Where do we start?

Well, the twins were born on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Born first, at 5:46 AM, was Logan Carter Blanton, weighing in at approximately 5 lbs. 6 oz. and 16.75 inches long. Then, at 5:47 AM, came Tristan Skylar Blanton, weighing in at approximately 5 lbs. and 18 inches long. Miranda went into labor at 34 weeks 2 days, so we took a trip to Loma Linda University Medical Center. That's where we are now, visiting our little men every day and giving them all the love and affection we can. The deal is simple. We give them lots of love and wait patiently, while they grow healthy and figure out all those crazy things babies do without being taught, like eating and breathing and pooping and all sorts of other things that don't need to be listed.

For their part, the boys are doing very well so far. When we first saw them, they were on CPAP to keep their airways open, were being fed through an I.V., and had all sorts of tubes coming out of all sorts of places. It was scary, to say the least. Now, 5 days later, they're breathing on their own, and actually eating, and though they're not able to nipple the whole meal 100% of the time, they're doing better every day.