It's 2 Girls!!On September 9, 2010 Ava Lynn Stover was born at 9:35 am weighing 6.2 pounds and 1 minute later, Kara Joy Stover was born at 9:36 am weighing 7.2 pounds. The experience was incredible, and easily one of the most amazing days of my life. Everyone is healthy, and doing very well as we adjust to life with 2 babies! For awhile, the nights were a bit crazy, but we have now switched to what Geoff has called, man-to-man defense with them. We each take charge of one baby that way sleep is a little more successful.
The girls had a lot of visitors in the hospital from friends and family. We are so lucky to have so many people already involved in their lives! Our parents came up as well as new Aunts and Uncles Pete and Janelle, Chris and Kelly, and Sam and Hannah who drove all the way from Tennessee! We also had visits from many teachers at school and friends in Cleveland.
Ava and Kara are great babies! It is amazing how different they look and how different their personalities are. People who see us walking often ask, "how do you tell them apart?" It's pretty obvious after spending even just 1 minute with them! Ava is our little pistol...she's full of energy! She's always kicking her legs and calling out noises that always make us laugh. Kara is definitely the calm one. She will spend her time looking around and taking things in. The thing I love about Kara is that she is a snuggler!
I was very lucky having Geoff stay home with me the first week so we could jump right in to parenthood together. Geoff's great with the girls, in fact, I dont think I could take on these babies too well myself without him! Most parents take for granted that when one has the baby, the other gets a break... with us, there are very few breaks! The only down time for either of us is when the girls are asleep. Even with lack of sleep, we wouldn't change a thing!
The second and third week were wonderful, because my mom and Linda each took a week and stayed with us. Just having a third person around is such a help! We tackled the girls together during the day and then when Geoff got home, there was always someone to tackle laundry, cleaning, and cooking (which was pretty much moms the whole week!) A big THANK YOU to all the wonderful and much needed help! The other thank you goes out to all of the great people who have made us dinners (huge help!), and sent us things. I can't go to the mail anymore without some kind of little package or card for the girls. It's truly amazing how many people have thought of us.
I can't believe how fast the time is going, and how fast these 2 little sweeties are growing. I often look at them and wonder how they both ever fit in my belly! They are happy as can be and certainly enjoy being sisters!
