by Sara McGinnis posted in Pregnancy

Long before I had children of my own I thought it would be "fun" to have twins. Easy-breezy, walk in the park, two at a time.
When I finally welcomed my first son and experienced just how much work babies can be, I chuckled at my naïveté. One infant to care for at a time was plenty as far as I was concerned -- and I didn't even get into thinking about going through the marathon of birth only to have to immediately do it again.
It's incredible what you moms of multiples have done, and I'm proud to celebrate you all with a collection of birth photography images gathered by Birth Becomes Her. Take a look at 29 families welcoming their sets of twins...

Dad showing baby two some love, while mom cradles their first arrival. (Aly Renee Photography)
Newborn twins relaxing in an herbal bath with their parents. (Aly Renee Photography)

Dad lending a hand as mom tandem nurses her babies. (Michelle Glenn Photography)

Skin-to-skin with a pair of new arrivals. (First Embrace Photography)

The first opportunity in a long time for little limbs to stretch out. (Point Four Photography)

Skin-to-skin with dad in the operating room -- a first at this particular hospital. (Jennifer Mason Photography)

Four wrinkly feet and 20 impossibly tiny toes. (Hello Baby Birth Photography)

Dad's first opportunity to hold both his babies. (Lane B Photography)

Twin placenta. (Bluegrass Birth Stories)

Doctor and midwife work together to deliver these...