And the Journey BEGINS.....

August 8th 2011, our lives were changed forever! We were blessed with two AMAZING children and we will never be the same! Here is our birth story...

We arrived at the hospital Monday 8.8.2011 around 8:00 am to start our prep for surgery. We had a small "fan" club as my OB would say waiting patiently in the waiting room. Seems like the two hours leading up to surgery were the fastest two hours of our lives. At 9:50 am I kissed my sweet husband and was wheeled into the OR. I then received the spinal (not as bad as I had expected). Seems like everything that happened after that point, happened super fast. At 10:23 am we welcomed Harper Dallas Avery Morrison! He weighed 5lbs and 15oz .. And exactly one minute later we welcomed Stella Claire Ashley Morrison. She weighed 6lbs 11oz :) Seeing and hearing them for the first time was the most amazing feeling. We were parents .... Overwhelmed with excitement! Shortly after their arrival and after hundreds of pictures we all four headed to our recovery room. My mom (granna) and gary's mom (Nona Jo) came to meet our precious babies first! Moments later the fan club arrived! Parts of being in the recovery are somewhat a blur to me. I was in a lot of pain and was given verset :(
After recovery we were moved to our regular room and we would then begin to learn to care for not one but TWO babies. Of course mommy wasn't able to get up and move about so Daddy took care of the first diaper changes and assisted mommy with feedings. Our hearts were so full ... We had tons of support but not long after we were settled in our room my blood pressure spiked. And when I say spiked .. It was 160/110 .. Definitely not normal. We were then told we would have to ask all visitors to leave .. Mommy needed her rest! The day was very eventful to say the least .. ! We spent the next four days in the hospital .. "with visitors" and we were all able to come home that Thursday !!
Few pictures from their "birthday"


When we first arrived ...



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The first time Daddy held the twins ...


Mommy being wheeled to recovery :)








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Hmmm.....

Today marks only 6 days until we meet Stella and Harper... I absolutely cannot believe it! The time is almost here..the months have turned into weeks and the weeks to days... I think we'll start counting the hours before to long..... As the days get closer Gary and I constantly talk about BABIES.. I mean we have for almost the last 37 weeks as well but now it's all we can think about....

We wonder which baby will look like who? In all of our ultrasounds people say Harper looks like Gar and Stella like me ... Even our OB has bets on this one! We usually have a bet before we go to our growth scan to see who guesses their weights the closest.. Right before appointment time Jenna normally text me with her guess as well. I mean I know the growth scan weight is the "closest" GUESS they can get but is there really 12lbs plus baby inside of me? Can't wait to know for sure... I think I could ask/write a million questions we have! But honestly I PRAY they both come out with ten fingers, ten toes and as HEALTHY as can BE. Please keep us in your prayers as well!


Today Gary took the day off as we've known my sister was moving into her new apartment in Clemson for months now! We were able to go and see her new place .. And I was a huge help.... Haha .. Really a huge waste of space :) It was really nice to get out and on the way home we made a quick stop at Babies R Us... I don't think we've left a baby store yet without a "buggy" full of stuff and a box of diapers!! I mean what else could we possibly need.



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