A little early, but all's well.

Sabine Marie and Daria Peyt were born New Year's Eve at 5:29 and 5:30 respectively. They didn't quite make it to 35 weeks so they will be staying in the NICU until they reach some key milestones. But, they are healthy and beautiful, and they have some of the proudest parents around. Sabine weighed in at 4 lbs 14.5 oz and Daria was 4 lbs 1.4 oz. Both girls are 18 inches long.

Erin is recovering from her surprise labor and unexpected c-section, and I am still shocked at how tough that woman is (and most women are: credit where it's due). Several nurses also mentioned how meticulous she was with keeping up with schedules and meds, etc. I'm not sure they appreciated it so much, but even full of drugs she kept reminding them of which steps she was expecting and decisions that had to be made about procedures before she was even asked. I guess it comes from reading practically every book available.

We are able to stay in parenting rooms at the hospital, and will be there as often as possible until the girls can come home. Hopefully, that will be sooner than later.