Survivor

We survived the first 24 hours - Yay! We got absolutely no sleep for over 24 hours and were so thankful for about 4 hours of rest throughout the night last night. After the delivery things happened quickly; I was transferred to a regular room, the babies received their first shot, got weighed and all that jazz. Family came to visit and before you knew it, it was 5am and we were trying to feed them for the first time. I thought I was superwoman or something and tried to do them both at the same time, which of course proved to be a bad idea. I have learned to love the lactation specialists around here! The babies are feeding well now and by 5am this morning I actually was able to feed them at the same time (with lots of help from my most wonderful husband). Feeding them together will definitely allow me a little more sleep in the future. I am amazed at how quickly you can love something...I LOVE these babies. From the moment they put Berkley on my belly after the delivery, I started crying...they're just so beautiful and they're ours. I was so blessed to have such a wonderful birthing experience. Everything progressed quickly, but not too fast; the epidural was perfect (I could still feel that I was having a contraction and knew when to push), and I only had to push for about 30 minutes combined for the two. God truly answered every specific prayer that I've been asking you all to pray for over these past 37 weeks, right down to the doctor who delivered them. Steven and I are marveling at the beautiful gifts that God has given us and reveling in all of these first time experiences. Oh, we're pooped alright, and I think we'll be pooped for months to come (who am I kidding, we'll be exhausted for life) but we're just so happy to have two healthy babies. Now our prayer requests for you are for good feedings, sleep for the four of us, and rejuvenation at each new day. We think we may be going home late this afternoon, but aren't certain just yet.