The last week before I delivered was the toughest. I pretty much stayed in bed waiting for the babies to show up. :) We were lucky to go full term. 38.4 weeks. Elias Alexander and Marielle Shayna were born on November 17th, at 12:22 and 12:23pm respectively. They were 19 inches long and 6lbs 7 1/2 oz. Right before I delivered (we were planned cesarean) it was determined that I had HELLP Syndrome. My platelets dropped abruptly and it meant that an epidural was out, and I was to undergo general anesthesia. I will spare you the details except that it was traumatic. I got to see the babies the first day, several hours after they were born I got to hold Marielle while my mother held Elias but I was so heavily medicated, I didn't get to really "meet" them until the next day.
But the end result is this...
and I could not be more in love if I tried. I think they are just magical. :)
Here are some more photos from our first 3 weeks as a family.
They are such tiny little lovelies
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