(I posted this last year at this time, but the details haven’t changed, so I’m posting it again!)
Six years ago today, I got up at the crack of dawn and kissed my 17-month-old twins goodbye. Grandma watched them while Paul and I headed to the hospital for my scheduled c-section. I sure didn’t want a c-section, and Paul could tell you I was scared to death of being cut open. I bawled my eyes out the night before the big day.
At the hospital, we settled in and got ready to meet our newest babies. We were at a brand new hospital (Good Sam, up in Lafayette!) and we were the 13th delivery there and the very first twin delivery. As the OB was doing the ultrasound, preparing for the delivery, we got some unexpected, fabulous news. Both babies had turned head-down. Just days before, at my final appointment with the perinatologist, we were told that a c-section was the only way to go – we had one baby breech and the other transverse. To hear that both babies had turned completely around in just a couple of days was the most wonderful news ever – I cried because I was so relieved!
The c-section was canceled. The OB broke my water, I labored a few hours, and Lexi and Nikki were born that evening. They were born at 4:43 and 4:47, just four minutes apart. It was my fastest, most painful, scariest delivery, but damn if I didn’t birth some beautiful, healthy, big babies.
I’ll admit, I wasn’t exactly thrilled to find out I was having another set of twins – but now I cannot even imagine them not being here. I’m so lucky.
Aww. Happy Birthday to them! Lexi’s little goofy face cracks me up!
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Happy Birthday to them! Great pics!
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Happy Birthday girlies!!!
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Too sweet. I remember when you found out you were having twins again. They are such lovely girls!
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Happy Birthday Nikki and Lexi! I’m a little late but hope you all had a great day! Your birth story brought tears to my eyes! I didn’t know you were so close to a c-section with them. Thank goodness the one turned. Two or my three were turned as well, little stinkers! Henry was the only one out of the three who turned days before I delivered!
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