After a rough few days, we're finally announcing...

I'll make a bigger birth story post later, but for now...

Sassy got tired of waiting and made her appearance at 9:25 Tuesday morning, after just 5 hours of labor and arriving 2 minutes before the doctor. After a little persuasion, her brother Monkey followed at 9:49. Mom is thrilled that we avoided a c-section--both came naturally, and Sassy made it without any pain meds!

I was able to nurse both of them in the first hour. Sassy did really well, Monkey not so much. Monkey ended up having some breathing problems and had to be in the nursery for a while. He's fine now, and both are nursing like champs.

I didn't do as well as either of them. A few hours after they were born, my pre-eclampsia got worse. My memories of the rest of that day are pretty hazy, but I was put on magnesium sulfate to prevent seizures or stroke. I didn't see the babies again for 24 hours. I'm feeling better now, off the mag, and nursing most feedings. We hope to be home tomorrow, so I'll be able to post more then.