The birth ofBode Miller‘s twin sons less than two weeks ago was anything but typical — but his wifeMorganwouldn’t have it any other way.
The twins wereborn with their alpine skier dad’s helpafter an unexpectedly short amount of time. Alongside Bode’s mother, who used to work as a midwife, the athlete, 42, delivered his sons safely into the world on Nov. 8.
“To get to have Bode and my mother-in-law [involved], it was perfect,” Morgan continues. “For Bode to get to share that experience with his mom, for Jo to deliver her first set of twins. With Jo being a midwife and Bode delivering the rest of our kids, I couldn’t have two better people there that knew what to do in that situation.”
“I’ve done a home birth for all my kids. Honestly, it’s the only thing I know,” adds Morgan, who’s also mom to sonsEaston Vaughn Rek, 13 months, andEdward Nash Skan, 4, plus stepmom to Bode’s son Samuel Nathaniel, 6, and daughter Neesyn Dace, 11. (The couple’s daughterEmeline Grierdied after atragic drowning accidentat 19 months old last year.)
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Bode Miller and his twins.McCall Miller Photography
“And I definitely had moments [but] I wasn’t nervous about it being twins,” she adds. “To me, it didn’t feel like it was going to be any different than any of my other births. But again, it’s the same thing as going into your first birth as a home birth: Ignorance is bliss.”
“You don’t really know anything else and from what I’ve heard, I’m actually really surprisedto hear about what a big deal it is,” says the professional beach volleyball player.
Morgan is thankful that “nothing” has been a huge challenge with parenting two newborns at a time so far — and she credits the help of her loved ones for her ability to focus all her attention on the twins.
“I was in bed for the first weekand I just nursed on demand andthey got a lot of attention from me for the first week and everyone else kind of took care of me, which made it easy for me to put all my attention on them,” she tells PEOPLE.
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“The biggest challenge has not so much been two babies —it’s two babies and a13-month-old and a 4-year-old who both still really need a lot of love and a lot of attention,” she adds. “And it’s finding a way to prioritize, for them to still get that one-on-one time.”
They might not have names just yet (“It’s a process,” Morgan says), but the proud mom says her newest additions have alreadyexhibited very “different personalities.”
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source: people.com
