Thursday, December 11, 2008

Santa came a little early... :)

Introducing....

Cooper Thomas
8:04 pm
5 lbs. 6 ozs.
19 inches long

and

Hadley Owen
8:11 (i think)
4 lbs. 13 ozs.
18 inches long

Mary Kate had a doctor's appt. today and she went into labor. I will let her tell the whole story. The babies are doing good. Cooper is having a little bit of trouble with grunting. They are watching him closely. He is breathing room air. Hopefully he will get better really quick. Little miss Hadley is breathing great. She was sucking on her paci really hard. When I left Mary Kate and Michael were just getting to hold Hadley. They are absolutely precious! I think they look really different from each other. But they will look totally different tomorrow. You know how much they change day to day! Well here is the long awaited proof of faith. I love you Michael and Mary Kate. We all are so proud of you "4"!














cutest foot in the world!

55 comments:

Jill said...

Oh my goodness, Mary Kate....they are beautiful!! And can I just say, you look FABULOUS for just having two babies!

The pics are awesome...thank you for sharing.

Congratulations, you guys!!

mumameee said...

Fantastic!! God Bless you all xox Congratulations

Janet said...

Whoo Hoo!!! CONGRATULATIONS with extra special hugs from South Africa! Wonderful news! Your'e going to have the VERY best Christmas!!

Lianna Knight said...

SO SO SO very happy for both of you! I had tears in my eyes when I read this post...they are so very precious!!! And I know how long you've waited for these precious babies...God does answer prayers.

Robyn Beele said...

Congratulations!!! I am so happy everyone is doing well.

Gigi said...

De-lurking to say congratulations! The babies are precious, SO precious. Mary Kate and Michael, enjoy this special time! Is anything sweeter than a new baby? Yes- a new baby times two.

Kelly said...

Oh MY Goodness!!!!
Congratualtions!!!!!! They look just wonderful! Can't wait to see more and more pictures! Glad you are all doing okay!

Sarah said...

Congratulations, Mary Kate! They are beautiful! Praying for the health of those babies and that they will get to be at home to celebrate their first Christmas!!

Anonymous said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! They are beautiful and you all look so great as a family. I'm praying for all of you!! Please keep us posted.

Will,Laurie,Brock said...

Oh my goodness, Congrats you guys! What a journey, right? I am so happy for you all! Yes, I am sitting here crying over you post...so touching. What a wonderful Christmas...Two beautiful, healthy babies!

Lisa said...

Indeed God sent you those beautiful babies right before Christmas! What a beautiful gift. I tell my husband all the time that I don't need any other gifts because I have my little IVF Baby... now granted he came on Jan 6th, but still it has just been the best gift ever even 2 years later. CONGRATS to you both. They are absolutely precious!!

Heather said...

O my goodness! Congratulations! They are absolutely perfect! I'm so happy for you both. Praying that everyone continues to do well and that your babies come home quickly!

Jen said...

Omigosh, omigosh, omigosh!!!! I'm so glad I'm up early checking this!!! I knew immediately from the title of the post that something BIG had happened! Sooooooo happy to see this day and that everything went so smoothly! Can't wait for Caroline to meet her new twin-friends!

Mary Kate, I can hardly believe it's been a whole year since we "met" over IVF phone conversations. It feels like just yesterday that you stopped by to borrow a vial of progesterone (yucky stuff). What a year we have ALL had!

God bless you and your "new" family!

Kelly said...

Congratulations! They are precious. And you look to good to have just deleivered 2 babies!

Amy and Jerry said...

Congratulations! Your babies are beautiful, and you look fabulous Mary Kate! God is amazing, and your sweet little miracles are proof of that. God Bless you all!

Verna said...

Congradulations! Very sweet, both of them.
Perhaps they wanted to make sure you could claim them on your taxes this year and not wait till next year. Glad everybody is okay.

Samantha said...

Congratulations! I am due January 18th, like you were and have been following your story! I can't believe your babies are already here!

Best of luck in your recovery and God bless this Christmas season!

Anonymous said...

How exciting!!! They are both beautiful! Congratulations!!

Our Blessed Family said...

When I got your text last night I cried! I cried again when I saw the pictures! Thanks MB for posting pictures! Jade and Kamden got up this morning and I told them both. They both were ready to get dressed and come see them! I let them look at the pictures!

I am so glad everything is going well! I can not wait to get up there and see your beauties! I want to hear how amazing it was to see them for the first time! We love you Mary Kate, Michael, and finally Cooper & Hadley!!!
Jessica

Becca said...

