Welcome World, We're here!

It’s been one week since we got the phone call from Jeff at 10:30 p.m. to let us know that Jenni’s water broke! Apparently, her back had been hurting her all day long, and she just couldn’t get comfortable, but she had no ideas she was in labor! Libby and Logan were ready to come into this world, and there was no holding them back. Jeff rushed her to St. Vincent’s Hospital Saturday night, and she was already 5 centimeters dilated when she got there. Of course, we rushed there, also, and Chris and Cassandra (Jenni’s brother and sister-in-law) and Baby Callie were already in the birthing waiting room. Jenni’s parents were driving madly from Tennessee to join us. Jeff called us with regular updates from the birthing suite, and we all nervously waited. Finally, at 1:27, Logan Mae weighed in at 3.6 pounds and 12 minutes later, Libby Marie arrived at 1:39 a.m. and weighed in at 3.5 pounds. Jeff and Jenni got to spend a few minutes with their precious new girls and then they were whisked off to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Jeff joined us to share the good news and he just couldn’t stop crying and smiling. We all cried buckets of joy that night. We called everyone in the family, even if it was the middle of the night. After a while, we all got to join Jenni in her room, and she was tired, but happy. She looked great! Then we all went to the NICU and met Libby and Logan. The doctor said they were doing well for preemies and had a 90% chance of survival. He said the first 24 hours were crucial, and they would either get better or worse. That’s when the prayers started. These babies were in God’s hands! We stayed at the hospital until around 6 a.m., then Larry and I left to go to J & J’s house to pick up clothes for them and to feed Sugar and Darby. We called Devon and Mary and Marilyn, so they could spread the word at church. Lynn Copelan told me later that the word spread like wildfare through Green Valley, and we could feel the prayers. None of us slept that day and the babies did better and better…..it was Palm Sunday and we all were blessed!
Grammy Sally
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