Precious Gift

We are blessed to have two healthy beautiful girls.

Grandma Jutras

Laurie's mom, Cheryl Jutras, was able to fly out from Colorado Springs for the birth of our baby girls. She came out on the 9th of October convinced that they would be born some time the next week. The girls tested her patience by making her wait until the end of the following week. We are all so glad she was able to make the trip to share in this wonderful occasion.

Pictures of the Girls!

To those of you waiting eagerly for more pictures of the girls, I apologize. I don't even have a good reason for taking so long to post this. It's not like I've wasted time sleeping when I could be uploading. Even the 6 minutes of sleep I've had since the kiddos were born were spent doing other things. I woke up last night with Laurie asking me why we had one of the girls in bed with us. I said I didn't know. She said "do you have her"? I said I couldn't find her head. Turns out I was trying (in my sleep) to pick up one corner of our comforter that roughly resembled a swadled baby.

You might ask: "Joe, why did you mistake a lumpy comforter for one of your girls, even in your sleep? Do they look like lumpy comforters?"

I would reply: "No excuse Sir/Ma'am", "No", and "Here's proof"

Here are some pictures of the girls not looking like lumpy comforters.



Three generations of Jutras women/pumpkins

Smiling grandmas and screaming pumpkins

Bethany peeks out of her Halloween costume

Melody is trying to decide whether to be a pumpkin or a pirate

Miss Melody has made good use of her gorgeous eyes and has correctly identified her hand

Bethany getting dressed

Tired mama and girls enjoy a few winks

And me - words can't describe this feeling - nor can they describe the color of those scrubs (seriously, don't say red, you'd have to see them in person)

Here's a bonus video for you. This is the girls at an hour old or two. People keep asking if we can tell them apart. This will give you a good idea of how. Melody scowls, and keeps her lower lip sucked in. Also, she has more hair than Bethany, though you won't see it in this video.

Laurie said it best: "Joe, we make great kids!"

Enjoy

Family - Isn't it about...time?

Friends and family, may we present:

Melody Nicole and Bethany Anne Hinson (L to R)
Born 23 Oct 2009
6lbs 6oz and 5lbs 13oz


Mom and babies are all very healthy and will be home in a few days. We couldn't be happier!

More information and pictures to come.

The Not-So-Square Dance on the Farm

Well, it's been a long week waiting for the twins' arrival. Laurie is now to the point of discomfort that we're probably loosing as much sleep as we would if the kiddos were already here.

We decided to go to a local park on Saturday, both to take in the fall colors and to get Laurie walking around in hopes of inducing some contractions.

The park is one of those living museums - a working Ohio farm kept perpetually in a bygone era - something around the 1880's. (I wonder if they have a trained midwife on hand?) It's the same park where Laurie had her baby shower, but Laurie's mom had never been there, and Joe's mom had never seen the farm part of it.

Some of the trees were at their peak. Here's a quick few of the pictures we took:



Laurie takes a break from plowing the fields





A quiet moment by the chicken coop.



The buggy ride we turned down.

Bridging generations (trust us, they're standing on a bridge)

For your amusement, try and find all 5 sheep in the picture above

Okay, there were only 4 sheep in that picture. If you're reading this, we're glad you decided to move on.

The final pictures are the best. We asked Laurie what she would do if her water broke right there on the farm. The answer is below:

Brilliant!!

Well, still no babies. We're still waiting, and waiting...

Belly Full Of Girls