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Drs. Lisa Cuddy and Gregory House welcome their identical twins. Son Ethan James House arrived at 12:23 pm, weighing in at 6 lbs, 5 oz (20 inches). Twin brother Charles Philip House arrived 10 minutes later at 12:33 pm, weighing just over 6 lbs. (20 inches). Both boys arehealthy enough that they are taken directly to the regular nursery (not the NICU).

Flashback begins
The delivery room was a bit crowded as Dr. Keeler had prepared two teams to take care of each baby in case of complications. Cuddy handpicked all of the doctors and nurses that are present (with House's consent, of course). But their expertise was never needed since both House boys are delivered without complications. Nurse Brenda ended up doing photographer's duties as she captured several candid moments including House kissing Cuddy's lips while holding her hand, House pointing at his son (to Cuddy) after Dr. Keeler lifted their son for a quick peek immediately after delivery, Cuddy fighting back the tears of joy as she held each of her boys for the first time, House cutting the cord of each of the boys, and the money shot has to be when both parents are caught gazing into each other's eyes as they each held one of their boys.

Both House and Cuddy were very calm during the proceeding. After delivering the boys, Dr. Keeler informs the parents that it was the easiest MoMo twins she has ever delivered. "It seems the twins know how to play nice with each other."

The PPTH nursery area consists of two large rooms (the inner and outer room); the outer room consists of a front desk, a hand washing area and the waiting area. After signing-in at the front desk, a staff takes visitors to the inner room. The inner room is where the babies are kept in warm see-through cribs. The far right of the inner room has a large, glass window that allows family and friends a great view of the newborns. The far left of the inner room has private partitions for mothers who want to nurse their baby or for parents who want to spend personal time with their baby.

About half an hour after giving birth, Cuddy demands to see her boys. A nurse wheelsher to the nursery; she is accompanied by her mom and Henry since both House and Jake arealready there. As Emma and Henry head to the wash area, Cuddy enters the inner room and immediately overhears Greg's voice calling someone an idiot.
Cuddy rolls her eyes and calls out "Greg."
House turns around to see Cuddy. While the nurse whom House just yelled at immediately scurries away in fear of getting fired by the Dean.
"Greg, what's going on?"
Jake reassures her mom "It was nothing mom, the nurse was just a little overwhelmed and didn't get to the boys quickly enough."
"That idiot nurse just left Ethan crying without checking up on him. He could have been wet, or hungry or whatever" says House as he gently rocks Ethan in his arms. Ethan quickly stops crying and is now simply gazing at his dad. Cuddy smiles at how protective House is of the boys. Up until this moment, Cuddy hasn't really been sure what to expect from house.

Cuddy, Emma and Henry are gushing oohs and ahhs over the twins. Emma points out that the boys have their mom's dark curly hair, nose and ears, while they got their dad's deep sea blue eyes, lips and dimples.
Henry asks Jake "which one is Ethan and which one is Charlie?"
Jake replies "Charlie is the one with Nana; he has the green cap on. Mom's carrying Ethan; he has the blue cap on. I don't know how to tell them apart without their cap yet."
Charlie is contently sleeping in his Nana's arm. Meanwhile, Cuddy is rocking Ethan, who's widely awake and gazing at his mom's face.

After the delivery, Brenda handed back Jake's camera to him and he's been snapping non-stop ever since. He has pictures of the boys yawning, crying, and sleeping. But the precious ones are those taken of the boys with their mom, Nana and even their dad. House hates his picture being taken, so Jake has to be quick in taking those valuable unguarded moments.

Jake is satisfied that he has enough pictures; so he looks over to check on what his dad is doing.
House is intently reading the twins' record.
Jake asks "what's wrong Dad?"
"Nothing, I'm just reviewing their stats. I saw their cords after Keeler delivered them and there weren't any knots. I'm glad there weren't any, but it is simply short of a miracle how they were able to be as active as they have been in the utero and not tie each other up."
Jake replies "I'm not surprised. They have been bucking the odds ever since they were conceived. Weren't they holding hands in mom's womb? I really think they have each other's back."
House simply shakes his head and says mockingly "I can see the headline now: 'Miracle babies born to atheist'."
Jake smiles and corrects his father "you mean, 'Jewish mom and atheist dad gives birth to miracle twins on Christmas day.'"

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Because of the Christmas holiday, many of the hospital staffs are on leave. And those who are left have heard of the news that the Dean has given birth to healthy twin boys. By the time House wheels Cuddy back to visit the boys for their feedings, they see a dozen or so hospital staff jockeying for position to get a glimpse of the Cuddy-House twins through the nursery's glass windows. When one of the staff recognizes them approaching, they instantly greet the duo like rock stars. The staffs eagerly congratulate Cuddy for her two healthy and handsome boys. They all know that House is the father, but no one dares to congratulate him in fear of being yelled at. The only exception is Elsa, the cafeteria lady. She's in her late sixties and doesn't care of House's reputation; she not only congratulates him but even gives him bear hug and a peck on the cheek. Cuddy smiles at Elsa's gesture, while House grumbles that he now has to wash up before he can carry the babies.

The duo walks in the nursery and are immediately met by Karen, the head pediatric nurse.
She greets and congratulates both doctors. She also informs them that babies are maintaining their body temperature, no signs of breathing problem, infections or jaundice. Karen addresses Cuddy "I know that this is not your first baby, but this is your first twins. And twins are not like singletons so we just want to make sure that a Lactation Consultant (LC) is available to assist you when you first breastfeed them." She also adds "if we don't find any feeding issues, the boys can go home with you when you're discharge.

Cuddy and House heads over to their private partition and chats with the LC as they wait for the nurse to bring the babies over.
Karen hands Charlie to Cuddy and the other nurse hands Ethan to House.
Cuddy asks the LC "do I feed them together or one at a time?"
The consultant replies "Honestly, it's a matter of personal preference. Feeding one baby at a time improves bonding between you and the baby. But it can be time consuming, remember you'd have to feed each or them at least 8 times a day. Letting them feed together will also improve your milk supply and it will be easy to remember who has had how much."
Cuddy replies "let me try feeding Charlie first and see how he does. Daddy can keep Ethan occupy for a moment."
While Cuddy tries to feed Charlie, the LC stands nearby giving Cuddy encouragement and pointers. When House notices that Cuddy is getting worried that Charlie is not finding her nipples, he asks the LC if she has any tips for daddy as well. The levity is just enough for Cuddy to relax a bit. It takes Charlie a few tries but he finally latches on to Cuddy's breast, House quickly gives his son an "atta boy" compliment. Cuddy nurses Charlie for at least half hour, while House plays with Ethan. It seems Ethan loves to grab onto dad's finger when dad places it in his palm. House immediately recognizes Ethan as 'Ham' in utero.
After Charlie pulls away from his mom's breast, he shows his mom an expression of contentment on his face. Cuddy signals to House that she's done with Charlie and the two adults' switched babies. Cuddy tries to feed Ethan while House burps Charlie.
Almost instantly, Ethan finds Cuddy's breast and goes to work.
Cuddy looks over at House and says "I think someone is a 'boob man' like his daddy."