2 weeks old

Our babies are 2 weeks old today! Wow, it seems like they were just born this morning.. and it feels like they have been here forever. They had a doctor's appointment today and they have both passed their birth weights and the doctor is happy with their growth. Rayla now weighs 6 lbs 6.2 oz and Payton weighs 5 lbs 7.4 oz. They are progressing so well. We have them do tummy time and both of them are fantastic at using their back and leg muscles. They can scoot across the entire quilt we lay down for them, and they can practically roll over on their own.
We will continue to feed approximately every 3.5 hours, to make sure they continue on their growth charts. And this means we still don't get much sleep. But, Yaya and Grandma have been so helpful. We don't know what we would do without them. Yaya is only here for another week, and we will be sad to see her go. She has kept us sane throughout this tough but rewarding time.
We have tons of pictures, but we have not downloaded them to a computer yet. As soon as we do, we will post a link for everyone to see. We are so happy to be parents and to have these beautiful girls in our lives!

Beautiful Baby Girls!

Our beautiful babies were born on October 19th. Rayla Attison was born at 2:06pm weighing 5lbs 13 oz and was 17 inches long. Payton Kenzi was born at 2:07pm weighing 5 lbs 1 oz and was 17.5 inches long. Both babies cried soon after birth.. and kept crying... so much so that the nurses could not hear each other talking about the babies' vitals. Their Apgar scores were both 8/9 (excellent scores).

One more day!

Hi babies. By this time tomorrow you will meet the rest of the world!
Everyone is so excited! See you soon!

Nursery Shots

Click here to check out the finished nursery!!!

New Birthday!

At our appointment today we learned that both babies have fluid measuring 5cm, which is normal. And the NST went well. Then we met with the doctor and my cervix is still closed, with less than a fingertip dilated. We talked about the C-Section date again and he felt 39 weeks was too long, so it has been rescheduled for October 19th at 1:30pm (we arrive at 11:30). And, Dr. McCulloch changed his schedule so he could be sure to be the doc who delivers. Yeah Dr McCulloch!
So, happy early birthday babies, we can't wait to meet you!

Our first fight!!!

Ok everyone it is Baby A & B giving you a report on some rumors that occurred during out ultrasound last week on 9.30.10. Yes... it is true we did have a little quarrel. At times it just gets a little tight in here and we had it up to our chinny chin chins. Thankfully not everything was captured in our photos as we know our moms would not be too happy :)!

As you can see below we had times of stubbornness but in the end we made up, resting head to head once again.

Baby A - "Ok I did it I stuck my tongue out at you"

Baby B - "I have had it I am turning over and not talking to you any more"

Baby A - "I'm sorry I will try not to kick you in the gut any more, I love you"

Baby B - "I love you too and I will try not to punch you in the nose"

1 more day to 35 weeks!

We went for our NST today and the babies were a little sleepy, so they were slow to move around. But eventually they got going and they were "perfectly reactive". I am now measuring at 45 weeks!!! Yes, that would be 5 weeks post a full-term singleton baby! And my body is beginning to feel the effects. I've gained 35 lbs exactly (1lb within the last 5 days). Last week I was not quite ready to share these little ones with the rest of the world (selfishly, I love to feel them move and kick, and I know exactly where they are at all times)... but now, I'm beginning to understand when women say they are just ready... It's almost that time!
I asked the doctor about the scheduled C-Section date.. which would out us at 39 weeks (almost unheard of in the twin world) and he did say that was a bit late, but that was the only time in the near future he knew he was covering the hospital and could actually schedule it. He doesn't think we will last that long. I have his on-call schedule (and would really prefer he be the doctor who delivers these babies), so let's hope for labor and delivery on the 12th :)
Next appt is Friday for an NST and to check their fluid levels.