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First family photo!


It's been a while since we've updated so I (Aaron) thought it would be good to update our faithful followers (hi mom!).

William is now 6 pounds 11 ounces (oinker!) and by tomorrow his brother Oliver will be 6 pounds. Oliver might be up to 6 bottle/breast feeds by tomorrow (with 8 being the number to get to before going home). William is at 4 bottle/breast feeds and will be up to 5 soon.

Just this last Friday Lisa's dad flew in from No Dak (North Dakota) for a week's visit.

My parents came up this weekend as well (they coulden't wait any longer).

I have to admit, we are horrible hosts right now, our food selections are sub par, the service is second rate, but our floor show drives our customers wild! Will and Ollie have been a hit with all the grandparents so far. I'm sure they'll start getting spoiled very soon. :)

This has been a very sureal adventure. It's difficult to connect with your child when they have visiting hours. We want them home right now (stamps foot on the ground)! But it's best that they're here getting better and stronger everyday.

We'll let you all know when they come home (we'll send out food requests) and entry to see the kids will be from the following options: 1. Bag of new diapers (for the boys please, no depends thank you Ian) 2. Food for the parents (we're disgustingly particular so please call first for recommended list) 3. Winning Lotto ticket (current, not past dated, with winnings over $20 please) 4. College fund money (personal checks accepted). :)

I want to thank everyone who has helped us out so far. It's been a long road and our babies aren't even home yet!

William & Oliver

William Daniel Schlichting. Born at 4:09 pm at 5 pounds 7 ounces.

Oliver Gilbert Schlichting. Born at 4:13 pm at 5 pounds.

Bonus picture! Aaron giving William his first changing.

They're here!

William Daniel Schlichting & Oliver Gilbert Schlichting arrived @ 33 weeks 6 days @ 4:09pm & 4:14pm!

Lisa is still out of it. She'll report in soon.

Insider's report

Lisa has dilated to 4cm. She liked getting the epidural so much she got two (the first didn't take). Baby A's water was broken by the doctor (to get things moving) so it's only a mater of time now. More reports to follow if the time allows.

It's go time!

Thanks to the "Morphine Mix" shot (not an alcoholic drink) that Lisa received recently she is finally dilating to 2-3cm, the doctor could feel baby A's head/sac (we still don't have the names finished, we have the three finalists).

In about 3-4 hours we will be moved to labor and delivery (guess what they do there).  They will give her an epidural which should help her dilate more and with slightly more ease*(compared to now, that is).

This is it.  The big show! (if I had bells on my feet I would be jumping around like a court jester, but I don't and get the image out of your head.  That's just silly) It may take a while for Lisa to actually give birth.  I doubt that there will be another blog report for a while.

However, faithful readers, we will be back with tons of stories of poopy diapers, sleepless nights, and a whole lot of firsts (as they each have them!).

*Ease, comfortable, relaxed, and fine are all words Lisa has stricken from her vocabulary.

Not Quite 34 weeks

I should preface this entry with a note that humor will be severely lacking and spelling will be optional as it will be me (Aaron Schlichting) who will be updating the post this week.  Lisa will return to her regularly scheduled posts as soon as she is darn good and ready.  :)

Last night Lisa started getting some pretty severe contractions during girls' night (more than likely do to too much bed choreography and hip hop hands).  They also discovered that her cervix had dilated 1cm.  I was called back from the house at around 8pm.  Lisa went on Magnesium Sulphate (not sure that is correct, it may be a spice you add to gumbo) at around 9pm.

Magnesium (or MAG, as those in the know refer to it) is a drug used as a last line of defense against labor.  It's used to slow down/stop contractions.  It succeeded in slowing the contractions some but as their intensity remained they gave Lisa pain reliever medication.  This put her over the edge (imagine a really bad hangover, now mix in twin pregnancy, let simmer for 7 weeks, then put on high heat for 12 hours straight and you start to get the idea).  The entire night she didn't sleep, who could? (*answer to follow)  She needed the nurses to help her to the bathroom where they measured how much fluid was coming out versus how much was coming in (Lisa was only allowed a cup of ice per hour to avoid fluid in the lungs).

Luckily for your's truly I took the gallant route and bravely fell asleep by 1am (*there's the answer!).  Missing most of the fun until around 6am-ish.  Lisa did not sleep much but when they took her off of MAG at 8am she got a smaller dosage of pain reliever and she finally slept.  The doctors have decided that Lisa could go into labor at any minute so now we wait.  Her cervix is still 1cm dilated so there is no change even with all of the super painful and frequent contractions (I think Lisa would say: All this work, for nothing!?)

To put it in nerd terms: Lisa rolled a saving throw against labor and got a natural 20.  (This is a super nerd term.  If you get this then pull your pants up higher until they reach your clip-on bow tie, push up your taped up glasses, and pat yourself on the back)

It was a relief when my parents came up this morning.  They have been welcomed with open arms! (I told them to get us food and start doing chores. What? I'm an only child!  I get to be bossy once in a while) They are currently taking care of our fuzzy child who has been really lonely these past 7 weeks and will be excited for Lisa to come home soon.  Also exciting, is the news that Lisa's mother was able to bump her flight up to tomorrow morning.  (we have been warned that the babies are not allowed to be born until she gets here)

Lisa is taking another nap which gives me a few minutes to inform the world that the Schlichting boys are on their way.  Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but very soon.  They will most likely stay in the NICU for several weeks but they have been doing really well inside and Lisa has been keeping them in really well.

More new from your on-the-spot insider reporter when there is more to tell.  (I'm sure I've missed things and my editor will require an updated version or written apology after this is posted)

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