MADDY & ZOE

Well it appears our little ladies decided they wanted to wait no longer. Saturday evening came, and so did the contractions, we secretly where hoping it was just a bad case of gas on my part, but no such luck. The cramps took on a pattern, and so did the intensity. By 8pm they where taking measures to help try and stop or slow the process. Not much worked, and at 2am I was taken up to the delivery floor again. By 6am I was 4 centimeters dilated, and by 9am I was a full 8 centimeters dilated and the game was on. Jim did an awesome job as a coach, helped me stay really focused. We got an epidural by 10am; thank god, I have to say I was exhaust from laboring at this point 12 hours. 10:30 came and it was time to push. Jim got a lovely one-piece blue jumper to wear, we had matching blue hats and off we went to the OR to meet our little girls. Miss Madaline Yolanta McCarthy was born naturally at 10:58 am, 15.5” almost three pounds. Miss Zoe Christine McCarthy was born shortly there after at 11:06, 14.4 inches almost three pounds too. She a little smaller than Matty, but both are doing great. They are bright red, both cried when born, Zoe needed a little air at first but is doing fine now. Jimi got the chance to meet and hold them for a few seconds a half hour after birth. They cleaned up well, it appears they have their Dad’s blond hair, and seem very mellow and content to be here. They will be at the Crouse NICU for the next few weeks until they fatten up, and can feed on their own. We hope to bring them home with us end of May. It seems so far away, but they couldn’t be in any better care! We’re able to visit and spend as much time with them daily as we want which is great. I’ll post an update soon. Looks like I’ll be able to leave the hospital by Wednesday morning ☺

THE PROGRESSION

Well, Friday was a big morning for us. We where taken of the magnesium sulfate (medication to stop labor), and informed we could now move down to the post delivery floor to begin our wait. Things seemed good, we spent a lot of time talking to friends and family, reading magazines, and watching bad TV to make the time pass. Finally, we could also get few hours of sleep verses being checked every hour. Friday came and went, and Saturday we got into what we thought would be our routine here for the next few weeks - watching paint dry, and getting the ladies to stay in my belly for a few more weeks.

THE WAITING BEGINS . . .

Last week on Tuesday we had our two week OB appointment, all went great. The little ladies looked wonderful on the sono, and our doctor even said things where going text book perfect . . . I could keep working into May and to just take it easy. Things couldn't be better. We went to one our our child birth care classes that evening, and managed to watch the last 5 minutes of the disappointing SU game.

That night, I woke up around midnight feeling a little off and needing to pee alot. Turns out little baby a's water broke a tiny bit. So off to the hospital we went at 1:30 in the morning. Looking all terrified, and tired the nurses and doctors where wonderful keeping us from panicking. They did confirm that baby a's sac did leak, but that it could stay that way for a few days or weeks. She didn't loose all her water which was great news, and baby b was doing great. They both where head down at this point, a healthy weight, with great vitals. The only problem was I couldn't now leave the hospital until they where born due to concerns of infection. So the waiting began . . . either they arrived early in the next few days or I would be here for the next few weeks - good times - ugh!

MAC & CHEESE

Who wouldn't agree with a three year old that Mac & Cheese are the perfect names for your future kids? When Jim and Maureen asked Molly, who is 3 years old what the babies names should be . . . . she instantly said Mac & Cheese. Perfect, we thought - hahahahaha But, the joke names seemed to stick that weekend, and we started to call the little ladies Mac & Cheese while the days and weeks went by.