Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Arrival

Sorry this is so late in the making. The babies were born at 1:21 and 1:29 am on 12/23. Baby A is now officially xxxxx xxxxxxxx and Baby B is now yyyyyy yyyyy.

Apple weighed in at 4 lbs 11 oz and Banana was 4 lbs 8 ozs. Everyone is doing fine but extremely exhausted. Banana ended up breach and they has some trouble getting him out. they think they may have separated his shoulder and they have taken some x-rays to determine for sure. it sounds a lot worse than it is. both babies are fine and just finished their first feeding. Grandma and Grandpa got to help feed and hold the babies. We have tons of pictures and I will leave it up to denise on what she wants to post.

We will post more information in the morning (which is actually now). Thanks again to all and sorry for the delayed finale.

43 comments:

Ms. J said...

Mazel Tov to the newly expanded Family of Four!

How funny that after all the angst over Bayla's size she weighed MORE than her brother?!

Good work, Denise! They are out of the oven and surely gorgeous!

Congrats to the new Daddy and grandparents! And the Bears!

Maryanne said...

Welcome Bayla and Nathan! COngrats to the whole family!!! Glad to hear everyone is doing well! Can't wait to see all the pics!

Jules said...

Congratulations!!! I am SO happy for you!

I love the names you have chosen - they are perfect!

Too funny about Bayla's size - guess you just can't trust those ultrasounds :) I'm sure you'll miss them, right? lol

Enjoy all the cuddles - this is such an exciting time!

KP said...

Congratulations to the new family! What beautiful names! Did Denise not only deliver twins vaginally, but also one breech....or was there a c-section for Nathan? Either way, what an incredible woman!

Melanie said...

Wonderful, wonderful news. It makes me teary to think about what a journey it's been to get to this place. Heartful congratulations and blessings to your new family (and of course existing family!). I can't wait to see pictures of the little munchkins.

Rhonda said...

i am so overjoyed right now! this is such great news!!! I can imagine the exhaustion after such a grueling day yesterday, but you did it Denise! I cannot wait to see them and the whole family. Congrats to all!!!
xoxoxo

Nadine said...

I love that your mom is posting. Congrats Denise! Glad that apple and Banana are here and healthy (what a great oven you have). Take care

Valerie said...

Congratulations to all. I just love the names you have given them. Rest now and enjoy your new family.

Meg said...

Congrats to all of you! I ran to the laptop when I woke up, knowing they MUST be here! So thrilled for you....

Amy said...

Woo Hoo! I was following along, but didn't have opportunity to comment. So glad things went well for you! Happy Birthday Bayla and Nathan!!

teacheroftwos said...

I found your blog through thirdfloorhome.blogspot.com and have been fooling the birth of your twins! Congrats!! I am a little confussed though. Maybe you could answer a question if you get a chance. Why did you have to devliver in an operating room if it was a natural birth? Was it just in case reasons?

s.e. said...

Congratulations Denise! I am so glad it is finally over for you. You did it and I am assuming without a c-section. Twins and a breach baby. You definitely have bragging rights now.

Wishing you a speedy recovery and that you will feel rested and be able to feel the joy soon.

Welcome Bayla and Nathan! Your Mommy is so ready to show you the world and has loved for so very long.

Jen said...

I am so thrilled to hear that everyone is here! And she weighed more than her brother? What a hoot!

Congratulations! I can't wait to hear more and see more!

And we know his middle name isn't after the coin hitting Urlacher in the head last night, right? Just kidding.

Congrats again!

Mo said...

Oh! Congratulations!!!!!!!

So very happy for your family

Mo

cd0103 said...

Welcome to the world Bayla and Nathan. Congrats!

Paula Keller said...

What beautiful names!

Congratulations!

It has been a lot of fun to check on the progress of the delivery. Thank you, Denise's family, for posting.


Wishing Denise a restful recovery!

Lollipop Goldstein said...

Congratulations! Welcome to the world Bayla and Nathan :-)

Chad said...

Congratulations! We are so incredibly happy for you!

Chad and Sarah

Unknown said...

WONDERFUL...congratulations to the whole newly expanded family!!!!!

megadena said...

congrats!

momofonefornow said...

Welcome to life on the outside Bayla and Nathan!!!
Congratulations to all of you! It was a hard fought battle but the reward is most certainly sweet!

nancy said...

Congratulations!!!! And wow that apple was bigger than banana! (it's going to be hard to call them by their actual names).

Duffy said...

Oh Denise! I am so thrilled for you and your whole family! I can't wait to see Bayla and Nathan - I am sure they are simply gorgeous! Congratulations, mama!!!!

bb said...

Happy Birthday Bayla and Nathan!!!


Congrats to the parents and grandparents! Many wishes for a quick and easy recovering for mom. (Can't wait to see pics of the littlest Bears fans.)

luna said...

welcome bayla and nathan! congratulations everyone!

thanks to the whole family for the live birth blogging!

Sharon said...

How wonderful, congrads to all!!! Can't wait to see pictures of all of you. So exciting.

Leah Scott said...

Congratulations!!! May God bless your new family.

Kristina said...

Congratulations on a long, tough journey that finally has that happy ending! And give those babies lots of kisses from us :)

Rebecca said...

Sooo happy for you all! Congratulations! Can't wait to see pictures of the little nuggets! Hope you're hanging in there too, Denise!

Unknown said...

Congratulations!!!

JJ said...

Yay! Welcome to the world little ones--love the names! Cant wait to see pictures=)

Amanda said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Blubbalicious said...

mazal tov!!! great names- i have a cousin bayla and a brother nathan ;) sorry i havent posted more but i have been keeping up and reading everything..

anyway sending huge baby hugs and congratulations!!

chicklet said...

Woohoo, congrats!

Lisa said...

Congratulations! Happy Birthday Bayla and Nathan! I know that Us in Joliet (and Cali) Can't wait for some photo's. My Mom (Aunt Char) Keeps call to see if anything is posted on here yet. I hear that Uncle Denny is going out of his mind calling everyone telling them he is a Grandpa! When I talked to Denise (sister) she sounded like she was glowing.

Aunt Mary and Aunt Char and Uncle Tom all send there love. Hannah & I do to!

Enjoy !!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! You can all be home for Christmas? Waiting to see the pictures!

Annie said...

Congratulations and Merry Christmas.

HeidiM said...

Yay congrats on being a new momma! And welcome to the world to Bayla and Nathan!

Offshore Wife said...

Congrats on the arrival of your twins!!!!!

Phoebe said...

Congratulations Denise and to your whole family! You did a great job during your pregnancy. Merry Christmas!

Unknown said...

Congratulations!! Glad to hear the arrival went well after such a long looong journey. Enjoy your little peanuts. Give them lots of kisses for me.

Makingpeace said...

Congratulations!!! I am so happy for you!!! Can't wait to see the little ones...great names!

Waiting Amy said...

Wonderful! Grow babies, grow. And feel better Mama.
Congrats!