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July 26, 2011

We did it!

On July 21st. I gave birth to my baby girl, Angela and baby boy, Stephen.  

Now we're home dealing with the disbelief.  

My husband and daughter have been amazing at getting our home organized, changing diapers, and taking care of me.  I'm recovering from my c-section and doing very well. All I have to do is breastfeed and get strong again.

Emotionally, I've been feeling very stable, strong and happy.  I was worried that I would feel the depression and fear I had after my first daughter.  I wouldn't be normal if I didn't feel a little emotional and anxious, but overall I feel great.

I haven't weighed myself yet because I still have my edema.  Once that alleviates I'll weigh in.  

HOLY COW, I forgot to mention that my twins were born at 38 weeks and they weigh 8lbs 2oz, and 7lbs 3oz.!  I had almost 16 pounds of baby in me!!
No wonder I was sooo big!!

I did feel like I was going to fall forward all the time!

Posted by hopeful @ 8:20 PM

July 18, 2011

3 more days left

Thank you all for the wonderful comments.

I don't have a lot of readers or commenters, but the ones I have are women (and bloggers) who I read and admire a ton. And have for years, that just makes me feel great!

I really appreciate the support right now because I am 3 days away from giving birth via a planned C-section and I'm definitely getting nervous about it.

I am anticipating an emotional whirlwind. There's so much brewing in me I can't even handle thinking about it right now without breaking down and crying.

I just wanted to check in and show how huge I am. I have gained 40 lbs now and the babies are big, each over 6.5 lbs. My infamous edema has surfaced again too. My legs from just above the knees down are huge, it's quite painful!

I will update with how I'm doing, even if I'm a little slow to.

Check me out...

Posted by hopeful @ 12:15 AM