a few birthday gifts

so the nurses at Orem Community are pretty much the sweetest people ever! they love our babies and take such great care of them. joel and i feel at peace everyday and night when we leave to work or eat or sleep. we know they will be in excellent care. we have really felt blessed to have such professional people working with us and our babies. yesterday was my birthday and while i was at the hospital for our final feeding for the day several of the nurses came in and sang happy birthday, brought me a little gift and a yummy cupcake! that was pretty much the nicest thing ever. a few of them said they were sorry we were still there but that they love our babies and are in no rush for them to leave. i really feel like part of a family at OCH and hope these women feel the love and respect we have for them.
my babies also gave me a wonderful birthday present and nursed really well at 2 of our 3 feedings. it was just the boost of confidence i needed.
my mom and dana got me new clothes for my birthday which of course i love. it's always nice to have something new and since i've been rotating the same couple of items for the past couple of weeks it's really nice to have something else to look at. plus it's nice not to wear something that doesn't accentuate the fat parts still hanging around. usually you can hide at home for the first couple of weeks but we are out everyday going to the hospital and trying to spend time with miles that i feel a little pressure to look cute. (PS i'm LOVING my girdle. it really does the trick. i've lost 6 inches around my tummy so far which i feel is pretty good for 10 days.)
this has been a great birthday with many more gifts and phone calls and texts and messages from my loved ones. i truly feel blessed and lucky to be in the family i'm in. thanks everyone!