Emerging Personalities

Harrison: the lover and the screamer

Harrison is by far the more cuddly twin. He loves to curl up in a ball and sleep on your chest any time of day. He is becoming very aware, and loves to look at everything, particularly shadows when you are walking around. Scott is convinced that he will be an engineer, as he already scrutinizes everything. He is also the louder twin; much louder. He screams his head off when he is hungry or when you are trying to change his diaper. I swear people are going to call CAS because they think we are torturing our child. Luckily, he is pretty easy to calm down; he likes to dance and hear the Beatles.

Charlie: cool, calm and collected

Charlie is an extremely chill baby. He only cries when he is hungry, and it is not so much a cry as a squawk. He loves to suck on anything; your hand, shoulder, a blanket, whatever he can get his hands on. If he doesn't have anything, he will just stick his tongue in and out for hours. He is starting to become more aware, and likes to look at your face up close. He is a champion sleeper and eater, and has already surpassed his big brother in size.

Family Pics

Daddy and Harrison

Mommy and Charlie

The boys

Mommy and Harrison

Daddy and Charlie

Auntie Steph

Uncle Andy

Dr. Grampa

Granny

Nana

Grampa

Lookin' stylish

Our Baby Story

Well, after a scary pre-term labour incident, these twins decided that they were not coming out on their own. After trying anything and everything to start labour (spicy food, lots of walks/waddling), I was scheduled to be induced on Monday, September 19th. Unfortunately, Sunnybrook Hospital does not give you a time, as they give the beds to women who actually go into labour first. So we waited around all day until we finally got the call that there was a free bed around 6:30pm.

Waiting to check in to the birthing unit

Around 8:30pm, my doctor (who happened to be in call that night), broke my water. They asked me if I then wanted to try labouring without the epidural, or to start the epidural before they started the pitocen (a synthetic hormone that starts contractions). I recommend to all women to they have the epidural. I had no pain! Yay for modern medicine. I slept, read magazines, played cards. Labour shmabour!

Around 11am on September 20th, I started pushing. Now, the labour was easy, but pushing was definitely not. Twin A (Harrison)'s head was facing sideways, and would not get past my pelvic bone. The doctor tried to turn his head around, but there was just not enough room. After 2 hours of pushing (with only 30 second rests in between pushes), I was more than happy to be wheeled into the OR for a C-section.

Unfortunately, the pain meds were not as nice to me as the epidural was. I puked everywhere (including in my hair!), and got really bad shakes and chattering teeth.

Harrison Ross was born at 12:52pm, weighing 7lbs 2oz and roughly 21". Charles (Charlie) Wesley was born at 12:54pm, weighing 6lbs 7oz and roughly 20".

Harrison Ross Smith

Charles Wesley Smith

The end is nigh...

Hello All!

So I had my last official doctor's appointment yesterday. Babies are big (well over 6lbs each), and both head down. They are healthy and happy, and unfortunately (for me) way too comfortable in there. So, their eviction notice has officially been served. If they do not vacate the premises by Monday (Sept 19th), then I will be induced that day (as long as there is a bed available at the hospital).

So the wait is almost over! Send your good vibes this way, and tell them to come out on their own this weekend! Or if not, send me your good vibes that the epidural works quickly and that labour is fast on Monday!

Next post will be after we meet our babies!

Discharged!

New update! Discharged! Doctors have said contractions have stopped, babies look good and I can go home!

Hospital visit

Hello All!

Just to keep you all updated, yesterday I was admitted to the hospital for threatening pre-term labour. I was having contractions through the night, and came in early yesterday morning to triage. They moved me to the labour unit, and monitored me and the babies for about 4 hours. The contractions didn't stop, but became more stable and the babies were "happy and not seeming to mind," as one nurse put it.

The doctors decided that I was stable, and all my tests came back negative for labour, or the likelihood of going into labour over the next couple of weeks. However, they moved me to the high risk obstetrics unit for further monitoring and as a precaution. They also gave me some steroids for the babies lungs just in case they do come early.

So, as of right now, both babies and I are doing fine, but are still in the hospital. Scott has been great entertainment, but the food has not been so lovely. Take a look at the pics below!

Our baby blog

Hello all!

This blog is dedicated to our soon-to-be twins. Here you will find updates on their growth, pictures, and their burgeoning accomplishments (which I'm sure there will be many!)

Please check this site regularly, as Scott and I will try to update it as much as possible. However, due to the nature of having twins (I am expecting very cute chaos), we may only get to it once in a while!