Sunday, January 17, 2010

Babies

Our little (and I mean little) baby boys were born today. Christian Edward (formerly known as Baby A) weighed in at 4 lbs 10 ounces and measured 17 1/2 inches. He came out screaming and has been termed "fiesty" by his nurse. William Robert weighed in at a paltry 4 lbs 2 ounces but measured a respectable 17 1/2 inches. He has been quiet and easy going thus far. He was so easy going that he didn't even bother breathing right away. The doctors got the gunk out of his lungs and he is now breathing just fine. Christian is breathing on his own but needs a little bit of positive pressure to keep his airway open (hence the tubes). He does not like the tubes up his nose I am told. The boys will likely spend the next few days in the NICU to make sure they have the basics down (eating, breathing, etc.).

Laura is doing well. She was resting in recovery when the nurses kicked me out.


William Hanging Out


William Again


Christian


Christian with his breathing aparatus.

15 comments:

ashleyboice said...

oh my gosh...I am freaking out. I am so happy for you!!!!n You guys now have as many kids as I do. Awesome. I wish so bad I could be there. They look a lot the same (from what I can see) what do you think?? I love you so much Laura....CONGRATS!

Shaila Lou said...

Mike, I am so impressed with your skills. Keeping the grandma's up to date with texts, phone calls and pictures, and now a blog post on top of that! I am such a proud Auntie right now! Christian and William are adorable. I can't even imagine how little they are! I so wish I could be there to hold them and cuddle them and just help out!

It's still hard to believe they are already here! I'm so glad that things have gone smoothly and that Laura is doing well. Sounds like some perfect timing. We love you guys and hope things continue to go well.

Stephanie said...

We are so happy for you all and can't wait to meet the newest Harris cousins. Nathan is so excited to have a couple of more boys around.

Adri said...

Congrats! So excited and happy for you guys! They are adorable!! And, of course, I love the name William. :) Good luck with everything!

Mikelle said...

Hooray!!! I'm so happy for you guys! Those boys are absolutely handsome, tubes and all! I'm loving their names (however, Cookie and Tootie were really growing on me:)! Good luck guys!

Stacy said...

Mikelle loves your babies too, but that last comment was from me. :)

raedragon said...

Sweet!! I am so glad they are here and everyone is well! The look precious. Take care and keep posting.

nelliebrooke said...

WaHoo!!!! Congratulations Harris Family! We are so happy for you guys. They are precious! Love the names! Wish we could be there to help...(((:::

Melissa B. said...

Hey!!! I am so excited. Congrats, I hope you all recover well. I wish I could come see those sweet babies. Keep posting.

Robin said...

Congratulations!! I'm glad to know everyone is doing well. How early are the babies? I would have never guessed back in the days at College Terrace that Laura Hardy would have twins. That's awesome- congrats guys!

Samantha said...

Oh my goodness! Laura I am so happy for you and glad that everything went okay and that the babies are here safe. I can't wait to hear all about it!

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tiff said...

Wow! I was so surprised when I heard the news. I am so glad they are healthy and so big! I can't wait to see more pitures.

Anya said...

So exciting!
Good luck with those cute boys.

Douglas and Connie Jones Earl said...

We are so excited for you. Now the fun begins!