Finally!!!

I apologize in advance for the randomness and writing, but I'm going to do my best to share some of the joy since I know there are many of you that had the Day's in your thoughts and prayers all night...they are finally here!! (without giving too much away, I will be sure to save the best for dad to post =) Krissee was absolutely amazing, and as most of you know by now, was able to push those sweet angels out after a very LONG two days!

Here we are at about 1:00 pm Thursday afternoon. What a GREAT surprise it was to be able to hang out with Krissee while she was having contractions (for hours!) Even though there was some serious pain she endured, we shared lots of laughs. I will forever be grateful for the time we shared, thank you Krissee and Daniel for sharing the memories!

Uncle Chap arrived shortly after, 'dressed to impress'. He wore his suit and tie in honor of Smith and Addison. This was very touching for me because this is what my grandfather, (Sho Sho) did when his grandchildren came home from the hospital.

After about eight hours of contraction with little action, the excitement began to wear off...and exhaustion began to set in =)

While some slept, some were WAY to eager to meet Smith and Addison! After Krissee was wheeled into the OR (waving to the crowd as she left) at around 12:30 a.m. Keesha, Ame, Marilyn, and myself got busted for 'lurking' around the hospital. We tried every way possible to get a glimpse or clue of how the babies were doing!! No luck though...they had that place on lock down!

After several hours of MORE waiting, we were really strugglin'! We decided to find some wheel chairs to entertain ourselves...I didn't get a photo of our 'Days of Thunder' wheel chair race that me and Keesha re-enacted...but they were special =)

Finally, at around 2:45 a.m. Nurse Stephanie came out to inform us that the babies had arrived, and everyone was doing GREAT! Wow!! Relief, gratefulness, excitement, and exhaustion...just a few of the emotions everyone was feeling!

What an amazing moment when a VERY proud dad walked out with his beautiful children. It was straight out of the best baby movie I've EVER seen! (I'm trying not to show close up pics of Smith and Addison because I know daddy will be sharing those soon!!)

So, after an amazingly wonderful night, Chap and I hurried back to Rock Hill around 4:00 a.m. so that we could make it to work (yuck!)...with no sleep I am having to remind my self every minute to be patient with the twenty kids I have in my summer Challenger class today...I think I'm still floating on cloud nine though, so hopefully it will be smooth sailing! I already miss those babies so much though and I can't wait to watch Krissee and Daniel in action. They've already proved their love for these children, Smith and Addison are very lucky to have such amazing parents!!