Sweet Babies

Pictures

Laney playing possum...

Mason playing it cool...

Laney didn't think her first bath was much fun...

Neither did Mason...

The First 10 Days...

The best attempt at the birth announcement picture.

Laney Kayte

Mason William

Going home from the hospital!

Too sweet!

Sorry I haven't posted pictures...I know y'all have been waiting! Things have gone really well the first 10 days. Of course, we have had lots of help that we wouldn't have been able to make it otherwise! The babies are really laid back (hope it stays that way) and are on a pretty good schedule so far. They are eating a lot and growing and changing already!

Happy Birthday, Crazy Kaylee

Happy 2nd birthday, precious girl. We love you and miss you more than you know.

They're here!

Mason William Scott

Laney Kayte Scott

Laney Kayte and Mason William made their much awaited debut on Monday, April 6, 2009 at 4:55 and 4:56 respectively. Everyone is doing great--they have been in the room with us this whole time and have done wonderfully! Laney weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. Mason was 6 pounds, 2 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long. They are super eaters and sleepers and seem really laid back...so far! They look very similar, but not exactly alike.

Here's how April 6th started.....we had a monitoring appointment with Dr. Hales at 8:00 that morning. We noticed when I was hooked up to the monitors, I was contracting about every 5 minutes. I didn't feel any of them, so they decided that all was ok and we went on to my 9:30 appointment with Dr. Owen. She was out of town all last week, so we caught her up on what happened and she decided that she wanted to see if I had dilated any more. Sure enough, I was dilated to a 6, and Dr. Owen said, "Let's have some babies today." She didn't want me to get home and get into trouble if I were to rupture or anything, and we agreed that a controlled situation instead of an emergency situation was going to be much better. So, Kodi took me to labor and delivery and got me checked in, went to the house to get our bags and the waiting began. We went back for the c-section about 4:30 and waited to hear those cries! The surgery went well and I really am feeling good, too.

They prefer being together and when one cries the other one looks for them. It's already been so neat to see the "twin" bonds between the two of them. We know there is more of that to come!

We cannot thank everyone enough for all of their prayers and thoughts throughout the last year. We truly believe that these babies are a gift from God with lots of help from their big sister!

Will post more pictures later!

Home from hospital...no babies yet!

It all started around 3:00 Monday morning...I was actually sleeping pretty decently, but kept having these pains. They weren't bad--in fact I almost thought I was dreaming them because I never totally woke up, but was just conscious of them. I knew they ended about 5:00 and I woke up around 6:00. I had a monitoring appointment at 8:00, so I got in the shower and started getting ready. About 7:15 or so, I noticed that I was bleeding a little bit. So, Kodi decided to go with me to the doctor and we headed on up there. I told them what all was going on, and as soon as they hooked me up to the monitors, I started contracting fairly regularly. They decided to check to see if I was dialated or anything, and I was already dilated to a 4. So, they gave me a shot of terbuteline to stop the contractions, and that worked. They did a quick ultrasound check and Dr. Hales decided to go ahead and send me to the hospital for bed rest until the babies arrive. He felt very confident that we could hold out another week but wanted to be able to keep me on monitors and then have access to the operating room if need be. He let us go home and get some bags packed and Kodi and I got up to the hospital around noon.

I get settled and hooked up to monitors and sure enough, I was still contracting, but as long as I kept getting those terbuteline shots, we could stop them. The babies looked "textbook" and I really was feeling pretty good! That evening, Dr. Hales decided to put me on a pump--it is much like an insulin pump--that would automatically give me the doses of terbuteline I needed instead of having to give me a shot everytime. Since I have had the pump, I have had no contractions!

We were told from the word go that I would be in the hospital till the babies got here, so we were mentally (as best as I could be) prepared for that...but yesterday at noon the nurse practitioner came in and said that they wanted to check me and if my dilation hadn't changed, they had thought about sending me home for bed rest. Well, I hadn't changed--and still no contractions, so we got home around 6:30 last night. I am on strict bed rest here at home...and am supposed to go back to the hospital if I have the slightest little pain. We will go to be monitored tomorrow morning with Dr. Hales again and then just hang out as long as we can! He seems to think we can still hold out until the 14th, which we are going to try to do. The only time I am supposed to be on my feet is to walk to the bathroom, to bed or to the couch. I am so not used to that! But--we'll do it and just pray and hope we can hold out as long as possible. The longer we hold out, the better everything will be!

When we do go to the hospital, we will have internet access so we will post pictures as soon as we can!

Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers.....we'll keep you all updated!