My time in the hospital & conclusion...

As, I stated in my last post, I had a lovely, quiet few days in the hospital.
I did have some visitors. My husband and kids came back to visit me again in between Thanksgiving celebrations, and they did bring me some food :-)
I also had a sweet friend bring me a homemade piece of Pumpkin Pie (I am pretty sure that was my favorite part of being in the hospital on Thanksgiving). Thanks Friend!!!
My grandparents and parents also came to visit.
I don't know if I had mentioned this previously in my posts, but the biological mom of the babies and I share an aunt and uncle. That aunt and uncle and 2 of my cousins came to visit me, and the babies. I was also blessed with a visit from the mom's other aunt and her sister.
On Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), I was very blessed to have the opportunity to go to the nursery and see and even hold both of those adorable baby boys, and chat with their mommy and daddy. I really didn't want to go to the nursery by myself, and it worked out that another friend of mine was coming to visit me at the same time, so she and I both went down to the nursery and I was able to share a little part of my joy in this experience with her.
When entering the nursery, I was able to meet the grandpa of the new babies and he gave me a hug. He is a sweet, gentle man and I just love that he is so happy and proud of his new grand-babies. Those boys have so many people who love them and that makes my heart smile!

It was nice to see and hold the babies. The mom was telling me that "baby B" (the baby that was on top in my tummy- they were laying bunk bed style), was quite a mover and "baby A" was more relaxed. That was funny to hear, because "baby B" was quite a kicker and NEVER stopped moving  and kicking me in the ribs, so I bet he will be pretty active for his whole life :-) Also, I did not feel "baby A" quite as much and often had to sit very still in order to feel him move at all. Makes sense that he might be a tad calmer. It is special to me that I was able to "feel" their personalities and that it matches what the mom is experiencing about them too.

The babies are about 2 months old now, and doing great! I have had some contact with their mommy, and she has been gracious enough to tell me how they are doing. I can tell that she is overjoyed to be their mother, and that is my favorite part of this whole experience.
The parents brought the babies over to my house to visit me a few weeks ago. They are getting so big, and they were sleeping so peacefully for the whole visit :-)

I don't know how much I will hear about the boys, but we are "connected" by family and I am sure I will hear bits and pieces about their lives.

My prayer for the boys and their family is that they grow healthy and happy at home with their wonderful parents. I pray that they would grow to love Jesus and be shown much love, and get lots and lots of snuggles from those who love them! They are in fact, truly gifts from God and a huge blessing to all of us.
Although these boys were only with me for 35 weeks and 4 days, this experience has forever changed me, and how much I value my kiddos, my family, my relationships and my God, who made this experience unfold according to his almighty will. How great Thou art!