Happy Birthday Babies

Fourteen years ago, I woke up this morning knowing I would be a mom by the end of the day. Pregnant with twins, I was officially one day before my due date and the doctor wanted me to deliver when he was on call, not one of his partners. We arrived at the hospital at 8:00 am for induction and at 7:24 and 7:28 pm DS and DD were born. He was 7 pounds 4 ounces; she was 5 pounds 4 ounces, and my OB pronounced them the healthiest twins he had ever delivered in 30+ years. This statement has become more precious over the years as I know and hear about more people who have twins and have some sort of complication or prematurity or lasting health problems. (In fact, I personally have met only 1 other woman who came even close to her due date and delivered healthy twins; the rest - at least 12-15 families - have had some sort of problem.) Our only concern was that DD, being so little, may have issues with lung development; however, it quickly became evident that she had a very strong, healthy and loud set of lungs! Maybe sometime I'll write about the pregnancy and how I felt closer to God during those 9 months than I had ever before; I need to before my memory gets any more fuzzy! Anyhow, happy birthday kids! I love you!