The pregnancy was hell. Lauren’s body was working at its absolute limit. Her legs swelled, her back ached, she could barely move. She was carrying an entire football team. At 30 weeks (a very good term for so many babies), the doctors decided: it was time.
An entire army of medics gathered at the hospital—over 35 people! Each baby needed a separate team of doctors and nurses. The C-section operation went like a military special op.
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At 10:56 AM, Andrew, Benjamin, Caroline, Leah, Allison, and Levi entered the world. Three boys and three girls. They were tiny, some fitting in the palm of a hand, but they were all alive.
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