Simply the Smith's

We have been talking to Grayson about mommy having two babies in her stomach for what seems like forever  At first no interest at all I think  because I didn't really have a belly at first  but as my belly grew he started to hug and kiss it or pet it as he calls it.  He knew mommy was growing his brother and sister and he was excited to hold them.  So when the day came for them to finally meet I was beyond excited. I had picked up gifts for him to give to them as well as gifts for him from his babies.  He walked in a little scared he just looked at them and didn't want to touch them at all at first. So we did gifts he gave them their little toys for their car seats and then Michael brought out the gift from the babies, a Paw Patrol rolling luggage and he flipped out he loved it so much! Then I told him to open it and he flipped even more over the 4 mini Lego sets the babies got him. The first thing he wanted to do was go show the nurses who just swooned ove...

Okay so this is long but I don't want to forget one single detail  So I made it to 34 weeks and was upset that even though I was having contractions they weren't the real thing but I knew that cooking these babies longer was what we needed. So Monday I went in for my weekly NST and the test showed I was having contractions every 8-10 mins but I could still talk through them and the babies looked good so after our hour of monitoring we went home and then my contractions got really bad. I had about 2 hours of contractions that were 4 mins apart and then they spaced out. So I got some sleep and just prayed for Gods timing in this whole thing. Tuesday came and again I would have some pretty serious contractions for a few hours and then they would space out. I was beyond frustrated. Wednesday I woke up to horrific cramping and hard contractions that I couldn't talk through but they were about 12 mins apart so I just kept up with my water and keeping my feet up.  Around 2 I was i...

Yesterday April 21st our family grew by 2 sweet precious babies  Charlotte Carol Halli Smith 6 pounds 12 ounces and 19 inches long  Marshall Thomas Joseph Smith 6 pounds 9 ounces and 19 inches long  I will write up the whole birth story soon,right now I'm recovering and soaking in these two precious gifts.  I do just want to say a big thank you for all the prayers we for sure felt them and are grateful. 

So thankfully I'm still pregnant. Im 34 weeks as of Thursday and that was the last day of my Procardia prescription. I went for a NST on Monday and I had zero contractions and babies were active with great heartbeats. All wonderful things My swelling is almost completly gone since being on bed rest and chugging water like it's the only way into heaven. My sonogram today showed that baby A is still head down and measuring about 5 pounds 9 ounces and about a week ahead and baby B is measuring 5 pounds 12 ounces and is still break and is again about a week ahead.  All good things  Now it is just a waiting game. When my body goes into labor or my water breaks it will be go time. I have been having contractions since Thursday night when I was done with my Procarida however they are all over the place so not real labor. I have to say I was a little upset when I walked out of my appointment with an appointment for next week my body's ready to be done being pregnant  ...

So it happened I started having contractions  Saturday I felt a little off all day but my contractions were like once every hour or two no.big.deal Then we ate dinner and like half an hour after I had a pretty strong contraction. Not painful but strong. Then 20 mins later another, then 15, then they got to  10 and by 6:00 pm they were coming consistently 8-10 mins apart so I called my mom she said drink water and put my feet up and if they hadn't stopped in an hour call the doctor well they didn't stop so we called the doctor and he said head on into the hospital for observation. I called my mom for her and dad to come take care of Grayson (who Michael was putting to bed for the night) but my mom insisted on coming with Michael and I so my dad stayed at our house with Grayson.  I took a shower before I left and we got to the hospital around 8:30. I got changed into a gown and they put the monitors on me.  As soon as they hooked up the monitors they saw that I was sti...