The Birth of Jaime and Autumn It was a bitter cold winter day in January 1999 when I arrived at the hospital to be induced. Nine months prior to this day I found out that I was pregnant with twins. When twins are in utero they are known as baby “A” and baby “B”. On that day I felt the same feelings that I was feeling on this day in January. I was scared, excited, nervous and happy all at the same time. My mom was by my side every step of the way and was excited to be going through this journey with me. I was grateful and still am. With all of these emotions I knew that the birth of my daughters was going to be a day that I would never forget. After I was admitted, the doctor wanted to do an ultra-sound to make sure that everything
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I could feel myself starting to relax a little. Then a second distinctly different cry and all of the panic went away. My babies were crying, alive and well! The anticipation of waiting to see them was unbearable! Finally, they came over with both of the girls and laid one on each side of me. My little Autumn Rose (baby “B”), and Jaime Lynn (baby “A”), were finally here and they were perfect. All I could do was cry. I was so happy and incredibly in love at first sight. I still remember everything about that moment when they gave them to me for the first time. The way they smelled, how warm they were, their soft skin, the sweet little noises they made. I didn’t want to ever let them go. All of the fear that I had felt earlier had disappeared like it never even existed and was replaced with pure happiness and wonder. When everything was all set in the operating room they took us back to our room. There, they had more grandparents, their dad, and an uncle anxiously waiting to see them. The visitors just kept coming too, friends and more extended family and everyone wanting their chance to hold both of them. Thank goodness the room was big and the staff was kind enough to not say anything about the amount of people in the
I could feel myself starting to relax a little. Then a second distinctly different cry and all of the panic went away. My babies were crying, alive and well! The anticipation of waiting to see them was unbearable! Finally, they came over with both of the girls and laid one on each side of me. My little Autumn Rose (baby “B”), and Jaime Lynn (baby “A”), were finally here and they were perfect. All I could do was cry. I was so happy and incredibly in love at first sight. I still remember everything about that moment when they gave them to me for the first time. The way they smelled, how warm they were, their soft skin, the sweet little noises they made. I didn’t want to ever let them go. All of the fear that I had felt earlier had disappeared like it never even existed and was replaced with pure happiness and wonder. When everything was all set in the operating room they took us back to our room. There, they had more grandparents, their dad, and an uncle anxiously waiting to see them. The visitors just kept coming too, friends and more extended family and everyone wanting their chance to hold both of them. Thank goodness the room was big and the staff was kind enough to not say anything about the amount of people in the