Miracle of the moment...

Hi all!

Just thought I'd jump on here real quick and say hello and of course post some pictures. We are hanging in and doing our best to get a good sense of our new "normal" =). The babies are doing FANTASTIC. They are such good babies, we are so blessed.

They had their 2 week follow up at the doctors on Monday and both babies were declared to be "thriving", praise God! Abbey is up to 6pounds 5.6 ounces! YEA!! We couldn't get an accurate reading of Luke's weight due to his casts, but we should this afternoon at his casting appointment. They said they would weigh him in between taking the old casts off and putting the new ones on. He seems to be getting bigger by the minute, so we aren't worried =).

Nursing is going pretty well. The babies tandem nurse pretty easily each session, which is a huge blessing! Sometimes one or the other will have a hard time latching on or staying on, but we can usually figure it out =). Everyone keeps telling me it gets easier with time as we all 3 get the hang of nursing, and I am clinging to those comments!! They are down to only needing one ounce of supplement after each feeding, which is down from two when we left the hospital. We have another appointment at the lactation clinic tomorrow and I am hopeful to decrease that even more.

I had my two week post c-section visit with my doctor on Monday too, and it went really well. I was able to really talk with her about so many things. One thing we had to discuss was my blood pressure, it was 162/something...way too high. She said something has to give. I told her how I am having SUCH a hard time sleeping, and really relaxing in general. It isn't so much that I am worried about the babies, I trust they are ok, it's that I can not shut my mind off for the life of me. I am constantly thinking about when the next feed is? are there enough diapers in the basket? did I switch the laundry to the dryer? what appointments do we have tomorrow and how will the feeding schedule work around them? did we pay the phone bill? should I be holding the babies instead of sleeping? are the babies about to wake up?....etc. Whether they are sleeping next to me in the pack-n-play or I am in a different room from them, I am constantly on "high alert" for them to wake up, even if someone else is "on duty"...it's so frustrating!! I don't understand why I just can't relax. She diagnosed me with anxiety induced insomnia. We talked at length about different ways to deal with this, and I am going to go back and see her in 2 weeks to check back in. Prayers for Momma to chill greatly appreciated =)

Anyways, like I said, the babies are doing so great. They are just so adorable and we fall more in love with them everyday. Here is a glimpse into the past few days...

So far neither baby has been wild about the swing...but here Luke gave it a good 10 minutes =)

Dave and I took the babies for a quick walk down the street to the park on Saturday. They LOVED the stroller! They were out like lights the minute we started rolling and stayed asleep the entire time =).
Seriously, how cute are my babies????



Lots of nap taking happening around here...


Daddy and Abbey after bath last night...

Thanks so much for all your love and prayers! We appreciate you all=)