Happy Due Date Baby Girls!

We've reached their due date!!!  Although they are 7 (!) weeks old, their due date was officially today, Dec. 16.  (It had changed to 12/12/12 due to the size of the ***baby*** at my 2nd ultrasound, but then moved back to the 16th once we all found out it was actually twins!)  Before they were born, I was told that they would probably not leave the hospital until their due date, but we have been so lucky and blessed!!!  It is amazing to be at this date and to have had both of my sweet baby girls here at home with me for the past month.

(aren't their hats so cute?! thanks, Marj!) :)

Stella and Lucia are wonderful and happy babies.  They really only get fussy when they are hungry or because of their reflux, when milk comes out of their noses.  It is so sad to see. :(  They are having more and more alert times, and are getting stronger lifting their heads back when they are on their tummies.  I finished the last of the preemie diapers, and I think that we are ready to head on to newborn size.  Last week, Stella weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces and Lulu was 5 pounds, 13 ounces.  We will see the doctor again for their 2 month check up.

Stella has developed a little birthmark over her right eye, which makes it much easier to tell them apart.  Kenny is so thankful!

Talia and Giana seem to have adjusted well to their new sisters--readily happy to help and there are a lot of hugs and kisses going around!  We've had some really wonderful moments with all 4 of them.  So nice!!!

Here are some close ups that I took of my little Lulu:

 And here's a few of my sweet Stella:

The babies are the softest, cutest, tiniest things and I am so thankful for them and for what the journey has taught us.  Each and every time I hold them I still cannot believe this happened to me, that my body created them, that God chose us, and that I have twins!!! I am so excited and thankful for my life with the twins, and with all my girls! I look forward to watching them grow and spending every day loving them.  I look forward to sleeping through the night again too!

I will try to update more frequently...but no promises! :)