Identical

Confirmed. Karis & Kelsie are identical!! Turns out, they shared one placenta. Technical term is Monochorionic/Diamniotic. Which means, one placenta/two separate sacs. Each day, they're looking more & more alike. What do y'all think? :)
Karis

Kelsie

Karis

Kelsie

A month old

I can't believe it's already been a month!! Unbelievably Unreal!! Our beautiful little girls are growing up fast. They are SO precious!! I am enjoying every moment. It is amazing to watch their personalities develop.

Karis:
My first born is so content whatever the circumstance!! She is so easy going and only cries when she's trying to communicate that she's uncomfortable. She prefers to be bottle fed. She enjoys sleep.

Kelsie:
My second born is full of life!! She's an active little one...always on the move. She likes being up & alert. She sleeps better on her tummy and has already turned over from her back to her stomach. She is very vocal when uncomfortable. She prefers to nurse.

Both:
Starting to respond more to sounds & follow things with their eyes. Hold their pacifiers. They both sleep when moving, whether in the car or stroller. They love being held & cuddlin'.

They are a joy to study!

My precious girls!

Karis

Kelsie

Baby Dedication

We dedicated Karis & Kelsie back to the Lord on Mother's Day! It was a blessing to be able to do so. Ian and I thank the Lord daily for our precious treasures.

Recap of April 23rd

Ian and I got to the hospital at 10am. We were preped for surgery & went in at 11:45. Ian came in & watched them remove the girls. Karis was born at 12:24 & Kelsie at 12:25. They showed me my miracles for a brief moment & then Ian went with them to the nursery while the doctors finished stitching me up. The twins were perfectly fine & healthy, but complications arose with me. My uterus was not contracting and I was losing a lot of blood. I felt very hot & threw up in the OR. After they stitched & stapled me up, the shakes set in. Even though I felt extremely hot, my body temperature dropped to 96. They let me see & hold the girls briefly before transferring me to ICU. They piled warm blankets on me to raise my temperature & Doc came in to let me know that I had lost over half my blood and said to thank the Lord for my anesthesiologist because he knew exactly what to & saved my life. After my 24 hour stay in ICU, they transferred me back to postpartum where I could be with Ian and the girls. Though very weak, I was on the road to recovery. I ended up losing 2 liters of blood. Where a normal persons hemoglobin levels are at 13, mine are at 8. Doc says the recovery time to build back the blood loss is 6 weeks. My instructions are to lift nothing but the twins, sleep, eat, drink, & keep my feet up. Ian has been amazing through it all!! He is a rock and I can't imagine what I would do without him. Even though I didn't really get to enjoy the girls birthday, April 23rd was a very blessed day! As far as we know, Karis & Kelsie are identical. They have A+ blood like their Daddy & are looking more & more alike daily. We are proud parents of 2 little angels!!!