B+C+B+C+B+C: 8 pounds!

Monday, September 20, 2010

8 pounds!

I wish I could say this is what I've lost this week, but sadly I'm going much slower than that. Not being able to run and having an insatiable appetite isn't helping. But 8 pounds is what each of our babies weigh!

The dude that cut me open and took my kids out

We took them to my 6 week postpartum appointment today and gave them a turn on the scale. Eight pounds flat! This may not sound like a lot - Brianna weighed that at her 2 week checkup - but I feel like we need to throw a party for these fatsos. I'm especially happy about Bennett catching up - he's always been smaller. But he eats more and sleeps less, so we can thank that for his weight gain! And actually... that's what I do too (eat lots, sleep little)... so maybe I should be more like Courtney... ok I'll stop complaining about my size and just be happy about theirs. =) I don't know what percentile that puts them in... and I don't care, because that whole system is screwy. I'll spare you my rant on it.

So...I like my doc... but I'll be very happy if I don't see him or a hospital again for a loooooong time!

These babies are fabulous, and worth every second of crap I went through these past couple months (and the $6K price tag), but I'm so DONE with being a "patient" and ready to just be a normal self-reliant mom (if that's possible?!).

5 comments:

Allison said...: Love the pic of Courtney. She's lookin' like her big sister there. and yea for good eating babies!; September 20, 2010 at 6:14 PM
Unknown said...: Well Gina comes from the phrase "Dang Gina" which I picked up somewhere in college. I don't know who Gina is, but I sure Dang her a lot. So about your twins, dang gina! They are sooo stinking cute, I can't believe the toll it takes to have twins and you guys are just incredible!!!; September 21, 2010 at 10:29 AM
Marilyn said...: The babies are so cute and look very healthy. Good job, Mom!; September 21, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Unknown said...: I thought the caption under the doctor read "The dude that cut me open and took my guts out". At least that is how I feel about my doctor!
I am so proud that your babies have made it to 8 pounds. I am hoping that Paige makes it to 8 pounds by her first birthday!; September 22, 2010 at 12:56 PM
summer said...: that is great news! the babies are darling (C) and handsome (B) --- they are starting to really like their own little person as that newborn look starts to fade away. I always loved that phase to see really what they looked like - but then looking back at pictures I'd realize how fast that newborn phase had really been!

And you look fantastic! I know for you it must be trying to not have the mobility you are used to and crave...however, I (and many other moms) would have LOVED to have the post-baby body you already have. And it's a 2 baby - post body at that! Be patient with yourself...it will happen, and I'm sure you won't let it go like me who is back on another round of losing what I will always call my baby weight, even though my little one turns 4 tomorrow!; September 23, 2010 at 7:11 PM

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"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

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- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
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Monday, September 20, 2010

8 pounds!

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