On Wednesday the 19th, I went to Pocatello for a check up and 5 hours later we had two little babies. Andrew was 19 inches and 5 lbs. 11 oz. and was born at 6:23 p.m. Samantha was 18 1/2 in. and 5 lbs 6 oz. and was born at 6:27 p.m. Sammy had to spend a few hours in the NICU because she wasn't able to keep her lungs inflated and was having a tough time transitioning. But she bounced back amazingly and we were able to have her back to us in next to no time.
All of my siblings were in town for my younger brother Brian's wedding, and everyone was going to be staying at our house for a few days. Which actually still worked out great because I have awesome sisters, and Travis was wonderful. Although the twins definitely came earlier than we were hoping, it was great to have them when a lot of our family was here to see them.
My sister Deb has been here for a few days and I wish I could keep her forever. She has been cooking and cleaning like a crazy person, and anything else she thinks she needs to do. I don't know what we would have done this week without her. And Connor has been so great with "his girl and his boy." We thought he would have a tough time, but overall he just loves to see the twins and sit as close to them as we will let him. He has had both pink eye and a major ear infection this week. But the twins are so lucky to have such a great older brother to keep a close eye on them.
I'm constantly amazed at how tiny they are, and we just spend so much time just staring at them. They are gaining weight, although quite slowly, and we are figuring things out together. We want to thank everyone for all of the love, gifts, and congratulations.
