Thank goodness for healthy babies!

As soon as we found out we were having twins, we were warned about all of the risks.  Because we were considered a high risk pregnancy due to having multiples, we saw a perinatologist throughout our entire pregnancy.  Towards the end, we were seeing him weekly.  For several weeks in a row, he said goodbye at the end of our visit and he was sure he would not see us the following week, because the babies would have arrived.  He had me convinced the babies would come earlier than we thought, so our family from out of town came in a week earlier then they were planning, just to make sure they were in town when the babies arrived.  It was recommended we take a tour of the NICU, so we would know what to expect in the event that our babies had to spend time there.  I managed to keep the babies in for 38 1/2 weeks and they entered into the world as the most perfect babies there could be.  Annabelle weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and Jack weighted 7 pounds 15 ounces.  They were healthy and primarily happy - Jack did require Jeremy to sing some Willie Nelson in the middle of the night.  The babies stayed in our room for the majority of our time in the hospital, with just a few quick trips to the nursery to meet the pediatrician and let mommy and daddy have a couple hours (and only a couple) of sleep.  I have many friends, with multiples and with singletons, who have had to spend time in the NICU.  Thankfully, we have NICUs and they can help babies get healthy.  Thanks to the March of Dimes, medical advances are being made and sick and premature babies are able to grow strong and healthy.   I am walking with the Austin Moms of Multiples team to help raise money for March of Dimes so they can continue to research and explore ways to help babies be the best they can be.