Those Were The Days ... A Very Pregnant Mama

January 25, 1989

Mama was ready to go to the hospital.

Yes.

Those are bright red maternity stretch pants.

This outfit was put on purely for the sake of

getting a better picture.  Mama did NOT

leave her house looking like this.  (smile)

In just 9 months ... 

Mama went from a 24" waist to a 48" waist.

While the doctors had been very concerned about a

premature birth, coming so soon after 3 other births,

"the twins" had no intention of joining the world

any earlier than they had to.

At 40 weeks, Mama finally made an appointment

to be induced (the 2nd of 5 inductions).

Papa & Mama wanted to be surprised,

so they hadn't allowed the doctors to tell them

whether Baby A and Baby B were boys or girls.

So, they had 3 sets of names picked out ...

2 girls

2 boys

1 girl & 1 boy

After a very short labor, and no pushing, Baby A

popped right out.  Carissa weighed in at 7 lb. 2 oz.

Then, after unsuccessfully trying to turn Baby B around,

the doctors pulled her out by her feet.

Lindsey weighed in at 8 lb. 3 oz.

Notice the pretty nightgown?

Mama still has it.  And, it's still pretty.

But, Papa bought Mama 2 sets of pjs for Christmas and said,

"It is time to throw away the old ones."

So sad.

Yes.

Mama was carrying 15 lb. 5 oz. of baby.

While we were excited to welcome the girls to our 

family, we were a bit apprehensive of how, exactly, 

we were going to survive ...

Daily Life with 5 kids under 5 years old.

(Gregg was 4, Cassie was 3, and Jeremiah turned 2 

just 5 days before the girls were born.)

But ... 

the Lord had a plan.

We not only survived, 

but we truly LOVED

the years where our house 

was FULL of the Little Ones.

Those were the days ...

Happy 23rd Birthday

Carissa & Lindsey!