What a way to welcome the New Year!!

We didn't really do anything terribly exciting on New Year's Eve - okay, like nothing.  Do we blame it on age, new culture, or fuddy-duddy status?  I'll leave that up to you...

BUT, on the morning of New Year's Day, we got a very fun phone call to welcome in the bright, shiny new year.  Rick answered the phone, and it went something like this:

"Hi Rick, this is Pete.  [one of the surgeons]  I was passing through theater and saw some commotion - 30 week QUADRUPLETS were just born.  Can one or both of you come help?"

So, Rick and I threw on clothes and ran up to the hospital (and it is actually UP).  Before I left the house, I went to tell the kids (who were still in bed) where we would be.  Anna asked why we were both going, and I told her we both needed to go because 4 premature babies were just born.  She sat straight up in bed and said, "From the same woman?!"  Pretty funny and not an unreasonable question.

Here are the babies on the one resuscitation warmer in the theater/OR:

So cute!!

 Once they got to the nursery, they could spread out to two babies per warmer. :)  They did beautifully and are still doing great!

Here they are in their own corner of the nursery - they will be here a while.  Their names are Victoria, Precious, Angel, and Joy! :)  Please pray for an uneventful period in the nursery, so that they may be discharged home as healthy babies, and that the parents can afford the massive bill that will come at discharge. :(  For now, we will focus on the joy of the event and praise God that they are doing so well so far!!

Love,
Sarah

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!  2 Corinthians 9:15