It’s alright to be Little Bitty

 

Wow…..the last 2 days have been eventful for the Brewer’s.  As most of you have heard we welcomed Karsyn Jane and Kaden James into the world early Wednesday morning.  They were born and 24weeks and 5 days.  Kaden weighed in at 1.14 lbs and Karsyn was 1.13 lbs.  Needless to say things were and continue to be a little scary.  Before I get into the details, I’ll tell “the story” as to how this all unfolded.

If you’ll notice the title, it was intended to be a pun.  Of course our little bundles are little bitty, but it has a little more meaning to it than that!  We were invited by Granpa and Grandma Nan to go to opening night of the rodeo on Tuesday night.  Alan Jackson was singing, and Jeff and I are both Alan Jackson fans.  are you beginning to pick up on the intended pun?!?!  At the concert I began to feel a little uncomfortable.  It was nothing big and for the sake of putting it all into perspective I really just thought I was constipated!  I thought that mixed with those oh so comfortable stadium seats was the source of my discomfort.  So I ignored it and continued to sing along with Alan….and of course Little Bitty was one of his songs!

On the way home I was still a little uncomfortable and couldn’t wait to get home to try to get rid of the constipation!  To make a long story short, once we got home I began to bleed a bit and obviously called the on call dr.  She asked me to come in for observation.  So, Jeff called Grandma to come over to sit with Brady.  She was 30 minutes away and I just had this feeling that I couldn’t wait….so I decided to drive myself.  On the way the uncomfortableness turned to pain.  And the pain was beginning to get a little worse.  I made it to the hospital, threw my keys at the valet guy and got upstairs to labor and delivery.  The nurse decided to check me first just to see what was going on.  This is where it all gets a little fuzzy.   I remember her saying “oh my goodness” and then yelling “we need help in here”  She told me it was about to get very busy, and that I was completely dilated and the only thing holding Karsyn in was the bag of water blocking her from the outside.  Had it not been for that bag I would have more than likely delivered her in my car on the way to the hospital….by myself!  People were in and out, running around trying to get an IV in me (which took FOREVER), trying to get a neonatal team configured and obviously trying to get Jeff to the hospital…FAST.  We were taken back to the OR (jeff made it) and because Karsyn was breech they did an emergency C-section.  

We were warned of all the possible complications, and were of course scared to death.  Both babies cried as soon as they were taken out…which is amazing!  They were immediately taken to be stabilized as I was put back together.  In recovery they wheeled both kids in so I could look at and touch them briefly which was very nice. 

Yesterday was obviously very emotional and confusing.  We spent most of the day in complete shock about  everything that had happened.  My pregnancy had been so easy and there were no signs or complications until Tuesday night.   We were and still are very confused as to how and why this happened.  But we’re confident God is in complete control.  On the way to the hospital I heard a song on KSBJ about how God has you in his hands.  How completely perfect and has been my prayer for the last 36 hours. 

The babies are doing as well as can be expected.  They will have good days and bad days and we are in for a long NICU stay.  The will be there more than likely until at least 36 weeks which would be in May.  They both seem to be holding their own and the neonatologist and nurses keep saying they’re on the right track.  We are obviously learning a lot, and have a lot to learn about what the next few months are going to look like for our precious twins.  I plan to keep the blog updated with their progress as much as I can.  We are so overwhelmed and appreciative of the outpouring of prayers and love from all you guys.  We can definitely feel God’s presence and are truly blessed to have such amazing friends and family.  We apologize if you’ve called or texted and we haven’t responded.  We’re trying to get our bearings and even though we’re not responding we’re definitely thankful for all you guys are doing.  We love and appreciate you more than you could ever know.

The babies are tiny but beautiful and fiesty!  We have a few pictures. 

Kaden James

Karsyn Jane

I had a sweet friend from work stop by briefly last night and brought us this precious picture.  I don’t think the message on it could be more perfect.  Definitely what we’re feeling and praying for every second!  It just might become my new motto!!