The Twins are Here!!!!!!!!!!!!! September 11th, 2007

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!!!!!!

My Wife, My Friend, My Love & My Life- Week 38

My wife went to the doctor today and from the looks of it we will have our girls in the next few days. I have been really trying to keep her comfortable and hope to keep the girls inside for as long as we can.. Their weights are still in the 5 1/2 LB range but the doctor feels confident that they are ready to be born any time. I am just so proud of my wife for the amazing gift that she is about to give me. I fell helpless that I can't help her right now but I know that once the girls are born that I can prove to her my dedication to our family. We have another doctors appointment on Monday and I will go to support Michelle. I feel terrible that I have not been able to attend more appointments than I have been too because of work. I really can't wait to see our girls!!! Taylor our daughter is getting really excited too, she told me tonight at dinner that she was so excited that she could scream. With all that we do, it is her, my wife, who has made things happen. We still talk about our dreams and things we still want to do and accomplish. Having these girls will be a major life change and a huge accomplishment. I can't believe that Michelle will be going into labor in the next few days. I would say that pain is part of the glory, or the tremendous mystery of life. And that if anything, it's a kind of privilege to stand so close to such an incredible miracle. My wife is braver than she believes. Stronger than she seems. And smarter than she thinks. I just hope that our babies will be as amazing as their mother.

37 Weeks - Happy Labor Day

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.

Reality Check......

It is going to be any day now............ I have never seen my wife so uncomfortable as she is now and to think that she is carrying two of my babies I can see why. For someone who usually weighs 105 pounds and now is around 145 is quite a difference. I don't have the words to say how I feel. My poor wife is so tired and bored with sitting around but that will all change shortly, at least the bored part. I predict that the girls will be born within two weeks because I can't see my wife going much further. I want her to be comfortable but I also want whats best for the babies. The last visit to the doctor was good and I hope to have the same result this week. I am getting very nervous, what will I do when it's time? What will I do in the delivery room? What will I do when they come home? I am getting freaked out but I know this is going to come natural to me. I can't wait but the nervous energy is killing me. I can't wait to see little Reese and Riley.

35 weeks and counting

Michelle had another doctor's appointment this week and from the looks of it we may not see the babies until Week 38 - 40. One of the babies is in the right position to deliver but the other baby is laying sideways so it is possible that we may get a scheduled C- Section. Michelle is so tired, immobile and swollen right now that it is hard for her to breath and move. What can I do to help is the burning question? If I was not such "the man" with the dual shot she would not be in such pain. Just kidding around!!!! Scan through the pictures and see her belly from the beginning until now. What a difference!!!! The babies are really getting rambunctious in there. I am in awe at how much they actually push her belly out in the weirdest of places and shapes. I often wonder if I am seeing a hand, foot, elbow or knee when her stomach is being pummeled. I really enjoy seeing Daddy's Duo move but I hope that they are not hurting their mommy too much. This is getting to be a real task for my wife to do daily things like get the mail or drive her car. I want her to stay on strick bed rest for at least the last few weeks but that will be prety hard for her to do. Last night her feet were really swollen and I think that it freaked her out just a bit. It was very noticeable and I think she is getting very close to having the bundles of joy.

Pins and Needles - any day could be the day

I am really getting nervous! Everyday when I get home my wife is exhausted and feeling pain and I feel helpless so I do my best to rub her feet and let her know how honored I am for her to carry our two babies. She is so uncomfortable just moving around that I can tell the girls will be here soon. I want them to stay inside for at least 4 more weeks but the way Michelle is acting it looks to be any day now. We are really getting along so well right now and I could not be happier. I have even been getting so close to my step daughter lately that I feel so complete. My step daughter Taylor who I think of as my own made my lunch for me yesterday. She was so cute about it and wrote me a note that said "Hey Daddy Jay, I hope that you have a great day at work I just wanted to say that I love you. Love Pumpkin" This was the best feeling anyone could ever feel. I ate my lunch with the biggest smile that you could imagine. Taylor can be so sweet and loving when you least expect it. I have been thinking so much now about my new family dynamic and I heard a really good quote, "Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad". I promise to make these words ring true with all three of my girls! Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!

34 Weeks - Double Occupancy - we are almost in the clear.

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.