Still here!

We are still here! We are so happy and everything is going well, but we are totally exhausted! My brother is here helping out, but even with 3 of us, it is difficult to find time to do anything.  I haven't had the opportunity to update the blog, or even take many pictures, but I'm going to try to be better in the coming weeks.  I am planning on password protecting this site after this entry because I am going to be posting pictures soon. Just e-mail me if you want the password.

THEY ARE HERE!!!

Our two little miracles arrived yesterday via c-section at 1:11 p.m. and 1:12 p.m. Cooper Bradley Creech was 5 lbs 15 oz and 18 1/2 inches long and Isabella Grace Creech was 5 lb 12 oz and 17 1/2 inches long. Both babies and Trisha are doing wonderfully! Since I am not comfortable posting actual pictures of the babies on the internet, I am choosing to password protect this website. If you are a family member or friend and wish to continue to follow this blog, please email me at alnewton75@hotmail.com for the password.  Thanks so much to everyone for your continued encouragement and support over these past 4 years!

HOUSTON...WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!

This is a guest post written by Nate

This morning I awoke before 4 am, eager in anticipation of the events that would unfold today.  The room was dark, Amanda lay silent, engulfed in an Ambien induced slumber.  The night before we spent the entire evening packing and preparing for the arrival of Cooper and Isabella.  Amanda and I could not believe that we were at the end of a long and bumpy road to parenthood.   The emotions ebbed between excitement and fear.  Mostly fear from my side of the discussion.  As the night rolled on, it became apparent that neither one of us were going to get much sleep.  Amanda and I approached this dilemma in vastly different ways.  I used my tried and true technique of letting my head hit the pillow.  I am told it took longer than normal and I was asleep in 2 minutes.  Amanda apparently tossed and turned, playing out every potential catastrophe that could happen today. At some point after midnight, she succombed to the desire to get at least one last night of sleep...Ambien enter stage left.

Fast forward a brief four hours.  I lay in bed wide awake, contemplating how today would  unfold.  It is hard to comprehend the fact that by the time the sun sets today I will be a father.  Until now, the countless IVF's and the majority of the surrogate pregnancy has been mostly theoretical for me.  I have not had the constant reminder of a pregnant wife or the endless doctors appointments.  Now that the day is upon us, the reality that our life will never be the same is sinking in.

By 6:30 this morning, we were up and in the car with Trisha on the way to the hospital.  Our plan was to arrive by 7:30 to start the induction and have the twins early this afternoon.  Like all well laid plans, our changed by about 7:45.  It seems Isabella had a different plan. Sometime during the night she managed to flip around again to the breech position.  This, of course, ruled out our plan for a natural birth and reversed our course back to a c-section birth.  After a moment of disappointment by everyone, we regrouped and are now planning on going to the operating room at 1:00 PM CST.  Until then, we are enjoying the fine hospitality of the St. Lukes Hospital.

Here are some pics of us waiting patiently...

HOUSTON.....WE HAVE LIFT OFF!! (Well, sort of!)

We had our weekly doctor's appointment today and had decided to attempt to proceed with a natural delivery, since both babies are head down.  We expected to have to beg for an induction for Friday, instead of waiting until Monday. However, our wonderful nurse practitioner checked Trisha and said that she is 3 cm dilated and ~75% effaced. So, she said, "Let me talk to Dr. Gibbs" and a few minutes later came back and told us we are scheduled for induction tomorrow! WHAT? TOMORROW YOU SAY??? YAY!!!! So, we are to report to L&D at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning for induction. Nate and I both left excited and I was feeling a bit nauseous! After all this time, I can't believe we are going to meet our babies tomorrow! Amazing! The hospital has WiFi, so I will try to update the blog as the day goes on and hopefully we will have an uneventful natural birth without any surprises! I just ask if you know us in real life, please don't post anything about our babies birth or surrogate on facebook.  There are some things we would like to keep private.  Well, now I'm off to bed so I can lie there and obsess about all the things that could go wrong tomorrow. I know, I have issues! : )