Praise God! This is awesome new to wake up to. So glad everything is going well. What precious babies!

Anonymous said...

MARYKATE WAY TO GO OH HOW THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU AND MICHAEL WE LOVE YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE PICS
MISS YOU LOVE YOU
DEVRRY, BYRON AND BROCK

the alder boys said...

Oh they are beautiful and I am so happy for you all! It is wild how similar our stories were! Congratulations!!!!!!!!

Harris Boys said...

OH.MY.GOSH!!!! COngrats and welcome to the world Cooper and Hadley!

Double Blessings! Let the fun begin

Erin said...

how exciting and congrats!! What a great early Christmas present! Now you have sweet babies that will be home with you on christmas!

Congrats!

The Allens said...

It's so wonderful that they are here and doing well!

Heather said...

YAY! So glad all is well. I will see you and those sweet babies tonight!!!!! I am so happy for you and Michael!

The Couch Family said...

well, I was awaken this morning at 6:45 with a text message from Jessica Meinardus saying that the babies were here!!!!!!!!! It is 6:57 and I am sitting in front of my computer bawling like a baby. The Lord is truly amazing. I can not tell you how happy I am for your new little family. What a Christmas blessing!!!!! Good Luck throughout your hospital stay and God Bless!! Ill be thinking about you guys and praying for you!!!

Amy said...

Oh, what sweet and perfect presents! CONGRATULATIONS!!

You are all in my prayers!

Matt Locke said...

Now you have your Christmas gifts, the greatest gifts there is in the world. This will be a year you will never forget. We love you.

Love
Matt, Erica, Tyler, & Jacob Locke

Anonymous said...

How Awesome is our God! Congratulations on the arrival of your twins. They are so precious and beautiful!

Jenna said...

Wow! Congratulations! They are so beautiful!!!

Laura said...

Congrats Mary Kate and Michael!!! What a wonderful pair of Christmas gifts. Can't wait to see more pictures.

me said...

congratulations mary kate! they are adorable and you look absolutely wonderful! good job keeping those babies in there so long! have fun!

The Drama Mama said...

I found you through statcounter and had to "show myself" and leave a comment. Are you kidding me?! You go to a Christmas party and BAM those babies are here! :) They are absolutely beautiful!!! And look at YOU...did you really just have babies and you look that good?...that's just wrong!

Praying for the four of you!

Sarah and Brad said...

Congratulations!!! The babies are beautiful! We can't wait to see more of them on the blog. Enjoy the heck out of this time...it goes by so quickly.

Anonymous said...

What a Beautiful Family! Congratulations! The best Christmas gifts ever! Mariah

kathryn said...

Congratulations! The babies are just beautiful. You have been in my thoughts and prayers lately. I read Mika Beth's blog and found your blog via her. I am so happy for you & can't wait to see these to cuties grow. God bless!

Samantha said...

Congratulations! I called Eric as soon as I got your text and we are both extrememly excited and happy for all four of you! The boys don't know yet, but they are going to be psyched!!!!! Hope all is well...we'll say a special prayer for Cooper. Take it easy and can't wait to see you all...what a Christmas gift! The Lord is good!

Danielle said...

Congratulations. I can't believe this day is finally here. I have been a "lurker" for a long time. What beautiful blessings God has given you. I pray they continue to get stronger and will be home soon.
God Bless you all!!!

Orianna Black said...

Congratulations! Now... that's a Christmas you will always remember,eh? Your little one are so beautiful!!!Praise the Lord for such a gift!!!

Rathi said...

Congratulations and what sweet pictures! What a wonderful way to spend Christmas and congrats again!

Jordan said...

Congratulations!
They're adorable =]

mommy2twindaughters said...

Congrats! The babies are beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! Grant and Jennifer Glover

The Campbells said...

congrats!

Jenna said...

Merry Christmas to you!!!!! They are BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations.

Adrienne said...

Congrats! They are so beautiful! Their weights are great! I am so thankful that they are healthy and finally here!! What a blessing!

Natalie said...

Congratulations on your sweet little family!! HOW AWESOME and you look FANTASTIC!!!

God is GOOD!

Annie said...

God bless your babies. They are precious. Definitely is your best gift of Christmas.

Bamawhitney said...

God Bless and Congratulations!

Bamawhitney said...

God Bless and Congratulations!

Jenifer said...

They are beautiful Mary Kate. Congratulations!

Anonymous said...

Congrats!!!

Megan said...

Oh I love the pics! Congrats Mom and Dad!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!!! They are soooo beautiful!!