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New GOAL

Before the twins arrived, I told Brian several things that I planned on accomplishing. Well, as a new mother I can say, not everything is possible. For example, I thought I would be able to carried both of the twins in their car seats at the same time. I could easily put one car seat under each arm. Well, it is possible, but once I start walking, I can't get vary far. It just gets too heavy, and just think the twins are only just over a month old. From here on out they are only going to get heavier and heavier. Another example of something I thought I would be able to do is take the twins every where by myself. Again, I was wrong. Yes it is possible for me to take them out, it I plan to leave the house during nap time and after they have eaten. However, child can be unpredictable and you never know how they will behave. I know things will change over time, and then change again. Part of being a parent is be flexible to go with the changes and to not let it get you down. Finally I thought I would be able to breastfeed both of the twins at the same time. So far this has not happened on a regular basis. Yes it is possible, but it is so much easier one at a time. One at a time, I am able to make sure that they truly get all the nutrition that they desire. Also, after I'm done nursing one I'm able to burp that same child before nursing the other. Burping two children at the same time, doesn't really work well. (This is were Brian is going to have to help out) However, since school is going to be starting soon, and my time will become limited, I would like to make a goal to learn to breast feed both twins at the same time more often. I will have to keep you posted on how it is going.

One Month Appointment

On Monday, we had our one month appointment. Both Addison and Corbin are doing great!! They both weigh exactly the same 7lbs 15 oz. Which surprised me, I thought Addison would weigh more. They both had the same head circumference and their height was different by one inch. Corbin is a little taller than Addison, which is probably why I thought she would weigh more.

Just so everyone knows we have decided to call Addison, Addy for short. I plan to use both name equally.

Yesterday I noticed that I hadn't take very many new pictures so today I had a little photo shoot. Here is a few of the pictures that I took. My favorite one is the last one of Corbin, he has a smile on his face.

July 5, 2010 - Corbin and Addison's Birthday!!

On July 5th, I woke up and decided to go to my non-stress test right after breakfast. In the past I attended my NST after lunch. In past NST the twins were more responsive after I had eaten a meal. I planned to go after breakfast because my mom was visiting and I didn't want to spend the whole afternoon in the hospital for a NST. Once in the hospital, my blood pressure was high, so they decided to test my blood. Which meant I had to hang out in the hospital until the results came back. After the blood results came back, the doctor decided that it was time for Addison and Corbin to arrive. Since Addison was still feet down a c-section was schedule. However, since the c-section wasn't an emergency, we had to wait until my stomach emptied out. I had eat breakfast at 7:30, and we had to wait until 3pm. I called Brian and he came to the hospital. At 3:14 Addison was brought into the world followed by Corbin at 3:15. Addison has dark hair and Corbin has a strawberry blonde color. Addison weighted 5lbs 3 oz and Corbin weighted 5lbs 9 oz.From the beginning Corbin was slower at eating, which caused him to loose more weight than Addison did during that first week. We had to make two extra trips to the Pediatrician's office to have weight checks done to make sure that he was gaining weight. At our two week appointment we were excited to find out that Corbin and Addison had both reached their birth weight and then some. Currently Corbin weights 5lbs 12oz and Addison weights 5lbs 13oz.
For the last few weeks my mom was here in NC helping out. After she left Brian family has come to NC to help. Brian's mom is currently making us meals to stock our chest freezer. Brian will definitely not go hungry.
Here are a few pictures we have taken over the past two weeks.