The Scotts: August 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

More Firsts

A few more firsts have happened since I last posted.

1. We saw the doctor for our 2 week appointment (August 27) and everything went well. Callie weighs 4lbs11oz and Anderson weighs 7lbs8oz-that puts them both past their birth weights! The doctor also gave us permission to let them sleep for up to 6 hours at night without waking them up to feed them. I am happy for the sleep but I can't believe how quickly that happened-I assumed I'd be waking up every 2-3 hours for a month or so!

2. Anderson lost his umbilical cord on Sunday (August 29) and he too has a cute belly button!

3. Anderson and Callie have both sat in and enjoyed their swing!

4. We gave them their first real baths yesterday (August 30). Both did well, a little crying/screaming but that's to be expected the first few times! Not to embarrass Callie but she pooped twice while in the tub:) I know she'll love us for telling that story when she's older!

Anderson in the Swing

Callie's 1st Bath

Bath is Done, Now to Calm Down

Anderson's 1st Bath

And He's Done and Calm

She Loves Her Brother:)

Snuggling with Dad

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Our First Walk

Tonight we went on our first family walk. We put Anderson and Callie in one stroller together and headed off around the block with David pushing. We all did really well despite the super slow speed we had to go for me-yes, it took about 15 minutes to make it around just our block!

In other noteworthy news:

*Anderson had his first nail clipping this past Sunday (August 22). No injuries were incurred:)

*Callie lost her umbilical cord in the the middle of the night last night! Yay! And what a cute little belly button she has:)

A little blurry but I see a SMILE:)

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

1 Week Pictures

This past Saturday (August 21) Anderson and Callie turned a week old! I must admit I shed a few tears Saturday morning thinking about how fast all of this has already gone! Here are a few pictures of our sweet babies.

This picture was taken at exactly 12:52, Anderson's birth time!

This picture was taken at exactly 12:54, Callie's birth time!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Birth Through Day 6=LOTS of Pictures!

Saturday morning at 9:00 David and I headed to the hospital to get checked in for my c-section. We checked in without any problems and then it was sit around and wait! Oh, the waiting was terrible! We were ready! Anyways, the surgery went really well and there were no problems! David was unable to be in the room with me but he was able to watch everything from behind a door-I can't say I would want to see it all! Anderson David was born first at 12:52 weighing 7lbs and measuring 20 inches. As soon as I heard his cry tears ran down my checks! Callie Grace was born at 12:54 weighing 4lbs8oz and measuring 17.5 inches. I also heard her cry immediately and it was very different from Anderson's. As they we putting me back together David took the twins and headed to the nursery for the weighings, measurements, baths...Once I was back from recovery we spent sometime together as a family before asking the grandparents to come up. I was not assigned a roommate so David was able to stay with me all 3 nights! It was wonderful to spend sometime in the hospital and to get started with our routine. Everyone there took such good care of us-I didn't want to leave! Ever since then we've been in parental bliss.

Last Belly Measurement-Around 109.5cm, Top to Bottom 50cm

Final Picture Before the Twins

I was able to see the babies as soon as they were born since there were no health problems. This is Anderson David. We knew a number of the nurses so they were really good about getting pictures and giving us special treatment!