Their Here...a few days earlier than planned!

Ashlyn Grace 4lb 10oz and Ellah Nicole 4lb arrived right before 11pm on November 11, 2008.

Ellah

I was checking the girls heart rates early in the evening on the 11th and both of them were fluctuating quite a bit. Usually when this would happen after about 10 minuets or so the heart rates would even out and this time they didn't. Brian and I decided that we should go to the hospital to get monitored.

Ashlyn

Once we got to the hospital and I was all hooked up to the monitors, it was me having the issues not the girls. I was having contractions about 5 minuets apart. The doctors decided to give me fluids to try and stop the contractions but they continued to get closer together. After they were were 1 minuet apart we decided to deliver the girls.

Both of the girls are healthy and doing great. Their cords were twisted together and there were not any knots. Ellah was born first at 10:55pm and Ashlyn followed at 10:56pm. We spent 3 days at Fairview Riverside and then the girls were transferred to Fairview Burnsville on Friday afternoon when I was released. I was able to ride along for their transfer.

Here is Ashlyn waiting for Ellah to join her in the bassinet for the ride!!

The first time that Ashlyn and Ellah had seen each other since delivery...they were very happy together. When we got to Burnsville they were laying with their heads together.