Rub a Dub Dub

Bath time! Babies' first baths in a makeshift tub on Grandma's kitchen table. After Chase peed a stream half way across Grandma's kitchen, he settled in. As you can see from the pictures, both babies seemed to enjoy the pampering.

Rockstar Princess

Quincy all dressed up and dancing. She' a Rockstar Princess!! Hannah Montana has nothing on my girl!

Together again!

They're both finally home and together again. Looking a lot cuter in pictures without all the tubes and wires.

Chase and Gracie, home at last!

Big Sister Quincy at the window of the Special Care unit making sure her baby brother and sister know she loves them!!

Bumpa bought celebratory cigars for Chris. Blue bubble gum "It's a Boy" cigars. And the real deal "It's a Girl" cigars, just don't stand down wind.

Quincy hunting Easter eggs. It wasn't easy getting pictures she was running full speed around the backyard, while Grandma Margie and I tried to get a snapshot.

Special Care

Gracie Mae spent exactly two weeks in the Special Care unit at the hospital, an Chase was released two days later. They were pretty healthy from the beginning, just had a little trouble eating all on their own and Gracie had a couple days on oxygen. It was a long two weeks for all of us, but the nurses were AMAZING!

Thanks Quincy

Quincy decorated the hospital room for me!

Welcome Little Ones

Visitors

Gracie and Chase get some visitors in the NICU. They had a waiting room full of people wanting to see them, but only a select few were allowed in. Grandma and Bumpa, Grandpa Gressman and Grandma Margie, and we snuck Great Grammy in for a peek too. There weren't even windows in the NICU for the rest of the visitors. :(

Dr Quincy

Quincy was concerned that they cut Mom open to get the babies out, so she inspected things herself. She counted eight staples, poked gently and determined I would be ok.

Gracie Mae and Chase Hunter

Everyone was waiting for us!
They must have flown low to be to the hospital so quickly, but they were all there. Mom, Dad, Em, Gram, Robert (even though he was missing March Madness), Margie, Mesia, Alex, Cara and Hettie!

My Big Girl

Quincy was the first person I saw when I got out of the operating room. I cried! My "baby" wasn't my baby anymore, she was officially my big girl now. She was worried that I was crying, and I just needed to hold her. They wouldn't let me hold my new babies yet.

Today's the Day!

April 4th, 2009 - Today's the Day!

Saturday morning I posted on facebook.com that 4/4 would be an easy birthday to remember, so I thought it would be a good day to have babies. Little did I know!!
I went to work at Discover feeling tired, but fine. About four hours into my shift I wasn't feeling too hot, nothing major, just not too hot. I decided to call it a day, I sent an e-mail to my boss "just in case" and headed home. On the way home I call the doctor to let them know my feet were REALLY swollen, was there anything I could do about it. She told me to head to the hospital. I called Chris, he said he could pick me up at my mom's in West Jordan, but it would take him about an hour. That was fine with me, I wasn't in any hurry. When I got to my mom's I decided to take a shower. Big as I was I managed to shave my legs "just in case". I got dressed, braided my hair and even put on make-up. When Chris got there Mom fed him lunch and we headed out, suitcase packed "just in case". When we got to the hospital they were expecting us. I had Chris take a before picture of me "just in case" this was it. Good thing I did! The nurse checked me, I was dialated to a five and having contractions. She left to call the doctor and came back to say, "You ready to have these babies in and hour?" An HOUR!! I turned to Chris, "Call Mom and Dad" In less than an hour they had me prepped and ready for a C-section. Most of you know that I did not want a C-section, but laying there on the hospital bed, numb from my chest down wasn't so bad. The doctor asked me how I was feeling, "Amazing" I replied from behind my oxygen mask. My back didn't ache, my stomach wasn't sore, I was laying comfortably, I felt good. I laid quietly and listened as the doctors discussed Priesthood meeting. Turns out I interrupted Conference Weekend.
At 6:16 pm my little girl was born, and shortly after at 6:18 came my little boy. The nurses brought them close for about thirty seconds each so I could see them and then they were whisked away to the NICU.