twins

quick pics

its way past my bedtime but i wanted you all to see some pics of the little bear today.

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and video of how strong he is at 5 days old :)




julie thinks he has big hands so i took this pic-
hmm he DOES have some long fingers julie!


i am in love.

who's that baby?

which is madeline and which is bennett?






which is which?

Update Day 2

Bennett is officially 2 days old at 12:35 today.
We came home yesterday at lunchtime- working on a 24 hour turnaround but they wouldnt discharge us till the vampires came and took his blood for the newborn screen. Nevertheless, we got to have our afternoon at home in the warm sunshine of our house, homecooked dinner and a few hours of sleep in our own beds!
Madeline is thrilled to have us all home and takes every opportunity to kiss her little brother.

Here are a few pics
Bennett is sleeping like a champ (ok he is not even two days old yet) and we think he may have some serious milk from mom soon so we anticipate a few days without much sleep at all as it comes in and he starts to fill up.

On his way home from the hospital!

Home at last!

Sibling love


If we have not returned your calls or messages, Im so sorry- we are juggling it all still and hope to talk with you soon.
Much love
The Manns
Don, Ashia, Madeline and Bennett!

Not Yet

No baby boy yet.
Which is normal.. In fact it is more abnormal to have had a baby by his due date. Approx 75% of moms dont deliver till after the EDD.

So... what that simply means is, this baby is growing and happy to be where he is for now. We are certainly in no hurry to have him arrive before he decides he is ready to be here. Although, of course we are so excited to meet him and mom's belly is growing and growing...
Everyone is perfectly healthy and happy and we intend to keep it that way :)

Anyway, we thank you all for checking in with us but we have no news to share as of yet and we PROMISE to post on the blog and send a few emails and phone calls when the big day comes.

much love
xoxo

Belly pics int and ext

We realize that you have all been asking to see these and we have not been diligent in uploading them so here is a quick video showing the new pics we got 3 wks ago from the ultrasound. Of course I have gained 8 lbs since then and am measuring 3cm bigger (a huge leap in maternity counts) so he is probably like 4 ft 10 now for all we know ;)


Madeline giving big kisses to her baby brother.