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| Tuesday, February
16th, 2010
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Our twins arrived unexpectedly on
Tuesday, February 16th 2010. |
| A routine c-section had been scheduled
for Monday, February 22nd, but during a check-up with our OB
it was discovered that Nina was showing early signs of
preeclampsia. |
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Nina's left foot was only slightly
swollen and there was a small amount of protein in her
urine. Her normally low blood pressure shot up
significantly. |
| Our OB appointment was at 11:00 AM.
By 1:00 PM we were at the hospital and by 5:30 PM Nina was
in surgery. |
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Our little girl, Malin Eloise, was born
at 5:54 PM. |
| She weighed five pounds eight ounces and
was 19.5 inches long. |
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She was healthy and happy. |
| Nina has her first snuggle with Malin. |
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| Soren arrived one minute after his sister
at 5:55 PM. |
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He weighed six pounds five ounces and
measured 20 inches long. |
| Soren was a little too eager to enter the
world...he let out a huge scream upon his arrival.
Unfortunately, his slightly premature lungs couldn't handle
his enthusiasm and he developed a small hole in his lung
that was leaking oxygen. He was in the neo-natal
intensive care unit on oxygen support for about 12 hours. |
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Malin after being cleaned off and in the
process of getting measured and weighed. |
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| For the first several hours of his life,
Soren had to wear this oxygen mask to help him breath. |
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Poor little peanut. |
| Malin makes her first attempt at
breastfeeding. |
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Daddy holding his little girl. |
| Mommy and Daddy proudly show off their
baby girl. |
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Nina gives Malin her first bottle. |
| Mommy and daughter take a break from a
very eventful day. |
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After four hours with the oxygen mask on,
Soren was upgraded to this hood. He was improving
rapidly. |
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Soren looks like he was on the losing end
of a battle royale. |
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| Wednesday,
February 17th, 2010
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Malin regularly falls asleep during
breastfeeding attempts. |
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Malin visits her brother in the NICU. |
| Soren doing his best Zoolander
impersonation. We don't know if he was going for Le
Tigre or Blue Steel. |
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| Mommy has her first visit with Soren in
the NICU. |
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She missed him very much while he was
recovering. |
| She was very happy to see that her little
boy was making a speedy recovery. |
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Nina gazes upon her beautiful little
girl. |
| One of our favorite preemie outfits for
Malin due to the adorable bunny feet. |
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Grandma Mary Gray visits her
grandchildren in the NICU. |
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She was eager to spend time with Soren
and was very worried about him being alone in the nursery. |
| Nina's father, John, came to visit Soren
in the NICU as well. |
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| Thursday,
February 18, 2010
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| Malin takes a nap in her adorable giraffe
hat, painted by the NICU staff. Both Malin and Soren
received giraffe hats. Malin's giraffe has a pink bow
and Soren's has a blue bow. The hats are Nina's
favorite memento from the big day. |
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| Nina focused on her motherly task. |
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We don't know if the twins look more like
Chris or Nina but they definitely look like each other
because we honestly don't know which baby this is. |
| We're pretty sure it's Malin due to her
tiny little head. |
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Soren gazes intently at his Mommy. |
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Daddy does an excellent job at burping. |
| He had to teach everybody else how to do
it right because he's not afraid to put some muscle behind
his pats. |
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Nina gives Soren a burp. |
| Soren, trying to eat his washcloth.
What can we say, the boy likes to eat. |
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Daddy gives Malin some formula. |
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| Mommy and Daddy side by side, hard at
work, taking care of their beautiful twins. |
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| The twins finally get a good look at each
other. Soren does not look impressed. |
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In the last days of Nina's pregnancy,
Soren turned head down and attempted to push Malin out of
the way. He was on a mission to become "baby A" and be
the first born but Malin wasn't having it. |
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Our wonderful OB, Dr. Loralie Moeller,
spends some time with the twins. |
| She did a great job bringing our twins
safely into the world for which we can't thank her enough. |
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The twins have their first snuggle
together in Grandma's lap. |
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The twins show off their matching giraffe
hats. |
| Friday, February
19th, 2010
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Nina enjoys a snuggle with both of her
precious babies. |
| Saturday,
February 21st, 2010
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| Soren took to the pacifier right away.
He loves to suck. |
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Soren doing his impression of Rodin's
sculpture of The Thinker. |
| Nina and the twins get a visit from
Nina's beloved acupuncturist, Deborah. She helped Nina
stay calm and relaxed during the pregnancy. |
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In addition to Deborah, we also got
visits from our friends Ashley & Sterling, and Nina's friend
Lena...sadly, we forgot to take pictures of them. |
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| This is the winning photo we chose for
the twins official birth announcement. The twins
birthdate of February 16th, happens to be the same as their
great-great-grandmother, Ladye Zilpha. |
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| Malin cracking a little smile in her
sleep. |
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| ROARRRRRR!! |
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