Well the day has finally come, and sooner than we even expected. On Monday, October 22nd we welcomed our two newest additions to the family! Tavan John Schlichitng was born at 5:57 PM, and weighed 5 lbs, 10 oz. He was 19 inches tall. Not to be outdone, his brother Eli Robert Schlichting was born at 5:58 PM, weighing 5 lbs, 15 oz. He was 20 inches tall. The picture above was taken just a few hours later, when big brothers Jake (10) and Ryan (7), along with big sister Danika (2), came to visit.
On Monday, Miranda went to see Dr. Mary Holm for her scheduled visit at 2:00 PM . Things had been going very well up to this point, but she was starting to get pretty uncomfortable. We had been joking around the last couple of days that maybe she could just stay at the hospital and they could just take the twins! The babies were not cooperating inside, and both were in breach position. So the plan, as we had been told previously, was that they would be born on November 1st, if they had not come before then. However at this visit, Dr. Holm found that her blood pressure was elevated, and her legs were starting to swell up pretty badly, so she said that there was no reason to wait any longer! She went ahead and scheduled the c-section for 5:30 PM. I was at the hospital but had to leave and go get the boys off the school bus, scramble to pack a suitcase with a few necessities, and get someone to watch the kids. Our friend Jamie was on standby, and she quickly came over to take care of them for us. Then I left and went back to the hospital to find Miranda all ready to go! A few words of encouragement, and discussion with the nurses about how the operation would proceed, and then we were off. A short time later, the twins were born!!
Eli Robert Schlichting - - - - Tavan John Schlichting
On Monday, Miranda went to see Dr. Mary Holm for her scheduled visit at 2:00 PM . Things had been going very well up to this point, but she was starting to get pretty uncomfortable. We had been joking around the last couple of days that maybe she could just stay at the hospital and they could just take the twins! The babies were not cooperating inside, and both were in breach position. So the plan, as we had been told previously, was that they would be born on November 1st, if they had not come before then. However at this visit, Dr. Holm found that her blood pressure was elevated, and her legs were starting to swell up pretty badly, so she said that there was no reason to wait any longer! She went ahead and scheduled the c-section for 5:30 PM. I was at the hospital but had to leave and go get the boys off the school bus, scramble to pack a suitcase with a few necessities, and get someone to watch the kids. Our friend Jamie was on standby, and she quickly came over to take care of them for us. Then I left and went back to the hospital to find Miranda all ready to go! A few words of encouragement, and discussion with the nurses about how the operation would proceed, and then we were off. A short time later, the twins were born!!
Proud Grandparents hold the new twins a few hours after they are born. Grandma Becky has Eli, and Grandpa Kenny holds Tavan. Tavan's name was decided on after both of us liked the name 'Tava' for a girl. Since we didn't have any girls, Kurt changed it to 'Tavan' (the first A is pronounced with the long A sound, the second is short). His middle name, John, comes from his Uncle Tim's middle name.
Eli's name came from Miranda, who heard the name and thought it was a cute one. Both of us struggled to find names we liked so once we found one that both of us thought was at least "not bad" we figured we were on to something... by the time they were born we knew the name was perfect! His middle name, Robert, is shared by his father.
Eli Robert Schlichting - - - - Tavan John Schlichting10/22/07
4 comments:
Congratulations and welcome to two new adorable boys!!! What a beautiful "family of seven" picture!
Carrie, Mark, Ella & James
Congratulations Kurt and Miranda! You have a beautiful family!
Love,
Jamie, Dave, Kaylee, and Rylan
Congratulations, Schlichting Family!!!! You now have a co-ed basketball team.
Johnny, Sharla, and Brenden
Congratulations Kurt and Miranda! We are happy you are all healthy and will be home soon. You were meant to be a family of seven. We miss seeing you everyday and its only been two days.
Todd, Amy and Haylee
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