Getting discharged from the hospital and taking the twins home was surreal. We were planning and preparing for them for the past few months but now that they are actually here I didn't feel prepared for them at all. I knew how and when they needed to be fed and the nurses helped me with some signs of what could be wrong and needed but other than that I didn't know a thing. Nicolene was put on permanent observational bed rest in the hospital and I didn't want to bother her and stress her up more than she already is with everything. Dad mentioned something about them wanting to do a C-section if her stats do not improve soon enough. I know she doesn't want that as she wants to be on her feet as soon as possible to be able to take care of their little one and still be a good wife to dad. I told her that he would understand and that he wouldn't mind helping her out for the little while she would be out ofcommission but she held her ground that she didn't want to have the section. I want

"SURPRISE"Everyone yelled as soon as most of them entered the backyard. The twins were overjoyed and ran to me and Jack before wandering off and having a look around. Loury needed to act appropriately in front of her mother walked over and gave me and Jack a hug before she also wandered off going around the party. Dad and Nici also came over, hugging us and thanking us for the party and everything we had done for them. I took Nici's arm and started walking away from the party a little so I could ask her how she had been doing dealing with the pregnancy and the challenges that have brought to her life. "How are you feeling?""I'm constantly tired and I have to rest a lot more than I would have liked to but other than that I am feeling great. We went to another scan yesterday and apparently, I am further along than they had suspected. The doctor did say that I might not carry to term and that we should prepare for a premature baby and that has

After we had told Dad and Nici that I was also pregnant we had a little celebration before Nici said she was too tired and that she was going to go and lie down but we were free to continue the celebrations. Not wanting to keep Dad away from Nici for too long we said our goodbyes and left for home. As usual, it was one hell of a fight to get Cathy to leave her granddad and come home with us because she was a total grandad's girl. She had been most fond of him since she was a little girl and once her granddad had her in his arms, no one could steal her away, not even her mother, might I add, because she started screaming bloody murder when you tried. AJ tends to keep at my or Jack's sides most of the time when they are not playing around. He ended up being a mommy's boy. He was quieter than his sister and sometimes that worried me but other times he just made me not underestimate him anymore. Getting calls from his kindergarten teacher telling me that he isn't making friends or mixin

"Okay, honey. I'm going to need you to push with me on the next contraction.""No. I can't do this alone."I had started full-on crying at this point because I didn't want to do this alone. One of the nurses had walked over to the side of the bed and took my hand. "You are one strong woman and you can do this. You are not alone. We are all here with you and we will all support you as much as you need and for as long as you need it. Now you need to be brave for yourself and for your son."I nodded my head and took a few deep breaths. I was waiting for the contraction and I was ready to do this when I heard dad's voice at the entrance of the room. " You kept your promise."I had just said that sentence when the contraction hit and the doctor urged me to start pushing. The nurse stayed on one side, and Dad went to the other, taking my hand and encouraging me from there. When the contraction was finally over and I had not heard a bab

The moment dad told me he had found Jack and I saw his standing there looking defeated and tired I knew it had to be the worst thing that I needed to expect. We were both in dangerous jobs and enemies is something we had more of than friends and even though there were precautions sometimes some things still happened and families were left without their loved ones. I just didn't think it would happen to my family. I wasn't ready to do anything alone without Jack. Tearing up I knew that I had to ask the words and make sure that he was gone before I started seeing the worst future that could not even be true. "Is he... did Jack die?"My dad answered almost immediately. His answer made me relax and fear for Jack's life at the same time. He wasn't dead yet but with the condition dad says he is in it could happen sooner or later. I started removing the blankets from me and searching for the shoes I placed here before going to bed so that I cou