Day 10 - Hurray they're here!

Didn't get a chance to blog yesterday because it was such a hectic day cos...THE TWINS FINALLY ARRIVED! They are totally, amazingly, sweet and adorably beautiful. They already seem to have their own personality and they are not identical which really helps to tell them apart. Thank God!

Anyway, I should start at the beginning. Woke up at 6am with a text from my brother-in-law to say that it was getting closer and the girls we almost here. At 6.30am, my sister started pushing and by 8am, my first niece popped out, closely followed at 8.08am by my second niece. I got the call from my brother-in-law around 10am with the good news. My poor sis was throwing up constantly before and after her labour :(

During this mammoth effort from my sis, I was at the gym pumping iron. I was glad for the distraction although my family and friends kept calling me asking, "Have you heard anything yet?" After 15 hours of labour, everyone was getting a little anxious and excited.

I did my upper body and found it fairly easy, so I will increase the weight next time. Then I did 20 mins on the cross-trainer and tried to go as hard as I could. Thinking of my sister in pain, I didn't want to wimp out myself.

After the gym, (and house sitting my sisters house all morning as they were getting renos done), I went out for lunch with my parents to celebrate the good news. We were dying to see my sister and babies but she was trying to sleep in the arvo, so we went into the hospital at night.

What I ate:

Meal 1 - glass of lemon water
muesli with milk

Meal 2 - glass of water
long mac
apple and nuts

Meal 3 - glass of water
long mac
combination of 3 salads (butterbean, roasted cauliflower and zucchini with couscous)

Meal 4 - glass of water
protein shake

Meal 5 - glass of water
grilled chicken salad with lettuce, avocado, tomato and toasted pinenuts

Meal 6 - none!

I didn't eat dinner till after 9pm, so didn't end up having the sixth meal. I was so knackered when I got home and felt quite full, so didn't want to shove anything extra in my gob...

What a great day! And what beautiful little baby girls :) Watch this space for a photo...