Growing fast...

Cooper and Griffin are now 3 1/2 weeks old. Time has been flying by! We think they are having a growth spurt, since the only thing they want to do is eat! They are starting to get chubby cheeks and their legs are filling out. We go to the doctor for their one month checkup next week and I cannot wait to see how big they are getting.

Brody is at Aunt Amy's house today, so I am taking advantage and uploading some new pictures! We have had a few "photo shoots" because I need a good picture for their birth announcement. It is inevitable that one of them doesn't want to cooperate in the pictures. I can see this being an issue in the years to come! Enjoy!

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Pictures from Cooper and Griffin's 1st week

Here is a link to pictures from Cooper and Griffin's first week.

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Two weeks old...already!

Well, time is flying by! I can hardly believe it, but Cooper and Griffin are 2 weeks old today! They are doing great! I took them to the doctor today for a weight check. Cooper is weighing in at 6lbs 15oz and Griffin is at 6lbs 14oz. They have both gained exactly one pound! Brody is learning to be a great big brother, but he has definitely been testing our patience! He loves to hold the babies and he really has been pretty gentle with them.

All three boys and I took our first adventure out yesterday. We met aunt Amy, Jack and Brooks at the park for lunch. Brody had a great time running around and we all enjoyed the fresh air.

A HUGE thank you to everyone for all of the gifts and for providing us with so many dinners! We can't thank everyone enough for their thoughtfulness and generosity. It has been such a help to not have to worry about what we are going to cook for dinner. We feel very blessed to have so many family and friends who care about us and want to help out.

The picture is from last week. I know I am slacking in posting pictures. This is one of my goals over the next few days. Stay tuned!

The boys have arrived!

On Thursday, March 5th, the Benke twins made their entrance into the world! Cooper Robert Benke was born at 6:04pm, weighing in at 5lbs 15oz and was 19 inches long. Griffin Curtis Benke was born at 6:11pm, weighing in at 5lbs 13oz and was 19.25 inches long. The induction officially started at about 8:30am and the delivery went perfectly! This was in large part due to Dr. Lubrano and our nurse, Sue. We can't thank them enough!

They are definitely identical...we haven't figured out a way to tell them apart yet. We came home from the hospital this afternoon and they are eating, pooping, and doing wonderful.

Thanks to Linda, John and Bryan for keeping Brody for 3 days. He had a great time and we were so thankful not to have to worry about him.

I will hopefully post some pictures tomorrow, but for now, I am off to bed since the babies are already sleeping and Todd is working on putting Brody down now.

37 weeks!

The attached picture is from this past Monday at 37 weeks. As of today at my doctor's appointment, my belly is measuring at 41 weeks and I was 3 cm dialated!!

I also had my non-stress and ultrasound today. My non-stress test went well, but at my fluid check, they determined that the fluid was low. So, we would have had to deliver them tomorrow either way. The timing worked out well.

We are scheduled to be at the hospital tomorrow morning at 6:30am and Dr. Lubrano thinks the labor will progress quicker than last time. Brody is already at Linda and John's house...he could hardly wait to get out of here!

A special thanks to my dad who has spent each Wednesday over the last few months watching Brody for all of my doctors appointments and ultrasounds! We really appreciate it...and Brody loves having you over to play. We will post an update as soon as we can with pictures of the newest Benke boys!