Welcome To The World Bernadette and Timothy!

Bernadette Grace and Timothy Marc Kirkland were welcomed into this world on July 7, 2010 at 9:55 and 9:56 am via C-section. She was 5 lbs 7 oz and 17.5 inches long (but I think that is wrong since he pediatrician measured her at 19 inches long 5 days later. I am going to say she was really 18.5 inches long or longer at birth) while he was 6 lbs 10 oz and 19.25 inches long. The sono tech was pretty close with Timothy, but way off with Bernadette. The Delivery went really well and there were no complications with mommy or babies. I will say however, getting the epidural this time was the most painful part. Apparently my spine was crooked from carrying the twins and it was really hard for the Dr. to get the epidural in. I swear he tried like 3 times and it felt like he had to hammer it in. The main point is that it worked when it needed to. :) I will say that so far my C-section recovery has been smoother than my vaginal birth before. I am/was in a lot less pain this time.

The babies are doing great! They are really good babies and hardly cry and for the most part sleep at the same time. Nursing is going good as well, no problems there. Andrew has been such a great big brother! He tells me all the time that he loves his babies. The funny thing is that before they were born he would tell me that the boy was his and the girl was mine. He has now changed his mind and tells me "I like my sister best because she is so cute. You can like my brother best because he is so handsome.". I will try and update an Andrew Anecdotes soon with his first reactions to the babies and all the funny things he said in the hospital.

39 weeks the night before the C-section

Bernadette and Timothy

The first picture of the Kirkland Family of 5

I tried to get a picture of him sucking on her finger

but just as I took it they moved. It is still

a cute picture though.

I had these super cute shirts made for them with their names

it. Andrew's says "I'm the Big Brother Xs 2 (in the star)"