Our girls are here :)

Alright so I've just got a few moments to give a quick update (pics will be added once I get home from the hospital)....

So I was set to come in for an induction yesterday (April 29th) morning. At 5:45am I got a call from L&D saying that they were slammed throughout the night and didn't have a bed for me and to not come in - but to just wait for a call from them later on to see if they could get me in. I have to admit that I was quite bummed! I was like "NO! this can't be happening!".... but tried to still keep positive and think that hopefully later in the morning I'd get a call from them. Well..... things looked up at shortly after 7am they called and said that I could come in (hooray!). I had gone back to bed and we had sent grandma back home (she was going to be staying with our other boys) so I called her and then we started getting ready so by the time we actually got to the hospital and admitted it was almost 9am.

They got the IV all set up and the Dr.'s instructions were to start me on Pitocin and he would be in shortly to break my water. Before they hooked up the pit - the nurse was like "let's just check to see if you're doing anything" and I was actually at 6cm - so the Dr said not to do the Pit and we'd just see what happened. He got there about 10am and broke my water and wanted me to walk for 30-45 min to see if that brought on stronger contractions. Contractions started immediately and were just 2 minutes apart (and they were killing me!) I only made it walking for about 8 min. and then I went back to the room and asked for the epidural immediately... Got the epidural just before 11am and afterwards (around 11:30am) the nurse checked again and I was at 9cm. She called the Dr. and we started getting ready to head over to the OR. Baby A (Aubri) was Vertex and Baby B (Lexi) was Breech. I pushed one time and Aubri's head was out and with the second push the rest of her was out. The Dr. then went up to try and turn her - couldn't get her turned so grabbed her little legs and pulled her out (I pushed one time to help assist getting her out). Both cried immediately and everything went super fast! Here are the stats:

Baby A:
Aubri Annabelle
12:20pm
8lb 2oz
20.5 inches

Baby B:
Alexa (Lexi) Fae
12:24pm
7lb 2oz
21.5 inches

As you can tell... they are both GOOD size (hooray!) and I have recovered soooooo well. The girls have just been with us in our room and they are just absolutely perfect!
Like I said - I'll add pics once I get home (I'll be discharged tomorrow)

 

A huge CONGRATS on such a wonderfully uneventful birth!!! Can't wait to see pictures of your little girls...nice job on their healthy weights, too!!

Get some rest

 

WooHoo! Congratulations! A great birth story! I can't wait to see the girls.

Melissa

 

Congrats!! Wow, what great weights!!

 

Shandy, congratulations on your girls. :Clap: Wow, those are great weights.

 

:Clap: Congrats Shandy!!! Welcome to the world Aubri and Alexa!!! Beautiful names! I can't wait to see pictures. :wub:

 

Wow, what a great story! I am so happy for you that you got to have them as planned. (That would be crazy to get the call to not come in!) Congratulations, and God bless! Lisa

 

Love their names! What big babies you had! Glad you didn't have to be induced!! Glad it went well!

 

:clapping: [SIZE=12pt]WOW!! What a great birth story!! Congratulations on a successful an uneventful delivery. I can't get over those birth weights!! Please tell me your secret!! [/SIZE]

 

What a great birth story and great birth weights! I am sooooo jealous! My babies are breech still. You had my dream delivery. Good job Mama!

 

Congratulations Shandy! Yes please tell me your secret on the birth weights! Happy Birthday Aubri and Alexa! What great names I love them! Keep us posted with pictures. I love pictures of the new babies!!!

 

Congrats!!! My friend had the same happening with her induction but happy to hear you were able to get in quickly. Very similar birth story to mine ... 4 pushes for #1 and 1 for breech baby #2. Nice weights too!!!

 

Congrats, that's awesome!!! I sure hope the labor and delivery of my twins goes as smoothly as yours! Sounds like you're girls are doing wonderful!

 

awww congrats....i love birth stories!
cant wait for the pictures
xxx

 

Congratulations!! What great sizes! I love their names x

 

Congrats! I can't believe they were so big.

 

Wow! What great birth weights and such a successful delivery- you made it sound so easy!! Congratulations! Can't wait for pics of your beauties!

 

Wow! That is awesome! I can't believe everything went so fast and smoothly! And they both were so big! Excellent!

 

WOW!!! what an amazing birth story!! YAY!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! :birthday: SWEET GIRLS!!!!

you did a really great job!!! and I LOVE their names!!!!!

 

Congratulations!!

 

Congrats on your babies!

 

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:clapping: [SIZE=12pt]WOW!! What a great birth story!! Congratulations on a successful an uneventful delivery. I can't get over those birth weights!! Please tell me your secret!! [/SIZE]


I don't know if I have a secret to their big, healthy weights! I have 4 older boys and they were all close to 10lb babies (all came on their own 2-3 weeks early) so I think my body just GROWS 'EM BIG! LOL :lol:

I am just so thrilled that they are here and doing so wonderfully....
(not to mention that I can now breathe and am mobile! )

 

Congratulations!! Those are great weights

Dianna

 

Wow! Congrats on the great delivery. Look forward to seeing some pics.