Samantha Iris Dolbee
born 11/13/1991
6 lb 5 oz 17" @ 5:10 pm
Darleen Kathrine Dolbee
born 11/13/1991
6 lb 8oz 17 1/2" @ 5:12 pm
17 years ago today was a busy day for the family in Utah. I went to the hospital at 5:00 am to be induced only to find the elevators were not operating. Just picture it, an enormously pregnant woman walking up 2 flights of stairs! Good thing I wasn't in labor!
They hooked me up with double bells and whistles for the two little babies in my engorged belly. Eddie was just a nervous wreck, he was smoking at the time and left the room every 20 - 30 minutes to go outside and smoke. Later the Dolbee clan showed up (Iris, Carol, Quinn) to be with us. About 10:00 am my wonderful Momma Marva came to sit with me and helped me through my epidural. While my sister-in-law Carol swore she was not having kids ever! Needles to say 9 months later she had her son Colby.
My fun spirited aunt Linda Howes was on duty at the hospital that day and came in to help me out until her shift was over. She was great, her and my step-mom would get the nurses for me when I was in pain. Yes, the girls labor was painful when I was awake. We went in and out of sleep and pushed and breathed and cried for what seemed hours. Then the nurse finally said we were crowning and ready for delivery!
Whew! Well if you don't know, two babies at a time take a lot of staff and stuff! There were double doctors and nurses in my delivery room. Eddie was so brave holding my hand the whole time we were delivering. The first baby came out "its a girl!" the doctors exclaimed. She was beautiful! Little smooshy face, big red lips and tons of white hair! We were excited and waiting anxious for our little boy to be born next. He was breach and they used their salad spoons to bring the baby #2 out. When out, the doctor exclaimed with a bit of stress, "It's..another girl!"
Eddie said the two doctors exchanged glances and shrugged. You see, we were assured for the last 5 months they were a boy and girl. Then I looked at the baby and at Eddie and cried, "we only have one girls name!" But #2 was rushed to NICU for the hole in her lung where amniotic fluid had seeped in. I saw her from afar and she was beautiful! long head, brown skin and black hair. WOW! two girls! What to do? What do we name them?
My dad got to the floor just as they were born, he didn't miss a thing.
Now here we are 17 years later, seniors in high school, driving cars and dad crazy! They are great girls and I couldn't have asked for better. I could continue this, but you may get bored and stop reading. They have survived 17 years! holy cow!
I love my piglets so much, and wish them the best for 17 more years! Happy birthday Dee & Sam!
