After a month of bed rest for mom (and dad’s honing of his domestic skills), we jointly decided we just couldn’t wait one more day to meet the world.

Yep – we’re here and doing well. Despite being a little small (2 lbs 8 oz and 2 lbs 5 oz), we are passing tests with flying colors. Sure, we have a ways to go and will probably have some hiccups along the way, but given we were born at almost 28 weeks, the doctors are very pleased with our condition – which makes mom and dad very happy too.

To express our individuality early on, we decided to approach life outside the womb in a different way. One of us (Quinn Malcom Carmichael) came out first in the old school/natural manner, while the other (Cooper Blu Carmichael) decided to make things exciting and called for an emergency c-section. Thankfully, these doctors (yes, all four of them in the room) rocked and were able to get things moving quickly so we were born just 14 minutes apart at 4:53 pm and 5:07 pm – giving us each our hour to own on April 18th.

Despite our 12 week premature arrival, we both have lots of hair (Quinn dark brown and Cooper blond/light brown), finger/toenails, blond hair on our arms and legs and the vigor of a full term baby (AKA slackers).

Mom and Dad are taking it easy after a long day, but will be up and about in no time. They’ve told us great things about you and we hope to meet you soon.

Peace out,

Quinn (Yes, he signs first as the older brother) and Cooper (young and assertive)

P.S. You can’t see much of us yet, but here’s a link to our birthday album. Mom is not a big fan of how she looks, but understands it’s not about her anymore.