March 30, 2012

At 3am I got up to take my "anti-contraction" medicine. I had been taking it for the past few weeks. I got back in bed and BAM! My water broke. I always wondered if I would KNOW when I went into labor. Well there was no doubt in my mind that my water broke. It was all over the bed, all over the carpet on the way to the bathroom, all over the bathroom floor and just kept flowing! I was in shock that this was happening! We called the hospital, to find out if we had to come right away or if we had time to take a shower. They said, "come now!" So we grabbed my bag and drove the few minutes away to the ER (this was at 3:06 - I know this because I checked the call log to my mom). We got to the hospital and they hooked me up to the fetal monitors. Very quickly I began feeling the contractions. We had already planned to have a c-section, so I knew I wouldn't have to deal with the contractions long. Everything was happening VERY fast. I actually asked for water and they brought me ice chips. I joked about why I couldn't have water since the ice chips would just melt into it and the nurse said, you will be in the OR before those ice chips have time to melt...and she was right! 

They wheeled me into the OR and they began to prep me. It really was so simple! I remember laying there and them all of a sudden saying, "we are about to pull the first baby out!" I was just shocked - I didn't even know they had cut me yet! The only negative to the c-setion was the nausea I felt a few times during the surgery. 

Griffin Bruce Warren

4lbs15oz 

Born at 5:04am

Knox Christopher Warren

4lbs13oz

Born at 5:05

Since I was 1 day shy of 35 weeks, we were not sure if the babies would be healthy. They came out screaming - this is me crying while listening to those beautiful crys. The babies were VERY VERY healthy and required no medical assistance! :) 

Christopher cutting Griffin's cord...

Christopher cutting Knox's cord...

Griffin

Knox

After the surgery, Christopher got to go with the boys and watch them get cleaned up. I was brought to recovery. I was surprised that I didn't have to stay in recovery long. They brought me to my room and we waited a little while and they finally brought the boys for me to see.

Griffin (left) Knox (right)

Meeting Lulie (Christopher's stepmom)

Meeting Bruce (Christopher's dad)

Meeting Aunt Summie (Christopher's oldest sister)

First family photo...blah!

Meeting Grandy (Christopher's mom)

The boys got many visitors while we were in the hospital, I just don't have pictures on my camera. My parents both were able to come, I just need to get pictures from them to document their presence! 


We stayed in the hospital for a little over 48 hours. We got to bring the babies home around lunch time on Sunday. We went to the pediatrician on Monday and she was shocked we got released! 4 days after they were born, Knox weighed 4.6lbs and Griffin 4.8lbs.