The rest of the she-bang...

So when I last blogged I wrote about our trip to the OR (read previous blog to catch up). So now we are in the room with 18 other people (20 including the 2 of us). The crowd included 2 NICU teams, an anesthesiologist and his resident, my doctor and his resident, the house OBGYN, 2 nursing students and their instructors, and a handful of nurses. Brian and I were quite overwhelmed but knew we had a job to do. And so began the pushing. Not too many contractions had passed before Samantha made her debut and she was quite an easy delivery. Her weight had been called out from across the room, 6lbs 14oz. Oh boy, i thought. If Samantha is 6,14 and Lilly had been tracking a few ounces more, how big would Lilly really be? I sent Brian through the maze of people to be by Samantha's side while we began our long wait for Lilly to "come down the hatch". At this point there was a lot of room in my stomach for Lilly to move around and she had already been head down prior to Samantha's delivery. With that said, I had four hands pressing on my stomach and holding Lilly in place. Despite the commotion in the room, I tried my best to focus on the instructions my doctor had been giving me. As you can see from the times the girls were born, Lilly arrived 1 hour after Samantha. I can remember that it had taken her awhile to get into position and then came the pressure. Her head was lodged into my pelvis and did not want to move. Dr. Paws actually had to reach in and pull my pelvic bones apart to create just enough millimeters on each side for Lilly to come out. I remember having the strong urge to stand up, thinking she would just fall out (yea right). After lots of pushing and extreme pressure, Lilly finally made her debut and joined her sister in their first crys. Everyone healthy and happy! Thanks to everyone who prayed for a safe and healthy delivery. Our prayers were answered and we are certainly DOUBLY BLESSED. Stay tuned as we update with pictures as the girls grow.