They're Here!

The twins were born Tuesday morning, October 21 at 37 weeks and 1 day. Benjamin Caldwell weighed 6lbs 9oz and Hallie Margaret weighed 6lbs 3oz. We are so thrilled to finally meet them! The labor and delivery went swiftly and smoothly as we had prayed. I will blog details on that later. They are both healthy and came home with us 2 days after birth.

As I sat in the wheel chair holding one baby in each arm waiting to leave the hospital it all finally hit me. I sat there tearing up, trying not to bawl in front of everybody congratulating me. We are so so blessed. From the day we found out that we were having twins anxiety set in. Worries about a difficult pregnancy, about carrying them long enough, about NICU stays and health issues, about delivery and risk of c-section, about all the stuff we needed to buy, and on and on. Many many prayers have been prayed over these babies. At 31 weeks I was hospitalized for preterm labor and went on bed rest until the birth. But now they are here and all that is behind us. They made it to 37 weeks and delivery went well and they are healthy. There I was holding these two perfect babies and for the first time I felt like I could really enjoy the blessing that they are. I am so thankful to the Lord for providing and answering all our prayers! I could not be happier!!