TWINS- born 7 yrs apart.

Here is E2's's Photo album for day one.

Relax- i didn't really have twins. E2 (daughter #6) was born on daughter #3's seven year old birthday.

Labor technically started I guess around bedtime December 1st, but I went to bed anyways, and sweetheart came home from work around 2am. I realized then that the contractions were much harder and more regular than they had been and it was really hard to get back to sleep. Finally, around 4am I went into the bathroom and realized it was definitely real labor and at around 4:30 I woke him up. I didn't want him to miss it like he did with G2's birth. I brought my phone into the bathroom and told him I'll call you when something happens. 5:06 my contractions slowed WAAYY down, and the pressure of them was enormous, downward, use your imagination. I called him a lot sooner than I imagined.

When he came in, my ever-so-experienced voice told him she'd be born in the next contraction. In reality, it was almost an hour later. Several horrendous moments later, she was born. She was facing the wrong direction (sunny side up) and when she did finally come through, it was quick and smooth. Not gentle, not painless, not fun, not pleasant. She quickly and smoothly damn near made me wish I was dead. Nice touch for a last child. I cried, I grunted & groaned, I stood up, sat down, screamed, leaned forward, howled, squatted, cursed, and then went through the same whole thing AGAIN a hundred times.

Labor is hard, undignified, messy and.... animalistic. I can't imagine doing it in a hospital, with other people around. I think the changing positions a hundred times really makes them come out faster.

She is 38 hours old now and since then we've just been having a blast.

Wow.

I just deleted a thousand different paragraphs full of sarcasm because I think they might be x rated, what with references to certain busy body parts that are being pushed to their limits and all. Mothers, I am sure you can identify. We'll have to be content with that bond because I"m not going any further.

Anyhow, she's 38 hours old now. We'll be in bed for a week. My older girls are doing a great job of helping out.

E2 (no middle name yet)
born at 5:58 A.m. Pacific time
December 2nd, 2007
7 pounds even
19 1/2 inches long.