How time flies!

Wow! Time sure does fly by doesn't it? Exactly 5 months ago today, I was in the hospital getting a non-stress test (the monitoring of heartbeats before, during and after contractions) when our lovely doctor came in and announced that we would be having a birthday party. I felt so many different emotions all at once. Joy- that they were finally coming, anxiety- because this was all so new to me and confusion - how could I be starting labor and not know it?

My entire pregnancy with them was picture perfect. Not once did I have morning sickness, bizarre cravings, high blood pressure, abnormal weight gain, or even heartburn - and yes, they were born with hair. :-)    They were born after exactly 37 full weeks of pregnancy, completely perfect and each with very healthy set of lungs! ha ha ha

 Heading Home - Katie is shown first and as you can see is quite upset.

I will never forget the first time I saw them or heard them cry, there is no better sound in all the world! The drive home was definitely the most intimidating experience I've had. We left the hospital thinking, "What do we do now?" Our first night home I only had 45 minutes of sleep. But somehow, we have survived with our sanity and sense of humor still intact.

It's been quite a ride so far, but I wouldn't change a thing!

In June, Lilly (l), Katie (r)

l-r Lilly, (my niece) Elizabeth, Katie

 In September before going on a walk. A great pic of Katie smiling. It's hard to capture her smiles on film.