The Bundles Have Arrived!

The last couple weeks have been very crazy for Dave and me, and I wanted to give you all an update since direct communication is not always very easy. First and most importantly, Dave and I have two babies! They are Logan Steven and Adelaide Jean, born 5/18, and we couldn't be prouder.

Their arrival has demonstrated to us in short order how your world can go sideways with kids. My pregnancy had been pretty healthy and normal up to last week, but by my 29 week doctor visit I was starting to show symptoms of pre-eclampsia. This is a common condition (especially with twins) most often associated with high blood pressure during pregnancy, but when it escalates it can be dangerous for everyone. Our doctor sent us to the hospital last Wednesday for more tests and observation. At that point we were expecting to hear bad news about bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy, but by Sunday we were told that my symptoms were getting very serious and it wasn't safe anymore to continue. I was in the operating room two hours later!

Logan and Adel were born at about 30 weeks of age, so they are still very small but tough little nuggets. They are receiving excellent care at the St. Joe's intensive care nursery, and will probably be there for another 8-10 weeks, along with Mom and Dad as much as possible.

Many thanks and hugs to all of you for your support and concern, we are emotional but doing well, attacking our challenges and looking forward to a great home coming this summer.