We Escaped

We were lucky to slip out of the house tonight for the first time together. Thank God for grandparents. Our big night out included a walk around the mall, dinner together at Outback, and topped off with a trip to Target. We sure were living in up! It actually felt great to get out and relax for a few hours!

Happy Babies = Happy Parents

View Album

Get your own

We have our pack and play set up in our family room. Mainly so Piggy doesn't go bothering them when they are sleeping. I looked over at them just now and thought they looked so darn cute I had to document it with some pictures! Note the look on Piper's face in some of the pictures. It's hilarious!! They had an apppointment on Monday and we found out that Piper is now 6 lbs 12 1/2 oz and Maxwell is now 7 lbs 6 oz. We love our babies and are so proud of them!

OK, We Surrender.....

We have decided to look into getting some help to come on certain nights of the week so that we can get SOME sleep again. I am averaging only an hour or two a night, and let me tell you, after a few weeks of that you start to see spots and can hardly function at all. My mom has been coming in the mornings so I can get an hour or two of sleep in the morning! Thank God for moms! So here we are, tomorrow I am calling an agency that sends out nannies to help. I am hoping to find someone that can come between the hours of 11pm and 6am. That would truly be a lifesaver! We will see what comes of this. I will keep you all posted!



I think this picture is so cute! We finally got them both to stop screaming and they fell asleep on Ian.

Finally.... Some Peace and Quiet!

Yeah right.... We couldn't be so lucky.

Even Pig is Pitchin In

Taken care of twins sure is tough work, but even Piggie has stepped up to the plate and is helping out. What would we do without her! Actually piggie has been great around the babies. We always worried about how she would react when the babies arrived, but she seems to not mind at all.

Rub A Dub Dub....

Tonight we gave the twins their first bath at home. Maxwell pretty much screamed the whole entire time and little Piper was happy as a clam! Right now they are sound asleep.

Our First Night Home Together

Just a couple of shots we took lastnight while relaxing. The babies were a little better. I think I managed to get a few hours of sleep in here and there in between feedings and crying babies. Ian is off the rest of the week from work, which is so nice so I can fit a nap in from time to time. We brought Piggy home today from the kennel and so far she hasn't been very interested in the babies. I will keep you posted on how that goes. Fingers crossed!

I'll Gladly Burp Later If I Can Sleep Right Now

A little video of Piper nodding off while being burped.





Maxwell wasn't doing much better!

Sleeping Off A Rough Night

We had another long night. Piper spent most of the night fussing and now is dead asleep. On a good note, the twins saw the pediatrician again today and both are doing great with their health. We are so anxious to get home and settled in.

Good Thing They Are So Darn Cute

Here are a few pics from some rare moments of the day. Today was kind of a hard one for them as they cried a lot. Good thing they are so cute though, it makes the nights a little easier! Lastnight was another hard one. My mom helped out this time and she ended up only getting one hour of sleep. Poor MOM!!! I sure do appreciate the help though!!!! She's been a life saver. Well, we just need to see how we can get them to sleep tonight. Wish us luck!!

Our First Valentines Day Together......

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I actually forgot it was Valentines Day today because I am so sleep deprived. I don't think I can put into words exactly how exhausted I am. I'm sure you all can imagine though. Three nights ago I got ONE hour of sleep. Two nights ago I got about TWO hours of sleep, and last night I probably got about FOUR hours of sleep. Not tring to complain though, just letting you in on what it's like here! We are still so excited and happy we have two healthy twins! It's pretty amazing! Well, here are a few pictures from our day. I can't wait to get home, this has been a very long week! OH.....and yes, I did put Maxwell in a pink blankie, that was what was closest.

View Album

Get your own

Mean Jean is My Hero!

My sister, Jennie aka "Mean Jean", has been a life saver. The babies spent thier first night at our hotel being beyond fussy. My sister stayed up all night helping us with both crying babies and were talking all night. Now instead of getting rest she has spent the entire day trying to arrange and change flights in order to get us all home on Tuesday. I highly recommend a Mean Jean to anyone who plans on having twins. We couldn't imagine the last few days without her!

