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...