Everybody's babies

It’s hard to explain some times, but I really feel like Colin and Veronica aren’t just our babies — they’re everybody’s babies. So many people have invested so much time and love and hopes and prayers on their (and our) behalf. And in many ways, a little bit of Colin and Veronica are theirs too, because we could not have made it through the challenges their early arrival posed without all that support. 

It’s fun, now that they’re both home and doing well, to be able to share them with some of the people who have been rooting for them for so long. (Sorry to those of you who don’t live near by, you’ll just have to make do with the pictures — which I updated again tonight.)

Although we’re really not supposed to be taking either twin to places where many people are gathered during the cold and flu season here, we have occasionally bent that rule with Veronica. Yesterday, I took her to church for the first time. (She’s been to Sunday school a couple of times, but we haven’t stayed for the service before this weekend.) We have received so much love and support from our church family, that I felt like I was bringing Veronica to her first family gathering, and introducing her to her clan. 

And she did very well. I’m quite certain she has never seen so many people in one place before — and her eyes got very big looking around some times. But she didn’t fuss much (until she got hungry), and I think she enjoyed being fussed over too. 

That’s one of the things I feel like I missed out on, by having my babies born so early. I haven’t had the opportunity to show them off and enjoy all of the attention that comes with having a newborn around. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait a while longer before we feel comfortable introducing Colin, because of his chronic lung disease. But I feel happy that at least I was able to bring Veronica out for a day.