Monday, February 25, 2008

Our Beautiful Boys!!!

The boys were born on 2/15/08.

Aiden Granger Hughes
5 lbs. 6 oz.
17.25 inches
4:50 pm

Gage Farrell Hughes
4 lbs. 5 oz.
16.25 inches
4:51 pm

Both boys are in the NICU but are doing very well. We expect to have them home in about 2 weeks!!

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Admitted to Hospital 1/23/08

Well, the doctor decided to put me in the hospital due to toxemia and high blood pressure. I have been here almost 2 weeks and I'm still hanging in there. The staff is excellent and I haven't killed anyone. The doctor says he wants me to have the c-section at 34 weeks which should be around 2/25 but we'll see what happens. The babies are doing very good and one weighs 3.9 lbs and the other weighs 3.14 lbs. Now when they kick my entire stomach bounces!!
If I make it to 34 weeks without going into labor, I will have been confined for 5 weeks. Gets pretty boring up here during the day. Joe comes to see me every evening so I just count down the time until his next visit.
Yesterday, 2/4/08 was our 2 year anniversary. I called in a few favors from my family and the hospital staff helped a bunch to plan a romantic dinner for Joe and I. The nurses got some nice dishes, cloth napkins, table cloth, and silverware from the cafeteria and set up a nice table in a separate room. The president of the hospital sent us white roses to put on our table, and my sister-in-law delivered take-out so I could surprise Joe. He was REALLY surprised. It couldn't have turned out better.
I wanted to thank everyone for their concern. Joe has tried to keep everyone updated via email and phone calls. I have not made very many phone calls because I just haven't been up to it. But I am doing very well and Joe will notify everyone upon the boys arrival!