We Left the Hospital Today!!!!!

We were discharged from the Hospital today. We are settled back into our hotel and plan on flying home home with the babies next Tuesday after one last checkup with a pediatrician on Monday.

View Album

Get your own

A Little Vid of Carisa and the Babies

Some More Pictures of the Twins.....

These are a few more shots of our twin's first day in the world. We were able to catch a few shots of Piper with her eyes open. Maxwell was pretty tired. We are so excited and can't wait to get home to show them off!

View Album

Get your own

Some of Our First Pictures

It been a great afternoon. The babies have both had baths and their first feeding. We sorted out some good pictures in the slideshow below. More to come soon.....

View Album

Get your own

Special Delivery

Both babies were delivered and are of great health. In the picture Maxwell is unwrapped and Piper is wrapped in a blanket. Maxwell was 7 lbs. 4 oz. and Piper was 6 lbs. 9 oz. We are having trouble getting a good internet connection so we will post a ton more pictures later!

Oh So Close!!!!

We are checked into the maternity ward and are anxiously awaiting the delivery. Below are a few pictures of us arriving at the hospital.

Din Din

Tonight was our last dinner before the twins are born. We all got together with Kathy's family and had a great time! We went to a steakhouse called Hops. Kathy really wasn't nervous at all, which surprised me. I, on the other hand, am so anxious I probably won't be getting much sleep. Pray that all goes well tomorrow and that we aren't too anxious!

P.S.-The little girl in the pictures is Kathy's 4 yr old daughter Nadya. She is quite the little talker! She can't wait to meet the babies!!

Our Last Doctors Appointment.

View Album

Get your own

Today was Kathy's last appointment. Of course Ian and I went, and my mom and sister-in-law Jennie decided to tag along as well. It was an exciting morning, we found out both Maxwell and Piper are weighing approximately 6 lbs 11 oz. So we are thinking they will be at least 6 lbs when they are actually weighed tomorrow. Kathy is definitely going to be having a C-section because Piper is still transverse with Maxwell right on top of her. The C-section is scheduled for 12 noon here on the East Coast, 9am there on the West Coast. Ian and I are so excited and anxious! It will be nice to get this over with and have our babies with us! We can't wait to see them. We will do our best tomorrow to update with pictures as soon as we can!!!!

We Better Figure These Out Before Tommorrow

We just went to Kathy's last doctors appointment. You would think all the attention would have been on our twins, but nope, figuring out how to work a digital camera stole the show!

Our New Shiny Set of Wheels!!!

Ian asked me this morning if we needed a truck drivers license to operate this contraption. But seriously, isn't it funny looking? We could have gotten a much "cooler" looking stroller, but this one is so convenient as we will not need to pull the babies out of there carriers to get them in their stroller. Later on when they get to be a few months old, we will get a different one, but for now, this is it!!

One Day Down, Three to Go!

Today was our first full day in Charlotte. We have three more long days to go. We toured the maternity ward today and were filled in on how this hospital handles surrogacy cases. We were told that we will be given a room for as long as the babies are patients of the hospital, which is exciting for us because we won't have to be without our babies overnight!

We were with our GC throughout most of the evening and she was having many contractions all during our dinner. We would not be surprised if she didn't make it to the scheduled C-section on Tuesday. She is still thinking that she will make it, but isn't as sure as she was before. We will keep everyone posted.......



This was a picture of us at San Francisco airport. Amongst all the commotion Ian managed to get excited. Take a look at the excitement overflowing!

We're Off to Charlotte!

We are scheduled to fly out tommorrow from San Francisco to Charlotte. We have been running around like mad people scrambling to get everything ready to go.



Our bags are fully packed and we are now officially ready to leave. We are sad because we dropped our Piggy off this afternoon at the kennel. She will be there until we get back. We will pick her up again after we have been back here with the babies for a few days. Poor piggy, she doesn't know that her home will never be the same.

I am sad to say one item that I will greatly miss would not fit in our luggage. Hey we all make sacrifices!!!