Introducing Daisy and Walt!

My camera is broken so I only have a picture that was taken of Walt at the hospital on Wednesday. As soon as I can I'll get some pictures of Daisy up, she is just as cute as her brother just smaller and darker hair (yes, I had a baby with dark hair, crazy)!
We had the babies on Tuesday like my sister said, Daisy Marian was born first at 3:44pm weighing 5lbs. 8oz. and measuring 19.5 inches long and Walt Denmark at 4:00 pm weighing 6lbs 10oz. and measuring 21 inches long. We had a some complications with Walt, after Daisy came out Walt's heartbeat dropped real low and I had to do all I could to help get him out safe and quick. My midwife found his arm and turned him to his feet, but then I pushed and he turned head down and came right out. He was a little limp and blue at first, but my midwife shook him a little and syringed his throat and he was soon crying. He had swallowed a lot of blood and fluids into his lungs. Walt was doing well after, but every time we took the oxygen off him he would turn a little blue. His vitals and movements were great, so we decided to just keep watching him, but at 7:00 pm the midwife was getting more stuff out of his throat and he went limp she actually had to do c.p.r. and after less than 10 seconds he was crying. The paramedics were there in 5 minutes and just came in and talked for a 10 minutes because they saw he was stable again, but they took him and Danny to the hospital and had to put him into the NICU. He needed the ventilator for 3 days and they checked to see if he had any infection which came back negative, just a lot of fluid in his lungs which the first night they removed most with the syringe that goes all the way down his throat. I was able to start getting out to see him Thursday and I've been everyday since. Friday we were able to hold him he was off the ventilator bellybutton tube and after we left that evening they took him off oxygen completely. On Saturday when we went we were happy to hear I could nurse him, he was tired so he didn't nurse too much but he latched on for a few gulps. That night when we came he nursed a whole bunch and this morning he nursed for about 10 minutes. We will be going to the hospital three more times today and hopefully we will hear when he will be officially released. We feel very blessed and know that this is what he needs before coming home. We miss him and are excited to have him home with us! I did loss a lot of blood more than anything I just lost it so quickly, I've been having to just lay down and take in a lot of Iron and Chlorophyll for these past few days but I'm getting my strength back so I can be ready to take care of both babies. Daisy, is doing very well and we feel so blessed to have her with us! We want to thank everyone for your love and prayers we are so grateful for all the blessings we have received during this time.

My Water Broke!

Yes, it's true my water broke at 3:00 this morning. My Midwife came by and stayed from 4:00-9:30 a.m. she checked the babies heartbeats and observed me, but I wasn't having contractions so she went home. This is very different for me, my water has never broken on it's own and I always know when I'm in labor because as soon as my contractions start they don't stop, so now I just have to wear a diaper and be patient! My Midwife didn't check me because the more you're checked after your water breaks the higher chances of infection and also it can help put me into labor and she'd rather I keep them in as long as possible. So, she'll wait to check me when I'm in active labor. She believes I will have the babies in the next day because this isn't my first baby, but it is OK if I go a couple more days, so I'll keep you posted. I can't believe we'll be meeting these little ones soon! I'm not sure if I'm ready, I kept saying two more weeks!
P.S. Thanks for your help with my concern with Max. We've decided to put him in my sister-in-laws school. It is just 3 doors down and he'll be there from 9-2:30 T-F. It will be a lot of money, but that's what we feel is best. He is very excited!

HELP!

OK, I am not a procrastinator at all and I am really stressing about what I should do with Max and school! He is suppose to start his first day of Kindergarten on Monday! I have not registered him in any school because the school that we are currently zoned for reminds me of my elementary school and I just can't put my baby there. The thing is we put an offer on a house in the Northwest 2 months ago and I just know (or hoping too much) that we will be finding out if the bank approved it or not. We went to that areas open house and met both of the Kindergarten teachers, we have his supply list for that school bought, but we can't register him until we show proof of bank approval. I just don't know if waiting another week would be best and hope we find out by then or if I should put him in a school and then move him in a couple of weeks. I've talked to Max about it, tonight when we met the two teachers I told him that we won't start like the other kids on Monday because we still aren't sure if we will be moving or not... and he seems like he understands, I'm just not sure what will be harder on him. The other option I have is to put him in my sister-in-laws private school on a month-to-month schedule (which I'm not 100% sure if she'll let me do that). If we don't get the house that is where he will be going. It is quite some $ to go there and just to register him costs a lot of nonrefundable $ for the curriculum and stuff. I know this is way last minute, but i just thought we would have heard about the house by now! What would you do? Please help me!

35 Weeks!

I visited with my midwife yesterday and a lot has changed in the passed two weeks. First of all, I thought I was 36 weeks this week but somehow we missed counted and we realized I'm only 35 weeks, bummer. That's OK because I can tell these babies are too comfortable and not planning on coming anytime soon. I'm just hoping for them to come close to the 38Th week and not much further than that! The biggest change that has happened in the past two weeks is that I've gained 12 pounds in just 2 weeks, I couldn't believe it, I'm just hoping that's all baby because that is what it feels like! The visit before I had only gained 4 pounds and that was in 5 weeks! They say with twins the normal amount of weight gain is about 50 pounds and I didn't think I was going to gain that much, but now I'm going to be passing that up because I've already gained 42 pounds and I could still be pregnant 5 weeks from now. Oh man, I really hate thinking that that's possible. I'm measuring 43 weeks along. The other change is the babies have moved. Daisy is still head down her body is now going towards my right side and she used to be on my left side. She also used to be face up completely now she is more on her side. That is how Max was until he went through the canal and that is why I had such bad back labor, so hopefully she'll cooperate and turn face down before labor! Walt has completely moved he was head down just cradling Daisy and now his head is under my left breast and his body/feet go along side under my right breast. My midwife says that is a more traditional position and after Daisy comes out Walt's head should just follow downward. She says if not that's OK because there is plenty of room to move him after the first baby comes out or she'll deliver him breech, (she has done plenty of breech deliveries). I'm a little nervous to deliver the placenta because she says they are almost always fussed together and it's just one big placenta that usually folds fat, so like delivering another baby, but a little easier because there are no bones. Sounds like a lot of fun!
All in all the babies look great! Walt was opening and closing his mouth and Daisy was opening and closing her hand. They are good size with a little chub already, which didn't surprise me. I'm getting excited to meet these little ones!