We've had a quiet week on the baby front, which is exactly what we wanted to happen! We have been receiving regular updates from the clinic, where Zarina is resting comfortably and is not having any more contractions. We woke up this morning to receive a new ultrasound report and images - both babies look to be doing absolutely fine, and have been gaining weight (on Monday, baby A was 4.4lbs and baby B was almost exactly 5lbs!). Best of all, we also received a photo taken earlier this week during the Diwali festival- our agency contact is on the left, Zarina in the middle, and Dr. Tandon on the right:
We are very happy that Zarina is still smiling, since she is now carrying around 9+ lbs of Dubovsky/Perlstein babies. Last weekend's 'excitement' certainly caught us a bit off-guard, but I think that both of us are now much more mentally prepared for the fact that it could happen any day now! Obviously we are hoping that the babies decide to delay their grand entrance for another 3 weeks or so - but in the event that they come sooner than that, I think that we're as as ready as we can be.
In other (equally exciting) news - we've matched with an au pair! Her name is Michele - she is 23 years old and from Costa Rica, and we couldn't be more excited to have her join our family in January. We did a number of Skype interviews with some potential au pairs, and we had an instant connection with Michele - her warmth and kindness came across clear as day. There were at least a couple of other families who were also interested in Michele, so the fact that she picked us (plus our TWO soon-to-be additions and Eddie!) says a lot about her dedication and commitment. When she wrote us an email letting us know that she'd picked us, she wrote that "now it will be the three of us raising the twins" - which is just another sign that we made the right choice.
Michele will be traveling to New York (actually Stamford) on January 9 for several days of training led by the agency. She'll fly down here to Atlanta on January 13, and we can't wait for her to arrive!
We will post any more baby updates as we receive them - in the meantime, thank you for all of your positive wishes and thoughts, and please keep them coming!
We are very happy that Zarina is still smiling, since she is now carrying around 9+ lbs of Dubovsky/Perlstein babies. Last weekend's 'excitement' certainly caught us a bit off-guard, but I think that both of us are now much more mentally prepared for the fact that it could happen any day now! Obviously we are hoping that the babies decide to delay their grand entrance for another 3 weeks or so - but in the event that they come sooner than that, I think that we're as as ready as we can be.
In other (equally exciting) news - we've matched with an au pair! Her name is Michele - she is 23 years old and from Costa Rica, and we couldn't be more excited to have her join our family in January. We did a number of Skype interviews with some potential au pairs, and we had an instant connection with Michele - her warmth and kindness came across clear as day. There were at least a couple of other families who were also interested in Michele, so the fact that she picked us (plus our TWO soon-to-be additions and Eddie!) says a lot about her dedication and commitment. When she wrote us an email letting us know that she'd picked us, she wrote that "now it will be the three of us raising the twins" - which is just another sign that we made the right choice.
Michele will be traveling to New York (actually Stamford) on January 9 for several days of training led by the agency. She'll fly down here to Atlanta on January 13, and we can't wait for her to arrive!
We will post any more baby updates as we receive them - in the meantime, thank you for all of your positive wishes and thoughts, and please keep them coming!
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