Our Family is Complete!!

Our boys are here and we couldn't be happier!!  They kind of took us by surprise since we really thought they were going to make it to their scheduled c-section date on the 17th. 

On Tuesday night I was having my normal contractions that I have had for weeks that never resulted in anything and were sporadic and would stop once I would lay down.  I will admit that I was ready for the boys to come even though we hadn't hit the full term mark of 37 weeks because I was so uncomfortable!  Carrying nearly 12 pounds of baby is not an easy task!  Anyway, I just jokingly told Eric he better get some sleep tonight because we would be in the hospital the next day.  Well, the babies must have been listening.  I woke up a little after 2:00 a.m. to baby A(Will) kicking so hard.  I remember thinking that he was kicking so hard he was going to break his bag of water.  Well, sure enough, one more big kick at 2:20 a.m. and I felt a pop! Eric woke up out of dead sleep with me saying, "Oh my gosh!  My water just broke!  My water just broke!"  Eric jumped out of bed and ran into the closet, back into the bedroom, into the bathroom, into the closet and back again.  I kept asking for a towel.  I guess he forgot where we kept those. ;) I wasn't really having contractions so we gathered all the our stuff and got in the car.  We got to the hospital about 3:10 and went up to admitting.  My contractions were picking up and we were in a room by 3:20.  They did an ultrasound and I was hoping and praying these little babies had flipped head down.  However,  no one cooperated and both were still breech.  C-section was inevitable!

I will have to say that after having three unmedicated births, I would much rather go through that pain than going through surgery.  I thought it was very scary and overwhelming.  The hospital staff was incredible and really the c-section could not have gone better.  We went into the operating room about 4:40 and by 5:00 a.m. the babies were born!

Baby A:  William Luke Hensley

born at 4:58 a.m. 9/7/11 weighing 6 pounds exactly and measuring 19 3/4 inches long.

Baby B: Benjamin Eric Hensley

 born in the exact same minute 4:58 a.m. on 9/7/11, weighing 5 pounds 7 ounces and also measuring 19 3/4 inches long.

Proud Mommy and Daddy!

Waiting...

Waiting for these little guys to want to make an appearance. Last doctor appointment I was 2-3 cm dilated, with the boys measuring nearly 6 pounds a piece!! They are huge! Stella comes on Thursday to help us till the babies are born. Yay! We are so happy to have her here. Meanwhile, we just wait!

Andrew got to go to his first NFL football game with Daddy! Eric said he didn't stop cheering or dancing around the whole time. Such a great night for Andrew and Eric!




One of Andrew's favorite parts was the big pretzel!

Our First Grader!!!

The first day of First Grade!! Andrew was so excited to start a new school and didn't seem nervous at all (unlike his Mom). His bus was scheduled to come at 8:42 and he was dressed with his backpack on by 8:15...just waiting. :) It is very hard to transition to the "regular" parent and not the teacher parent where I know everything there is about his school and the people that are there. But I guess that is what most parents do, blindly trusting others to watch out for their kiddos. Quite a leap of faith on my part. I had always assumed I would be right down the hall teaching while he was in school. He told me last night, "Don't worry, Mommy. I will be fine." And I know he will be. Unfortunately, we waited and waited for the bus...that never came. So we had to hop in the car and make the 5 minute trip to school. He got there just in time. Hoping it comes tomorrow!




He made it!