Quick snapshots from today ...

It is COLD here. Not cold. COLD. As in -26 F when we got up today. Add in the wind chill and it is COLD.

Because of the cold, MOPS was canceled. So we've been bopping around the house today. I need to leave my camera sit out more, as a reminder to take photos of this:



This is how I found them when I checked on them in the pack and play after breakfast. Awww.

And this. Could her eyelashes be any longer? No mascara for this girl (when she's older, of course). She was lucky enough to get her daddy's eyelashes instead of mine.



In other news, Griffin and I have discovered why Bob is in love with the Swiffer Wet Jet. Look out, dirty floors. :-)

More photos.

I tried to get some shots of the boys this morning. Newborns are supposed to sleep. But my boys are too curious and things just didn't work like I was hoping.

Fortunately, I can try again tomorrow if I want. :-)

We cut off the last of the hospital bracelets. I'm worried that I'll get the babies confused, so we tattooed Max's foot. Isn't he cool?



Babies in a basket.



Holden thought Maddox's hand tasted better than his.



And last but not least, a pile of sleeping babies. Everyone say AWWWWWW.

A few more pictures ...

This is how Bob and I looked just before Holden was born. Twins are delivered in the OR - hospital policy - so Bob was in full scrubs. Cute, eh? And I got to wear the shower cap. Of course, at this point I was fully "epiduraled" and feeling no pain. I could have been wearing absolutely nothing and probably wouldn't have cared - ha!



This is Bob with Holden (I think), just after we were all back in my room. Bob and Holden had to leave during the c-section, so we didn't get to all meet again until I was out of the OR. I'm pretty sure one of the nurses had grabbed the camera at this point. Isn't this just too sweet? Such a good daddy.



My parents watched the kids while I was in the hospital. They also got in as much baby time as possible. Dad is so much more comfortable holding babies than he used to be. It's really cool to watch. Dad has Holden, and Mom has Maddox in this picture. I think Mom has some photos of Ruth holding the boys in the hospital room. I wasn't up to taking any photos at that point, but I'll try to get copies and post them.



The color on this is totally out of whack because of the funky hospital lights, but I think it is still an adorable photo. :-) My boys ... just before we left the hospital.



That's it for now. I'm going to try to take some GOOD photos tomorrow or Wednesday so I can work on birth announcements.

In other baby news, we had a checkup today. The boys have started regaining weight and were both 6 lb, 10 oz this afternoon. How cool that they are still the same weight, eh?

Meet Holden & Maddox

Born 12.31.08. Each boy weighed 7 lb, 3 oz.

We are all doing well. I'm a little sore, since Holden came naturally but Maddox required an emergency c-section. Ouch.

Their full names are Holden Carl (Carl for my grandpa that passed away last summer) and Maddox Darwin (for my other grandpa). We plan on calling Maddox "Max" - any of you that know us know we always nickname the kids. This one will just make sense. :-)

There will obviously be more photos when mama gets more mobile. Until then, here are a few from the hospital.

The other kids are doing well, too. Griffin has decided Max is his favorite (probably because I told him that Max looks like him). Noah thinks that adults find babies too interesting, since all they do is poop and pee and eat and sleep - he does have a point. And Quinn seemed to really notice them today for the first time, which was fun.

They also made it here before Grandma Ruth had to leave to go back to NY - barely. They arrive Wednesday morning and she flew out Thursday afternoon. Like true Lessingers, they cut it close. Hee hee! Grandma and Grandpa T. have met them and are getting in plenty of quality holding time. The extra hands have been a blessing - the birth process took a lot more out of me than I expected.

Have a great new year, everyone!