Tooties in Bathing Suits & Flip Flops

The girls really liked their bathing suits & flip flops. Aren't they so cute?

Sidney Jess' Easter Basket

Not only did I get the twinkies some outfits, I also got them some stuffed animals. A cat & dog. Some lady in the mall sells the Beanie Babies at a good price & I think they make great gifts for our little girls. Got Shelby a dolphin & Samantha a flamingo for Christmas from there. They sleep with them at night. Cute. Grandma Bonnie & Grandpa Chuck (Eddie's parents) also sent all the girls Easter gifts. The twinkies got identical Easter baskets & bunnies. The tooties (Shelby & Samantha) got Easter hats, new hair brushes, and jewlery.

Sarah Bess' Easter Basket

Samantha was also hoping the Easter Bunny would get the twins some outfits so naturally he did. We plan on trying to dress Sarah Bess in green and then Sidney Jess in any other color. I realize that will not always work, but we are going to try and use that as one indicator to tell them apart. We have only bought a couple of outfits & we may get outfits that are the same or similar, but we buy them in different colors. Sarah got two new dresses and some onesies. One of the onsies is for the 4th of July. Wonder if they will be here in time for the 4th. It will be close. I actually got those outfits before we knew there was a membrane. If there had not been a membrane, they would have for sure been here for the 4th.

Easter 2007

I believe the girls enjoyed Easter this year even though we did not get to spend it with family and friends. Shelby and Samantha actually got up earlier for Easter than they did for Christmas. They love Easter. They were up before the sun could come out & Eddie told them to go back to bed. We woke up about one hour later. The girls got new bathing suits, flip flops, and two summer outfits.

Introducing: Sarah Wilke

Sarah is in the correct position. She is "Baby A" and will be the first of the twins to be born. This is another good shot from the OSU Perinatal unit in downtown Columbus OH. Welcome to the family Sarah and Sidney!

Introducing: Sidney Wilke

Sidney is "Baby B" because she will be born last. Right now she is breech but when Sarah is born she should turn and within a few minutes will be out to meet her new family. The Ultrasounds at OSU Perinatal are high resolution to help determine things like the dividing wall (membrane) they found between the babies so these are some really good shots of the new twins.

Great news this week

When we first went for our ultrasound it was determined that we were pregnant with Mono /Mono twins. That means they shared she same sac inside and their two cords could become entangled and several other problems could arise. We went to a high risk specialist in Columbus Ohio and found that they were not mono/mono. Instead they are mono/di which means they share the same placenta (food supply) but are in separate sacs so there is no danger of cord entanglement. This is a huge relief for us because had they been mono/mono Jessica would have been hospitalized for the rest of the pregnancy. It looks like everything is going to be good now and we thank everyone for the prayers and support the past few weeks.

Twinkies

We had a nickname picked out for the new baby until we found out that the new baby was first of all a girl and not a boy and then second of all the baby was two babies and not one. So we were thinking that maybe the Twinkie nickname might stick.