Babies

It has been a while since we have updated the blog, but we have been a little busy. the babies are now 3 weeks old. they are both still in the NICU, but they are doing so good. they are eating most of the feedings either breastfeeding or bottle feeding. they are both gaining weight. ella is at 3lb 9oz madelyn is at 3lbs 7 oz. they are beginning to wake up more for feedings. they are perfect gifts from God. it is so amazing to just watch them. they comfort each other so much. Madelyn will be fussy and Ella will reach over and touch her and Madelyn will calm down. they are miracles!! we are hoping that we will get to bring them home in about 1-2 weeks. Please comtinue to pray for these special babies!! in the pictures Madelyn is in the left and ella on the right!! so beautiful!!

Mother's and Father's Day Presents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello everyone, Well the day has finally come, we are the proud parents of two little girls. That is we became the parents yesterday afternoon. Just so that everyone understands why our bundles of joy are here so early, I will explain. Friday night about 8:00, we started to notice that Ella, (aka: Baby B), was not doing very well. She was dropping her heart rate into a range that was not good for her. The doctors were notified and the decision was made to watch the girls all night long. Well at about 2:30 in the morning Ella decided that she wanted to drop her heart rate three or four times fairly close to each other. The decision was then made to move Lynette to labor and delivery so that we were closer if the need arised. May 5th, 2007 at about 11:00, the need arised. The doctors spoke with us and the decision was made to take the babies for their safety and Lynette's. The girls were born at 12:12 and 12:13. Madelyn was born first. She tipped the scales at 3 pounds 3 ounces and 16 1/4 inches long. Ella however was 16 inches long and weighed in at 3 pounds 3 ounces. Both girls due to their being early needed to go to the NICU and be placed under oxygen tents to supply them with additional oxygen. Not really all that bad for 32 week twins. Today the girls are doing even better. Both girls are now feeding with a feeding tube. They are too young to feed with a bottle right now. Both girls are also on room air and doing quite well. Lynette and I have gotten to hold the girls three times today, and it is so special being able to hold your own babies. We will continue to keep everyone up to date on the status of the girls through email and our blog site. But for the time being here are some pictures of the Reeves' twins.

The pictures above are of the girls and their proud parents. Madelyn is the young lady in green and in her momma's arms. Ella is in pink and sporting her first Aggie ring with Dad.

I hope that everyone enjoys these pictures. Stay tuned for more exciting pictures to come. God will continue to bless us and the girls, and our prayer is that he will continue to watch over and help the girls and their parents through the next couple of weeks and months to come.

2weeks 4 days

It has been 2 weeks and 4 days since we were admitted to the hospital and we are still here. It is getting hard still being here, but the babies are where they need to be and are still growing. both look really good both are over 3 lbs now. I am 32 weeks 2 days. we still need some more time before they get here. my cervix continues to shorten. it is now 1 cm. today they gave me a booster steroid shot for the babies lungs. I am still having contractions but they are keeping them under control. so it is still day by day. we just continue to pray for healthy babies. I know God is taking care of them. He is taking care of me and Shawn as well.