True Friends!!

I am so lucky to have friends who made the trip to Dallas with the sole purpose of helping me out with the twins! Kelly and Kamilah, THANK YOU!! It was unlike any of our other "girls" trips that we've done in the past. We pretty much only had time for the twins and didn't do much else, yet somehow we still laughed a ton and had the best time together!

Since I haven't had a chance to take the babies to get pictures yet Kelly, Kamilah, and I decided we would do our own little photo shoot. We are obviously not professionals, but we had lots of fun and got some cute shots!

Sleepy Boy!

Coen was not waking up for anything! That's okay, he's just as cute sleeping!

We're Surviving!

For those who have not heard from us lately, Yes - we are surviving! It has been crazy, to say the least. The days fly by and I am constantly surprised that another 3 hours has passed and it is time to feed the babies again. There are times of total chaos when all 3 kids are crying and need my attention and I feel overwhelmed and exhausted. There are also times when I feel like I have things under control,and I truly think that having twins is so much fun! I am amazed at how well Dresden has adjusted to it all. He is so sweet with the twins and has found ways to entertain himself and help out when I need him. I would not be surviving without my amazing husband! We make a good team, even with no sleep! He is up with the twins just as much as I am and with as little as 3 to 4 hours of sleep still goes to work for 15 hours!

I can't say "thank you" enough to neighbors, family, and friends who have helped out and offered their support, it's made all the difference in getting through these first few months!

First Mall Trip in the double stroller (a.k.a. -- the bus)

Coen (a.k.a -- Cocos or Coco Puff)

Ciena (a.k.a -- Ena)

Dresden has come up with his own names for the babies -- Cocos and Ena. They are so sweet!

Just in the neighborhood...

Imagine my surprise when my best friend, who lives in New York, calls one night and says she will be stopping by in a few hours! I didn't really believe it, but sure enough Kamilah and her sis Kijuana who were on a "road trip" to Arizona went out of their way to stop by and hang out in Dallas for a while!

Family to the Rescue!

Seriously, what would I do without my family! Having them here to help has been the only way Chad and I have managed! My mom was here for a month and my sister and niece were here for a week helping out! I don't know if they know how much it meant to us having them here! I am excited to have more visitors in the next few weeks -- the invitation is definitely open to anyone else wanting to come stay with the Whitney clan! Although please be advised it is no vacation (I gave up trying to convince my mom she was on vacation after the first couple of days). Once here there will be NO sleep and you will definitely be put to work!

TWO CUTE!

I have heard that twins love to be near each other and it really is true! They seem totally at peace when they are together. Coen came home with us on Friday and we were sad to leave his twin sister at the hospital, but she was not far behind and came home with us on Sunday. I love the picture on top because it was the first time we put them next to each other and Coen reached out as if to grab his twin sisters hand. They are SO sweet and we are having fun with them and love being home together!

GOING HOME!

DRESDEN HOLDS HIS BROTHER FOR THE FIRST TIME

THE TWINS HAVE ARRIVED!

I knew I was in love the first moment I saw my babies!

Coen Ray Whitney ~ born at 8:34 AM, 6 lbs. 18 in.

Ciena Jade Whitney ~ born at 8:35 AM, 5 lbs. 10 oz. 19 in.

They're here! The twins were born five weeks early on July 10, 2007. The day before I had gone in for my regular check up and my OB said I was in "silent" labor and was dialated to a 4 and my water was about to burst! He did not want my water to break at home because with Coen breach it could be dangerous for the twins, so the next day at 6 AM we arrived at the hospital for the C-section. I can't believe it's already been a week! I was discharged on the 4th day and Coen and Ciena are in the Special Care Nursery (nursery for premie's) for a few more days. Coen is the stronger of the two and is doing great with nursing and everything else. Ciena is such a fighter! She was in the NICU the first two days but is now doing fine and trying to keep up with her brother! They are such a blessing and I still can't believe they are really here! So far Coen looks like Chad and Ciena has a lot of me or my side of the family. They are both covered with black hair and are the cutest babies (of course this is coming from the bias opinion of their mom)! I'm just happy the journey has ended with healthy babies and can't wait to get them home with us! Thanks for all of the love and support we have received from family and friends!

DAY TWO!

If you can't tell, the top two pics are of Coen and the bottom two are Ciena

Are these babies for real?

Poor Dresden, this is him asleep in my hospital bed. He has been so patient with us taking trips back and forth to see the babies in the special care nursery. The nursery does not allow children to come in, so Dresden has not got to see the babies yet. He must be wondering if they are even for real!

RE-UNITED (and it feels so good)!

Finally, on the fourth day Ciena and Coen are re-united and next to eachother in the same nursery! Coen is on the left and Ciena on the right.

No Comments, PLEASE!

Frankly, I am sick of the comments from the general public! I should just wear a shirt that says, "It's Twins and I'm due any day!" I decided there are two different types of people -- those who blurt out "When are you due" as soon as they see me, and others who you know want to ask but they stare and wait for a while until they finally approach me with the questions. Then there are those off the wall comments that I don't know how to react to. The best (or worst) was this man who made an effort to cut in line behind me in the grocery store to comment, "Whoa - you must have been attacked by Bee's" to which I replied, "excuse me?" and he said, "you know, the BIRD'S and the BEE'S!" He thought his own comment was hilarious as he walked off laughing and I just gave a half smile. Another man (notice it's men who make the dumbest comments) stared at Dre and I as we sat in Subway eating our lunch. He finally approached and said, "So I guess your suitcase is in the car." I didn't get it at first, but then just smiled and said, "yep!"

Twin Baby Shower!

On Friday we received a big box on our door containing a "Surprise Baby Shower by Mail"! It came complete with decorations, dessert, presents, and a yellow ducky pinata! Thank you SO much to Chad's family for putting this together for us! We had a blast at our party and really appreciate all the gifts and your thoughtfulness. THANK YOU!!

We decorated the house just like it said to do in the instructions - Dre was SO excited!

Let's get this party started!

Dresden's "Freddie Dog" got a surprise -- a baby brother and sister!

The Loot! We got the best stuff and are SO grateful to Chad's family!!