunt Mel hanging out with us while we waited for our turn. Our scheduled section kept getting pushed back because we weren't an emergency and there were several labors that had turned into sections. We didn't mind too much because the time was passing quickly as we were having so much fun with our family. Eventually though we did start getting anxious b/c I was starving and we were just ready to meet the girls.

A few minutes after 11 my water broke naturally- so the girls were planning to come on the 7th anyways! Because Addison was the first baby (the presenting baby) and she was breech we became the emergency and finally things started moving very quickly and before we knew it we were in the operating room.

After my water broke I had intense labor and I felt so relieved that I was having a c-section instead of having to labor for hours. I had no energy and couldn't handle the pain and the closeness and intensity of the contractions. I was crying and begging for pain meds, it was so miserable.

The c-section wasn't scary at all. All of the prep part of it went so well and quickly. I felt instant relief the moment they pulled Rylie, our first born, out. Addie was supposed to be first but since she was breech she was yanked out second. I'll never forget what I felt when they said she was out and the doctor said "oh, my gosh. she's huge!"

I had some complications with hemorraging and clotting that got a little scary but thankfully was under control by the night. I had a blood transfusion b/c I had lost so much blood. Eric is the same blood type as me and I would've rather had his blood given to me but there wasn't time for him to donate and the blood to be screened. I'm thankful for the people who give blood so that I have it but it's still weird to have strangers' blood in me.

We're still not certain if they're identical or not. They look so much alike but there are a few small differences. We painted one of Rylie's toenails just in case in the coming weeks they continue to look more alike, we'd hate to get them mixed up!

We are home now - the girls are 4 weeks today as I finish this post. It is extremely overwhelming - having 2 newborns - when we don't have much experience with babies to start with. But we get tons of help from family and friends and we're figuring things out as we go. We adore these baby girls so much and though sometimes it's hard b/c things are so hectic, we are really now trying to enjoy every moment with them b/c the time is whizzing by.

Here's our baby girls, Addie is on the left and Rylie is on the right. They are so sweet and snuggly - we try and take advantage of the snuggling because already they're staying awake more and becoming more squirmy and it won't be long until they aren't the curled up little ball in our arms anymore.

We're excited about the future with the girls and it is definitely the most amazing thing - being mom and dad to these perfect babies and the love we feel that just cannot be described. We are blessed.