Santa came early today to the Fratini household and brought Tricia and I two fantastic presents.
At 11:47 am, Alexander Thomas Fratini was delivered by Santa and his elves. Alex weighed 2 lb 14 oz or 1280 grams - he was bigger than we expected.
A minute later at 11:48 am, Anthony Victor Fratini was delivered by Rudolph and the other reindeer. Anthony weighed 3 lb 11 oz or 1680 grams.
Both babies were taken to the NICU where they appear to be doing well. I have seen both boys with our grandparents already. The NICU staff says the boys are doing as well as can be expected for 31 week old babies. They both are on breathing assistance (Anthony - ventilator, Alex - CPAP) and it is expected to continue for a while. They are extremely cute and I have some pictures to post when I can upload them at home.
Both mommy and daddy are doing great - daddy especially since he did not have to have his tummy sliced open six hours ago. We are waiting for the nurse to come by to take mommy over to the NICU to see her sons for the first time.
We wish everyone a fantastic Christmas and again thank everyone for all their prayers and support. We are so happy with our two boys and could not have imagined anything more special in the world.
Love,
Albie & Tricia
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God bless your new family. Merry Christmas to all of you. Can't wait to see the pictures of the boys.
Jackie
So excited to hear the babies are here...cant wait until next Christmas when you all come over to my mom's Christmas morning :) Im so happy that things went well, looking forward to pictures soon!
Shannon (Merdes) Groves
As I told the boys today, Christmas miracles still happen! I have been keeping updated on your news and am so pleased to hear everything has gone so well. I am so incredibly happy for you!!! Congratulations to you both and welcome to the most wonderful experience you will ever know. God has very special plans for these boys - I can't wait to hear the news of them through the years!
Katherine, Dan, Will and Zach
Tricia & Albie
Congratulations! I was just checking your page tonight at 11:39on Christmas Eve. What a great present. I'm waiting to make sure my kids are sleeping so santa can arrive at the Barrett's house.
Good luck to the both of you & I love the boys names.
Have a Merry Christmas!
Janelle & John
So great to hear everyone is well what a Christmas to remember! Can't wait to see the new additions I am sure they are adorable! Merry Christmas!
Love,
Chris Meisinger
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!welcom to the world of parenthood! God bless and everyone are still in our prayers! Can't wait to see the pictures!
Merry Christmas!!!!
Stas, Oksana, Kristina
Auntie Marie and Tante Britta are so happy for you. We can't wait to see the pics. Congratulations!!!!
Merry Christmas! Many prayers will continue to be sent your way. There is an Oriental Proverb that says "A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." God bless you and your new additions to the Fratini family. Love, Kim
Congratulations Tricia & Albie!! You did it!! We are so happy for you guys and can't wait to meet the little guys.
Love,
Tom, Christy & Tommy
Job well done - Tricia & Albie! You received the best presents life has to offer and how fitting to happen on Christmas Eve. What will the Fratini Four do for an encore? The last 3 months have been quite a wild ride...just like Cedar Point..without the beer.
Congratulations again and Merry Christmas to all..and to all a good night...well maybe in 25 years you will get a good night sleep.
Congratulations! We've been anxiously following your blog for the past several weeks, and are thrilled to hear that the boys are finally here. Merry Christmas to the entire Fratini family. Griffin can't wait to play with his new buddies...
The McDills
Awesome!!!!! I'm glad to hear the boys are doing well. We will keep them in our prayers!!!
So where are the pictures??????
Congratulations and God Bless you. What a wonderful Christmas gift. I can't wait to see pictures!
Nickie Geisinger
CONGRATULATIONS! I can't wait to see pictures of these two darlings!
Linda
Congrats on your beautiful miracles!! They are so perfect!!
My best advice it to befriend those wonderful NICU nurses!! They are mommy and daddy when you aren't there! We became so close with ours. We actually had a tearful reunion at the boy's first b-day party.
I am so happy for you both! Please continue to keep us all posted!
Danielle (TTTS)
Congratulations!!! It sounds like everything went well and what a great Christmas present. We are still keeping you and your family in our prayers and can't wait to see more pictures. Welcome to parenthood.
Love,
Emily, Greg, and Spencer
Tricia and Albie,
Many congratulations on the birth of your twin boys! I have been keeping up on the developments through your blog and it has been just fantastic. You have done a fabulous job together.
Have a great holiday and I look forward to viewing more pictures as the boys grow! Now you have your workout team! I will let Karen and others know you are now a Dad! Your true workout now begins.
Nancy Watts
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