- April POV -
I've never felt so many emotions at one time. Pain, sadness. Joy.
I never thought labour would be like this; such a worrying time. I tried to stay calm as I knew that's what's best for the babies but I just couldn't help but wonder what if somethings wrong with one of them?
Dr Tyler examines me again - "ok, you're 7cm dilated ... you have another three to go before we can start delivery"
"What's going to happen?"
"We want to give you and the twins the safest delivery, we want you to push at 10 and get one out and if the second is still breech. Then I'm afraid we will look at c section"
The one thing I didn't want to happen. All my fears at once were happening.
I could feel myself panicking my palms were sweating ... my heart was racing ...
"April, baby?" Leyton says as he holds my hand. He could see I was struggling ... my chest felt tight.
He calmed me down within five minutes. This was not how I expected my labour to go.
An hour passed and I was finally at 10cm! I was given some more pain relief to relax and help me. This was it ... our babies were coming.
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"Final push April .."
my chin met my chest and I pushed with all I had!! You'd be surprised pushing for half an hour really makes you exhausted.
I pushed and pushed again ... a feel of relief became over me- "congratulations! It's a boy" she smiled as she handed him to the nurses in the corner ... there was silence for a matter of minutes which felt like hours. The sound of a baby's cry filled the room.
My eyes filled with tears. I couldn't believe it. There was no time to waste - a miracle over looked us because our daughter had turned herself once our son came out.
She was ready. It was time. Another half an hour she was here.
"Your daughter ... congratulations"
Her cry filled the room minutes after she was here.
We was complete. I held Leyton close as the nurses bought over our children. "You have made me the happiest man alive, I'm incredibly proud of you ..." he kissed me tight but loving.
I was placed our son in my arms and Leyton our daughter.
"Any names!" The midwife beamed a smile.
"Yeah ... this is Alfie and that is Aubrey" they fitted perfectly.
Alfie and Aubrey Stevens, welcome to the beautiful world.
We arrived home the same day. Thankfully because there was nothing better than getting back to normality.
Leyton was incredible he amazes me every single day especially now with our children.
I'm ready for double everything ... I'm ready for this next chapter in our lives.
We settled the twins down in there cribs before sitting ourselves down.
"I still can't believe they're here ..." I said in awe as we both sit and watch them sleep. Listening to every sound they make.
"Me either, you amaze me, April. What you went through how you handled it all. I love you ... and I cannot wait to make you my wife"
He held me close and kissed my hands.
"And I cannot wait to have your last name ..."
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-Leyton-
Watching April sleep next to me; I was in absolute awe of her and what she has just done. Thinking back to the beginning when all I was asking April for was to give me a baby, I never in a million years expected to fall in love again let alone have two beautiful perfect children.
I took on the night shift so April could sleep I could see she was exhausted I've done my research on post pregnancy blues. I'm fully aware.
It was midnight when they both awoke for a feed. I walked into the nursery and beamed Over their cribs, looking down at two angelic faces.
I lifted them both out and sat upon the couch in the room with the bottles beside me.
This is what parenting is like ... I felt completed.
- April -
My eyes blinked open to bright light shining through the window. Was it morning already? I stretched and reached for my phone.
It was 7am! Shit! I looked beside me and Leyton was snoring.
I looked at the monitor and both babies were wriggling. I got out of bed and walked into the nursery ... noticing the bottles ... Leyton has done the night feeds ... they were due this bottle now! He actually let me sleep?
I set the bottles down and got the twins out of their crib setting them on my lap.
Knowing I half created these two beautiful humans is beyond me ... they were both every inch and second of every pain I had.
Our families were arriving this morning we wanted to do it all in one day so we then had time to ourselves to enjoy and settle Aubrey and Alfie in.
Looking back I could never of imagined my life now ... I imagined it a whole lot different. I imagined giving Leyton a baby and not having any contact after. I imagined working to the core of my bones to fund for my family ...
Now?
I wouldn't change anything.
I love my life exactly how it is.