under the magnolia tree: the pinky promise

12 - planning

The night ended and we both went up to bed happy because everyone finally knew.

- February -

The nursery was coming together and I loved it. We had two white cribs and a rocking chair in the middle. We made it unisex because we didn't know the genders and so the room was a light gray.

Clay and I were beyond excited and the babies were coming closer and closer to being born.

- March -

It was now the end of March and the due date was so close. I was getting nervous though because who knows what would happen to the babies after they were born.

Clay and I went out shopping for more baby clothes and had a long day so I decided to go to bed around 8 pm.

I woke up in the middle of the night around 3 am and went to the bathroom.

The light was really bright so I ended up turning it off even though I could barely even see where I was going.

I walked out of the bathroom and as soon as I did I felt my water break.

"Uh Clay," I said with a worried voice.

"Yes Baby," He said with raspy voice

"It happened," I said still sounding worried.

He sat up immediately realizing what I was talking about. He got out of bed and quickly packed a bag for me.

We got in the car and I still didn't feel any pain yet which was good but I felt my heart racing.

We got to the hospital and they got me into a room and we waited.

We waited all day and by now it was 10 pm.

After a little bit I got an epidural and I couldn't feel anything.

Eventually I was 10 centimeters and I had to start pushing.

I got really scared but Clay held my hand the entire time.

He made me forget all the pain I was going through and eventually before I knew it it was all over.

We had two healthy babies that were born.

I started crying only because I was so scared for what was going to happen but they were okay.

Our predictions were right. One boy and one girl.

The nurses and doctors left us alone for a little bit with the babies and Clay and I got to hold them.

It was around midnight and our parents arrived but we told them to stay out for a minute so Clay and I could talk.

"You know we've been looking at names for a while and there were two that I think were perfect and they both have a meaning behind them," Clay said softly.

"I think those names would be perfect," I said back.

We didn't even say the names out loud but we both knew exactly what we were thinking.

Our parents walked in as well as our sisters and Livvy and Kaleb.

I had our baby boy and Clay had our baby girl.

"Hi everyone! We would like you to meet Ollie..." I let Clay say her name.

"And Magnolia," He said looking down at her.

Everyone gasped in Aww and Livvy and my mom immediately realized where Ollie came from.

I missed Ollie but he was in a better place. I still loved him and I wanted to continue my love by giving him another chance at life. He helped me so much and this is my thank you to him even though he isn't here in the world to even see it.

"Honey I don't want to be mean but where does Magnolia come from," Clay's mom said confused.

"Well mom you see as young kids Lysa and I always shared one thing. That one thing was sharing secrets under the magnolia tree in our backyard," Clay said.

His moms face lit up and everyone was so happy. Clay and I now had our perfect life. The love in the air was perfect and I wouldn't change it for a thing.

Magnolia and Ollie were ours forever and we loved them very much.