Babies!

Well, Ben and Lucy have entered the world! The surgery went well on Saturday, and I'm recovering well. Ben was born first at 8:30am. He weighed 6 lbs 7 oz, and was 20 inches long. Lucy was born at 8:32am and weighed 6 lbs 5 oz and was 19.5 inches long.

Ben came out feet first and took a gulp of amniotic fluid on his way out. He is still in the NICU, but doing very well. He just needed some help breathing and getting all the fluid out of his lungs. He has a mild case of pneumonia, but is responding to the antibiotics and is almost breathing all on his own. He'll probably come home early next week.

Lucy came out head first and is doing just wonderfully. She has eating, pooping, and sleeping down pat! So far she seems to have a calm, mild temperament, but then it is only day 4!

It doesn't seem like I have twins, since I haven't been able to hold both at once or take pictures of them side by side. On the plus side, I haven't had to deal with two babies screaming at the same time either! We know Ben is in good hands and making good progress, so we're enjoying this time to bond with Lucy and then will have more energy to bond with Ben next week.

I'll try to post more photos later, but for now I need to get to bed. Thanks for all your prayers and support. And don't worry about Ben--the doctors told us from the beginning that it's never been a fear that he'd not make it or have lasting effects from his experience. He just needs to get all better before he comes home. We do appreciate any prayers for him, and the rest of us though! Have a good night.