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Playing the name game
After I had seen them the first time I told Jack and the nurse that I wanted to go and take a shower and get dressed in something a little more clean and comfortable. As I was trying to get up from the bed I almost slipped but Jack had already put our son into his little bassinet and caught me on time.
"I'm taking these two for the first check-ups anyway so you have a little time to get cleaned and dressed before I will be back to come and show you how to feed them."
I nodded my head and watched as she took the two little ones out of the room.
"I'm too tired to stand but I really want to go and take a shower. Would you mind helping me?"
I didn't really have any other choice but to ask Jack to help me because I didn't trust my legs at the moment and I didn't want to over-exert myself and then later when the twins need me to feed them I am over tired or falling asleep. We also still needed to decide on final names and get them registered as soon as po
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