
So I know I have been a horrible blogger but I have a good excuse....I am a mommy now! It all started Thursday night, February 4
th, around midnight. My water broke and we headed to the hospital around 2:45 am. I was not sure if my water had broken at first and then about an hour later, I started having contractions. We decided to head to the hospital and sure enough, I had not peed myself, I was in labor. Most of y'all knew that we were planning an induction for Feb 10
th, but the boys wanted to start their birthday a little early. After a few hours at the hospital, the contractions were close together and more intense. I decided it was time for the epidural. Thank God for that thing. Within a few minutes I felt nothing...and was loving every minute of it. Anyhow, my awesome nurse came in and told me had dilated to a 9!!! I thought she was lying. The called Dr. B and we were go for delivery. I was so scared but everyone there at Baylor Frisco was wonderful. Within minutes my first precious angel Preston David was born. 7 minutes later, my second precious angel Parker Neal arrived. Preston was born at 10:09 am and was 4 lbs, 4 oz. Brother Parker was born at 10:16 and was 5 lbs 6 oz. I cannot express that feeling when they placed both my boys in my arms. It's like Rodney and I had finally seen what we had prayed for for the longest time. We are finally all at home now. Rodney and I were released with Parker on Feb. 7
th. They were concerned with Preston right after birth. He was so tiny and had no body fat to keep himself warm. His blood sugar was low and he had an apnea episode. Preston basically stopped breathing for about 15-20 seconds. He was so tiny and this is common in preemies. They
immediately took him to the
NICU for monitoring. That was horrible. Here we went from having the 2 boys in our room to only having one. They wanted to keep him there for 5 days. That was the hardest thing ever. While we were in the hospital, Rodney and I tried to split time between the 2 boys. The
NICU nurses were great. They let us bring Parker down each night to hang out with brother. That was amazing. We were discharged with Parker on Saturday and picked up Preston on Tuesday. We are all at home now and doing great. Rodney and I love being parents and cannot believe how much we love these little guys. Here are some pictures of the boys. Enjoy!

Snuggle time in the NICU

Daddy with Parker

Aunt Jenny and Jamie with Parker...and
Jackon and Presley too!

Daddy and Parker in the car on the way home

Preston in the
NICU with Paw Paw