Tuesday, July 10, 2007

ONE SCARED MOMMY





RJ AND I WENT IN FOR A REGULAR DOCTORS VISIT ON FRIDAY, JULY 14TH, 2006. WE HAD A NON-STRESS TEST SCHEDULED THAT MORNING AT 9:00 A.M. WE WENT IN AND DID THE TEST AND AFTER THE TEST WAS DONE I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I HAD ALREADY STARTED THINKING SOMETHING WAS WRONG A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE, BUT DIDN'T WANT TO BE THAT CRAZY PREGNANT WOMEN. SO WHEN WE HEARD OUR NAME CALLED AFTER ONLY ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF BEING IN THE WAITING ROOM WE BOTH KNEW SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT. WE WALKED IN AND ALL THE DOCTOR SAID WAS SHE WAS SENDING US DOWN STAIRS TO BE HOOKED UP AND MONITORED AND WOULD PROBABLY DELIVERY THE BABIES THAT DAY!! I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AND NEVER EXPECTED THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE BABIES THAT DAY. MY DAD GOT THERE JUST BEFORE THEY ROLLED ME OUT TO THE OPERATING ROOM, WHICH WAS AROUND 12:30 BECAUSE THE BOYS WERE BORN AT 1:10 AND 1:11. IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST AND ALL I COULD DO WAS PRAY! I THANK GOD EVERYDAY FOR ANSWERING MY PRAYERS AND GIVING ME THE TWO MOST AMAZING GIFTS I COULD EVER RECEIVE! I AM SO BLESSED TO HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL AND HEALTHY BOYS RIGHT NOW!



I HAVE BEEN SO STRESSED OUT ABOUT IT RAINING SATURDAY DURING THE PARTY, BUT LOOKING BACK AND REMEMBERING WHERE WE WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR I COULD CARE LESS!! WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THIS YEAR RAIN OR SHINE BECAUSE LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T KNOW IF THESE LIL' BOYS WOULD BE HERE OR NOT!! IT WAS MORE LIKE A FUNERAL INSTEAD OF A CELEBRATION! I'VE BEEN VERY EMOTIONAL LATELY AND THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE MY BABIES WERE GOING TO BE ONE, BUT I THINK IT'S BECAUSE I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR! IT WAS THE HARDEST TIME OF MY LIFE AND MY HEART HURTS JUST THINKING ABOUT IT! SO WE WILL MAKE GOOD MEMORIES ON SATURDAY AND PRAISE GOD FOR MY WONDERFUL, HEALTHY BOYS!!!

5 comments:

Kim said...

Praise the Lord! God is amazing! Saturday will be an absolutely beautiful day!

*Staci* said...

Amen sister! God has definitely blessed you and RJ with two beautiful boys! Who cares if it rains Saturday? We'll party in the rain!! I can't wait to see those cuties!

Unknown said...

That's exactly right! We need the rain anyway. :) No biggie...

LaNaye,Rickey,Nolan and Cameron Washburn said...

DONT WORRY ABOUT THE RAIN JENN!! IT WILL ALL WORK OUT!! I KNOW WHERE YOUR COMING FROM WITH STRESSING OVER PARTIES!! LAST YEAR NOLANS FOURTH BDAY WAS SCH. FOR OUR CHURCH AND WE GOT THERE AND GUESS WHAT!!! THEY WERE PAINTING THE GYM! I FREAKED OUT!! NO ONE HAS METIONED THAT THEY WERE PAINTING!! BOTH MY BOYS BDAYS ARE IN JANUARY AND THANKS THE GOOD LORD IT WAS A PRETTY AND SOMEWHAT WARM DAY IN JANUARY TO TAKE THE PARTY TO THE PARK!! HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY BOYS!!!

Freddie said...

Okay...these posts have me crying!! I can't imagine the hurt you felt then or the joy you feel now that they are happy, healthy little one-year olds!! I hope the party goes well and everyone has a great time. Freddie and I look forward to seeing the pictures. Happy Birthday, guys!