cuter than anything! Look at how sweet these babies are? From their baths to just laying down are they not just fabulous?
I will have to remember not to talk like such a goof ball on the next video!!!!!
Greg & Felshia Blackwood (God Parents) holding Riley for the first time. They came to the hospital the second night to see the girls. I could tell that they were a little scarred to hold the babies since they were so small but Greg took charge and held onto Riley for a few minutes.
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What an unexplainable feeling I have to express the way I feel. When we found out the the twins would be born on September 11th we were at first uneasy. Now that they are born we look at it as a beautiful thing happened on a sad day in history. My wife is so tiny, she carried the girls 38 weeks and our last appointment the doctor said she needed to get them out right away. I can't explain the feelings we had with so little time to prepare. I was literally in shock, thank god that my wife had already packed our bags. I went to the hospital with the thought that it would happen so easily but to my dismay it was a traumatic experience. I am not the best with blood so I told the doctor not to let me see the procedure. My daughter came to see my wife into the delivery room and it was so sweet that she was very emotional (9 years old) that she did not want to see Mommy in any pain. They took Michelle into the Operating room and made me put on scrubs. When I got to enter the room, my wife had already had an epidural and she was calm as could be. I walked Behind the sheet to comfort her and all I could smell was burning flesh. They had already begun to cut her open and the smell was from the cauterisation. Not even two minutes into the surgery Michelle and I broke down and started to cry. Our Anisitigiolist was very comforting and helped us throughout the whole ordeal. Our neighbour was also one of the Nurses in the room so it made it very comfortable for us. After the babies were removed we heard them cry and it was the most surreal feeling I could ever feel. We were nervous about the girls so the nurse told me to come and see them to comfort my wife. I came around the curtain to see my girls and as soon as I laid eyes on them I was in love. I walked back to tell my wife that they were fine and shortly after that they asked me to escort them to the recovery room while my wife got stitched and stapled. Let me tell you one thing, I cried all the way to the recovery room. What an amazing feeling!!!!!!!!!!! 
Look at how sweet the girls look while they are sleeping. Let me tell you something that everyone takes for granted before babies are born. Every human being needs a certain number of hours of sleep each day to revive brain cells and other body systems so they’ll continue functioning effectively. I find myself craving naps during the day and feel out of it, anxious and groggy. We have been getting only three hours of sleep or less each night. Ultimately, parents to be have no idea how the lack of sleep that two babies can bring. If you're only getting three hours of sleep night after night and sometimes less, you'll most likely take your frustration and anger out on your partner. I can see this slightly already and the girls are only one week old so I need to understand my wifes newly found impatience (not to mention mine). I want to get up during the night because if we work as a team we can get through this difficult time a little easier. With two babies, it takes twice as long to change, feed and dress them. When one is done, you have a whole new baby to deal with. Don't get me wrong, I love every minute of it but it can sure be draining. I find myself just staring at them at 2:00 AM and thinking what prefect little angels and two minutes later their cries could awaken Rip Van Winkle. Twins are double the fun and double the sleep deprevation but worth every second.
I am so amazed and pleased that our daughters were both born healthy and beautiful. I have to get back to the hospital but had to share. I will update later. Riley came first at 2:32 PM 9-11-07 weighing 5.4 lbs and Reese came second at 2:33 PM weighing 4.9 lbs. Michelle is doing well but hurting after the C- Section. Too much to tell, I will be back soon. We will bring the babies home on Friday!!!!!!
It is 37 weeks and Michelle is ready to have our girls. I am sooooooooo scarred yet anxious to hold them. It is getting to be difficult for Michelle to stand up and move around. Her next appointment is in 2 days and we should know if they are going to plan a C - Section or let her give birth naturally. Either way, I am nervous the C - Section would be planned and that would take the unknown out of the equation but seeing blood makes my knees weak. I would have to be in a position to support Michelle and and stay away from seeing the incision. Naturally I will be just as nervous and am not sure if I would pass out there either. I want to know how to prepare for the water breaking, contractions and from what I hear the grossest thing they don't explain about in pregnancy: Two Words - Mucus Plug. Unless you’re exposed to a bunch of pregnant women (which I am not), there aren’t many occasions for it to pop into a conversation. So what exactly is a mucus plug? I am sure when I find out, this will not be the appropriate place to post it. Michelle got the hospital bags packed weeks in advance in the corner of our bedroom with a crisply folded birth plan sitting neatly on the counter. The bag has everything from clothes for us to the digital camera, video camera and everything Michelle will need. I still need to assemble the baby seats for the car, the woman that gave us the tour of the hospital said that the parking lot of the hospital would not be appropriate. I am glad that she told me that, I probably would not have put them in there.
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Can you even believe it, the partners in crime are so close to being born. All things will become wreckage of the "Twinadoes" when they arrive. I guess that we won't really be going crazy until they start to walk but nonetheless it will be challenging. The wombmates are kicking mommy so much now and moving around that I can tell that they are getting so much stronger. We want to keep them inside as long as possible but feel confident now if they were born today they would be absolutely safe. Check out Michelle's Watermelon shirt, how fitting I sell Watermelon and she is growing them. I just bought the twins some Miami Dolphins gear to be ready for the season. I am wondering how much time I will be able to devote to watching football this season? I can't wait for the twins and football to get here. I imagine that the twins will take a front seat to football from now on. I can't wait untill I can take them to their first game.
We sure are getting closer to having the girls. Taylor wantted to get in on the Blog so we took her picture last night. 
We took the baby tour at Wellington Regional Medical Center on Monday night and it took about an hour. Taylor had a blast, Michelle was a little upset about the rooms but as the Nurse said it is not a hotel. The rooms looked fine to me, a chair for me and a T.V. is just about all I need. Michelle will be fine with it I am sure too. We will have to deliver in the OR and I think that makes Michelle worried. Our neighbor is a nurse at Wellington and she will actually be in the delivery room with us. It is getting very close and I think the shock is starting to set. in.
I am amazed how much detail we can se from the pictures. Michelle even saw them kiss each other in the session.
