Cutest Twins Bella and Journey!

by Amy
(Whittier, CA)

I got married in November, and pregnant by January. The day we found out we were having twins was, up to then, the greatest day of our lives (new parents). At eight weeks the doctor did an ultrasound and was quiet, she said "hmm... do you see what I see"? I saw before she said anything but couldn't believe it until she confirmed. My husband and I always joked that we would have twins. The next eight months was exciting and hard with the bed rest and body aches (ribs ouch).

At 35 weeks we went to the hospital for my weekly stress test, and the nurse came in all excited and asked "Are you feeling those"! I said no, turns out I was having contractions every three minutes, and after checking I was dilated to 4cm. Because I was only 35 weeks the doctor administered several medications to STOP the labor, and it worked. But five days later while still in the hospital I developed preclampsia. Doctor scheduled my C-section 30 min later! On 9-23-09 we recieved our blessings.

I didn't know that after a c-section that the babies couldn't be with me, and that was hard. In the recovery room I was so antsy I didn't even sleep after surgery. I got to hold the girls the next morning. Tiny and so cute. Identical girls Baby A: Journey Rain,and sister Baby B: Bella Moon are the most beautiful girls I've ever seen. Thank God they were healthy, never needed any medicine, oxygen, and their alarms didn't go off. But had NICU stay for observation. The next Day Bella was transfered to a Children's Hospital due to swelling in her leg. The ambulance nurse, and doc brought her up to the room in a traveling incubater...my heart hurt so much that night. All was good though swelling went down, and both babies came home the same day from different hospitals, five days later.

Our girls are the center of my husband Simon and I universe. We slept together as a family until they were 3 months then they co-slept. Now seven months later I find myself saying time goes by too fast...such a mom thing to say huh? I decided to stay home and be with them every second they may need me and that feels so awesome. My husband's heart melts when they giggle and mine does too to see my lil family and ALL the love we share.
--Amy