Welcome Lennox and Paxton!

We welcomed Lennox and Paxton into the world today!  I started having contractions yesterday afternoon about 1:30pm.  I was given my Procardia medicine and when that did not help I was given to shots of "Turb".  This stopped the contractions for about 2-3 hours.  When they started back up again I was given three shots of Turb.  This stopped the contractions for another hour or two.
The contractions started up again about 3:30 am, I was told that I was 3 cm dilated and that I was headed back downstairs to Labor and Delivery to start Magnesium.  At this point, I was really nervous because I had been told horror stories about Magnesium and how awful it makes you feel.  But was also told that Magnesium worked 99% of the time unless you were in active labor then it wouldn't do anything.  I was given two bags of Magnesium and was hot and still having contractions -- basically the Magnesium was doing nothing except make me hot.  After a couple of hours of Magnesium and my contractions continuing, I was told I was 5 cm dilated and that the Doctor had decided the best course of action was to have these babies.  I was rolled back into the operating room and given a C-section.  And as they say the rest is history ...

I'd like to introduce you to Lennox Charles Schwartz, born 4.30.2012 at 8:51am weighing 2lbs 11oz.

Lennox

And also to Paxton Michael Schwartz, born 4.30.2012 at 8:51am weighing 1lb 14oz. 

Paxton

Both boys were breathing on their own when born.  Paxton was eventually put on a vent because his blood gas levels weren't where they wanted them to be.  As of about 5:30pm this afternoon, they had taken him off the vent and were letting him try it on his own with oxygen. 

So as it seems for now, both boys are doing good.  We have a long road ahead of us, as the boys will probably be in the NICU for 2-3 months.  

It was time for these boys to make their debut into this world!  After having the C-Section, the doctors found that Paxton's placenta was smaller than Lennox's and it has several infarctions (these are places where the placenta tissue had died and no longer supports life).  They also found that Lennox's placenta had begun to tear away from the uterine wall (probably to cause of all of my bleeding for the last couple of weeks).  Needless to say, after these findings it was clear that the babies needed to come out, if they had stayed much longer I'm afraid our outcome would not be the same.  

Sorry for the long post!  Thank you again for all of thoughts and prayers.  We just ask that you keep praying for these two sweet, sweet boys who have a long road ahead of them.