William Rice Steven Penny and Jonathan Andrew Douglas Penny entered this world on January 19, 2012 at just 24 weeks and 4 days gestation. Will was born at 9:19am, weighed 1lb 1oz, and was 11 3/8 inches long and Drew was born at 9:31am, weighed 1lb 8oz, and was 12 3/4 inches long. Their story goes like this:
After leaving Jackson, TN with our bed rest plans (read previous post), we settled in at home for a 2 week wait and see what the boys would do. I loaded up on water to regain some of the fluid around Will and laid on my left side to feel him move because he was sitting so low. Drew was very active that night and of course kept me up. I didn't sleep much that night worrying about what was to come but Doug and I prayed and relied on God to take care of me and those precious boys we have dreamed of. I had several trips to the bathroom that night (due to all the water I was drinking) and also a few bits of pain which I thought was Drew having a party in my stomach.
On Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 4:30am, I felt a gush of water and ran to the bathroom. I continued to feel that gush and immediately called the on-call doctor. I was told to head to the Women's hospital to be observed. We arrived at the Women's hospital by 5am and was checked and come to find out my water had broken and I was having contractions that I didn't know was contractions. We had not been through child birthing classes and I had already requested to have a c-section when they were due. I was soon rushed into high risk labor and delivery area for further evaluation. Luckily the BEST doctor in the whole wide world, Dr Hudson, was coming in at 7am to make his rounds. He had already been notified about me so he immediately called Dr. Hoeldtke (maternal/fetal specialist) in Jackson, TN to consult him on our options. He sat with us to explain our options. They started me on a magnesium drip to stop the contractions and then we would settle in for a long wait and see permanent hospital bed rest.
Unfortunately my boys had other plans for their momma and she was totally not prepared for this. The contractions did not stop and then all of a sudden about 20 people filled our hospital room and I heard my doctor say "We are having babies today" and I yelled at him and said NO, I need an epidural. He grabbed my face, told me to trust him and that everything would be just fine. There was no time to stop this and there was no time for an epidural. My baby boys were coming regardless of what their momma wanted. So my boys entered this world, all natural and no drugs, within 12 minutes of each other. Dr. Nading took Drew and Dr. Darling took Will to the NICU for further observation.
After all that pain my boys put their mother through, we were transferred to recovery and could go and see the boys around 12noon. I was completely in shock that my boys decided to enter this world when they wanted to, so they better not be late for another event and on time for everything.
After much rest and recovery we were able to go and see the sweet precious boys I had loved already, prayed for, and delivered. I was so excited to be introduced as their MOM and Doug was so excited to be introduced as their DAD!!!!!!!!!
"Thanks be to God for his indescribable gifts!" 2 Corinthians 9:15
Our story continues, so stay tuned........
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