Welcome Babies!

Madison and Ella (a.k.a. Danny and Arnold) have finally arrived!

December 6, 2006
Madison Jade Meyer; 12:34am; 5lb 12oz; 19 1/4 inches
Ella Joy Meyer; 12:36am; 6lb 13oz; 20 3/4 inches

Proving that they are stubborn, just like Mom and Dad, Madison and Ella arrived after 24 hours of labor. Madison was a little stressed out towards the end but I don't really blame her-- I mean, if you were continually squeezed for 20+ hours I think you would be a little distressed too. Kaiser put her up at the best accommodation available--the Kaiser Morse NICU. After a few days she was able to come home and join her sister.

Both girls are doing well. They are eating and pooping machines--which I hear is just how babies are supposed to be. :) Dad is doing well after a brief dizzy spell in the labor and delivery room... apparently Ryan can't handle epidurals...even when they are not being given to him. Once his color returned he once again resumed the role of coach and has since traded in that hat for one of an excellent, attentive Dad. I am doing well also and am amazed every time I look at the twins and think about the fact that they both used to fit IN me. Very strange indeed.

After a brief scare that the hospital might accidentally switch our babies I am reassured that they are indeed ours. As proof you only have to look at their chins--which have tiny little clefts in them that are decidedly from Dad--or listen to their breathing--which is continually interrupted by very loud hiccups that sound just like Mom. :)