Calvin and Jett have smoothly entered the world and into our loving and welcoming hearts. I am relieved to say that their delivery by planned c section went well and they came out strong and healthy. I did not get to experience the VBAC that I had originally planned for when I first became pregnant, and still hoped for when I learned they were twins, but making it to 38 weeks and having healthy babies that didn't need the NICU is all that matters to me now. Calvin Judah Staley came out first on December 28th at 7:45pm weighing 5lbs 10 oz and a breach Jett Everett Staley quickly followed at 7:46pm weighing 5lbs 14oz.
Calvin and Jett have melted our hearts, it is a wonderful feeling to hold them both and snuggle their fuzzy baby heads. Piper is also quite taken with her new brothers. She loves to tickle their toes and kiss their heads. The twins brought her home a new wooden doll house when they came home from the hospital which has been a huge hit! The adjustment to being a big sister has mostly been fun for Piper, though she has had a bad cold since the day before the boys were born - bummer.
Piper proudly wears her "big sister" t shirts, loves to unwrap their swaddling blankets and is always concerned if one of them is crying. She is really sweet with them which is fun to see.
It has been a tremendous help to have my parents and Dave's mom here to help ease us into becoming a family of five. My parents arrived on Christmas Day and Alice swooped in a few days after Calvin and Jett were born. Now it is just my mom here and she is doing a fantastic job helping us juggle meals, diapers, swaddling, Piper time, laundry, snuggling and more diaper changing. Thank you MOM!!! We really would be in a world of hurt without the extra hands.
Thankfully Calvin and Jett have been mellow sleepy babies. There was a few days where they couldn't be calmed between the hours of nine and midnight, but even that has tappered down. I am proud to say that I have been successfully feeding both babies at one time, which is a skill that I didn't expect to happen so quickly. Calvin and Jett took bottles from Grandma and Daddy with no problem, so that is encourgaging and we plan to keep that up for future free time as the boys get a little older.
Just so you can tell the boys apart, Jett has the longer oval face and is on the left and Calvin has a rounder face and is on the right in the picture above.
I am so thankful to have David as my partner in this adventure of twins and a two year old...and the journey ahead. It feels good to know we are a team and I can count on him to help or take the lead every step of the way. You are an amazing Daddy and wonderful husband David Staley, I love you!
Can I dare to say that life with twins is going better than we expected? Granted they sleep all the time, we still have my mom here to help and we are being showered with yummy dinners from our dear friends in town.
But still, we are pleasently surprised at how well things are going. It is a little tricky squeezing outings out in between feedings, but we have managed to get out and every time we do, it builds a little more confidence.
It is funny how much attention the twins attract. Everywhere we go people love to stop us and take a peak. They always want to know how old they are, what their names are, and when they find out we have a two year old too, most people just shake their head and say "Wow, you are going to be busy!" I am glad I don't really know what the craziness in store for us will be like, because for now I am just blindly going forward. I guess I just believe it is going to work out and that we have a fun filled life ahead of us!
Family photo...David is holding Jett and I have Calvin. Big sister Piper is of course cute as ever!
