Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Day 2 - Lila and Brendan


Meg admiring the twins!
Soon Meg will take over the blog and show off the babies herself but for right now there are lots of people waiting for updates on the babies so Meg gave me permission to post more pictures. Meg is doing amazingly well - so well, in fact, that I think many of us forget the ordeal she went through to get these two beautiful creatures here safely! Meg is nursing the babies around the clock, keeping track of all of the important info like when they eat, pee, poop and what the pediatrician tells her and graciously sharing the twins with everyone - she is incredible! She makes it look so easy that I tend to forget the exhaustion she must feel most of the time!
The babies love to snuggle together and if one is crying it usually means that they miss the other twin!
Auntie Eileen was in awe of Brendan!
And having both twins was even better!
Jeff holding Lila!
Lila Danielle
Brendan Walter
Meg and Lila napping.
Is there anything better than a naked baby? Two naked babies!
Uncle Pete meets Lila.
Auntie Leenie meets Brendan.
Studying the twins!
Uncle Pete was enamored with Lila.
Auntie Leenie can't get enough of Brendan!
Brendan had his circumcision today but was quite a little tropper!
He even opened his eyes for us!
And little Lila was being an angel!
Big yawns!
I went to the hospital this morning so that Tim could get some stuff done but when I got there I wished I could sneak back out the door. Meg and Tim were beaming - giggling over the babies and each other! I couldn't leave so I took some pictures of the little family! They are so beautiful!
Kisses for the babies!
And each other!
Lila is on the right in these pictures - how cute are they?
Kk loving on the twins!
Beautiful twins and beautiful auntie!
Molly meets Lila - could her smile get any bigger!
Molly was so excited that Meg let her hold both babies at the same time!
Annie came to the hospital with us but she was more interested in Auntie Meg - she misses her!
Annie and Kk holding Brendan!
Auntie Pat holding the twins!
Uncle Dan and his princess.
Special Deliveries is more like it!
The twins saying Happy Birthday to Auntie Beth!
Grandma and Molly loving Lila.
I am not at the hospital for all of the visitors so these are just the pictures that I am able to capture. I am hoping to get some from others so that Meg and Tim have a complete record of the first few days of Lila and Brendan's life! If I get more I will try to post as quickly as possible but for now this is it! Everyday the babies get sweeter, more beautiful and are more loved by all of us!

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Introducing the brand new
Lawrence Family!
Mommy and Daddy with their new twins!
Lila Danielle Lawrence
6 pounds 13.6 ounces, 18 1/2 inches
born at 3:45 a.m.

Brendan Walter Lawrence
6 pounds 14.2 ounces, 19 inches
born 3 minutes later at 3:48 p.m.

Meg will want to elaborate later but the short version of the story is that after working all night on the 11-7 shift at Apple Rehab Meg went to a doctor's appointment with Dr. Pickett. Her blood pressure was elevated so Dr. Pickett sent her over to the hospital for a NST where the on-call doctor, Dr. Robinson, made the decision to induce labor rather than send Meg home. They started the induction in the afternoon and the twins were born 12 hours later on Meg, Grandma and Auntie Leenie's birthday! Lila came out with one push and then the doctor tried to turn Brendan so he was facing head down. When that didn't work she delivered Brendan breech with one foot and then the other coming out followed by his head! Both babies are absolutely perfect and Meg adn the babies are resting comfortably.

Grandma and the twins!


KK has her hands full and she loves it!


Baby Lila - no longer Baby A!
Baby Brendan - no longer Baby B!
Kk loved being able to look at both twins at once.




The twins witness their very 1st sunrise on their birthday!

Dr. Robinson - many doctors would have insisted on a c-section when they realized Baby B was not head down. Dr. Robinson appreciated Meghan's wish to do anything to deliver without a c-section and did a beautiful job of getting both babies out safely!
The stars of the show!
Meghan looking like a natural with her two new babies!
Brendan shows off his perfect little baby body!
Lila - ready for her bath!
Brendan ready for his bath!
Grandma brings the twins to the nursery for their baths!
What a day! Welcome to the world babies - we have been waiting a very long time for you!