My cousin Jennifer gave birth, via emergency C section, to two gorgeous boys last week. Mom came down last night and we went to visit this morning. I took an Lazy Lasagna from when Carmen and I did our Big Cook this spring. Since I am supposedly to be eating no wheat, it was a good idea to get the temptation out of my cupboard and freezer. With 6 kids, I am sure Jen and Rob are going to be busy. The good news is that 2 are in school full time, with a third starting Kindergarten this year so "just" 2 year old fireball Jaron and the twins will be home. Jen is pretty sore still, as the C Section was on Saturday (I think) and she keeps doing things she ought not to... but what can you do? I held both John (the bigger of the two babies) and Lander. They are both very sweet little babies. My Auntie Laurie, who is their Grandma, and I went to the Little Monsters Swap Meet at the Tri Leisure Centre and scored a bunch of sleepers as the boys are "blasting" through them with bodily functions at an alarming rate. They also have very sensitive tushies so much so that baby wipes irritate them so we also got a load of baby washcloths for keeping them clean. They are such precious little boys! I can't wait to see what their personalities will be like.
John has a birth defect called Amniotic Band Syndrome where a number of fingers and toes are banded together or were severed in utero. Luckily, one of the two surgeons in the world that can do corrective and reconstructive plastic surgery for this condition is located here in Edmonton (the other is in Germany) and was available shortly after John was born to come and see him. He was able to separate a couple of fingers on his left hand from the banding and further surgery will be forthcoming when he is about 6 months old. Our family is very thankful for the staff at the Misericordia Hospital for their quick response in instituting supports in getting consultations in a very quick manner with both the surgeon and a pediatrician. We are so fortunate that it was only fingers and toes that were affected as there are a number of children that are born without entire limbs or other complications from the banding. Other than that, John is very healthy and the doctors suspect that although his toes are somewhat melded together or severed, that it will not affect his balance or his ability to walk or run. He is still the most gorgeous baby next to my own of course!!
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