Twelve

So finally after getting through the last three and a half months of Mir's pregnancy and the 18 grueling hours of labor, my twins Alexander Jack and Alina Lenuta, were finally born and they share my birthday. Alex was much bigger than his sister and was able to come home after three days. But due to her low birth weight, Alina was put into the infant ICU until she was at a healthy weight. Mirela decided that she'd stay at home and rest with Alex and Mina while I spent the day at the hospital with Alina.
"Hi Alina it's Daddy," I greeted my little tiny princess when I got to her incubation crib. She had little wires connected to her, monitoring her breathing and heart beat and a little oxygen tube was put under her nose so she got good clean air to breathe. She looked so fragile and I felt so bad for her being so small.
"Alina is getting close to a healthy weight. She should only have to stay here for a couple more days. You can reach in to touch her if you put on some gloves," the nurse that was tending her today told me.
"Thanks," I replied as she handed me a pair of gloves.
I reached into the arm holes of the crib and I gently caressed my little girl's tiny cheeks. I then rubbed the knunckles of her little left fist and she opened it and grabbed my finger. I didn't dare to move my finger, I was afraid it would break her little heart. Alina opened her eyes and I saw her chocolate browns she got from me. I was so happy to see her eyes, she hadn't opened them yet and I got to see them first and I was her first sight.

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That night, Mirela came to get me to bring me home. She walked in and found me sitting in a chair, my arm was still in Alina's crib, her little hand still holding my finger.
"Jack it's time to come home. Alina will still be here tomorrow. Alex and Mina miss you dearly," she whispered into my ear, waking me from my sleep.
"Oh okay," I replied sleepily. I kissed the glass of the crib before I removed my arm from the crib and dispoved of my gloves.
The ride home was quiet since I was so exhausted from talking constantly to Alina about me and Mirela and how we had met, grown up together as friends, falling in love with each others, when Mir and I got married, about her big sister Mina. I told Alina everything and I wanted her to know in her baby mind that she and her brother and sister were my world and I would do anything for the three of them.
"So did Alina open her eyes today," Mir asked while she prepped dinner.
"Yeah she did. She has my brown eyes, they were so beautiful. You should go see her tomorrow. I can handle Alex and Mina for a few hours," I told her.
"That's would be a great idea. That way Alex can get some love from you too. I know you're concerned about Alina, but Alex was held by you maybe twice so far," Mir pointed out my slight favortism that was happening.
"I know. I was just like Alina when I was born. I was just really concerned for her, that's all. I'll be sure to spend the day with Alex and Mina," I told, feeling bad for not being even steven with my affection between the twins.

The next morning, Mina woke me and Mir up since she was an early riser. I decided to check on Alex and found he was awake and alert, but not crying. So I scooped him up and took him downstairs so I could watch him from his bassenet while I cooked up breakfast for the three of us.
"Daddy, can we go to the park today," Mina asked as she got into her booster chair at the table with her coloring books and crayons.
"Not today baby girl. I'm on baby patrol and Alex is too small to handle the park today," I told her.
"I am not too small for the park," Alex interjected as he walked into the kitchen.
"Not you dumby," I told him before I looked to Mina, 'Don't you dare call people bad names Mina. Only me and Mommy can."
"Okay Daddy. Uncle Alex come look at my picture that I colored yesterday," Mina called to Alex.
"Good job Mina. Up top," he held out his hand and Mina high fived him. That's when the baby montior on Alex's waistband went off.
"The twin have hailed me. Time for daddy duty," Alex shuffled out and went to the basement where he was living with his five month old twin terrors.

Notes

Yeah so I went through the twin pregnancy quick. I will be slowing things up a little bit. I will be getting Alex with a new flame soon. You guys will love it.

Love,
ToxicxDancefloor