Chuck D & Mr. T

Charlie and Teddy came to meet their sisters before flying to the Vineyard for a week. I was so nervous about them traveling without me but they had so so so much fun. I really missed them. We skyped and they would ask about the babies.

I wasn’t supposed to have a c section until 11:30 am on July 5. On July 1st I took C&T to the fire station and the police station–Charlie had been asking to go ever since Teddy went on a field trip to the fire station with Blue Igloo camp. Then I took them to the American City Diner for milkshakes and grilled cheese. When they were napping I started feeling pretty bad and had contractions so called my doctor and she told me to go to the hospital. I told her I had to take them to swimming lessons first. She told me that I could drink 3 glasses of water and sit still and see if the contractions stopped. And she said I couldn’t swim. So MJ picked us up to drive us to swim and while we were there I realized I should probably go to the hospital (also Mj told me I really needed to go). So Siri came to watch the boys. I went to the hospital at about 5:30 pm on crutches and when we went to to front desk to check in they made me take a wheel chair, not because of the contractions I think, but because of my broken foot. We signed in and I really thought they were going to send me home. I wasn’t in that much pain and it was pretty calm–I felt like I was just waiting for a doctors appointment. When I got upstairs into a room we watched A Few Good Men (timed on Dent Place) and hung out while they had the minters on me. I was contracting a lot but the pain was not bad at all. I would breathe a little heavier when the contractions came but that was all. I really really thought they might send me home. But then they put an IV in and my amazing doctor, Lynn Lightfoot came in in a cocktail dress (she wasn’t even working but was on her way out on a date) and told me the twins would be delivered right then (and she was skipping a date to deliver them). They wheeled me in and I got up on the operating table. The anesthesiologist was soooo nice. The epidural was scary and hurt but Dr. Lightfoot let me hold onto her. Then I laid on the table. The whole thing was so great and so amazing. We had to wait along time while another baby was born in a room down the hall so we everyone in my OR was talking about restaurant and joking around. Finally they started and a couple minutes later Dr. Lightfoot said “You will feel pressure” and I felt the first one coming out. At 8:23 pm she said “This one’s a girl.” I was so stunned and couldn’t believe it (Dr. Lightfoot said it made her cry she was so happy). Then I felt pressure again and at 8:24 she said “And another girl!” I really couldn’t believe it. I still can’t believe it. How can I be so o so lucky and fortunate? I am so blessed. I want to pinch myself everyday. I kept looking over at the girls as they sewed me up and wanted to hold them so badly. I said out loud “I love them,” which I have said immediately each time each of my babies were born. Then I said “Can I hold them? I want to hold them.” They handed them to me and it was the most incredible feeling ever. I had my arms flu of baby. I carried them in my arms to the recovery room where we stayed for a few hours while they bathed the babies, checked them and got my other room ready. The babies amazing. Scottie was Baby A, 5 lbs 8 oz, 18 inches and Nell was Baby B, 5 lbs 11 oz 18 inches long.

Scottie and Nell arrived July 1 at 8:23 and 8:24 p.m. I am in love with them.

C&T are going to Martha’s Vineyard tomorrow so they can have fun with their grandparents and cousins while I deliver their new siblings. I am so sad about them going, I know I will miss them terribly, and I am a nervous wreck having the travel without me. They seem excited though and helped pack their suitcases this morning and then we went out to lunch (their favorite grilled cheese and chocolate milkshakes at the American City Diner). I can’t believe I have less than 24 hours with them before they leave and the twins come. I will be desperate for them to come home.

I still cannot get enough of Teddy just saying “Mama, mommy,” and look at me. I love it.

Charlie has been taking swimming lessons all week and loves to chat non-stop with his instructors as he is learning. I think he likes the talking more than the swimming.

Teddy has been talking more and more and more and now sings songs all the time. Charlie also sings and remembers every lyric to every song (and us good at making up his own).

Charlie asked “when you don’t have a hurt foot you can stay with just me?” I think he is tired of never having time alone. I assured him that yes, we would spend lots of time with just the two of us.

Charlie is still talking a lot about where monsters are, though doesn’t seem to be very afraid of them. He also talks a lot about bad guys and robbers and how the police will get them and his grandfather will send them to jail. He asked me to take him to the police station so we went today.