Clay Lewis Jenkins, the highest elected official in Dallas County government, had promised President Joe Biden he would meet him at the airport and get him to...
Lewis Jenkins had promised President Joe Biden he would meet him at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. He hadn’t counted on the emergency delivery of babies Ace and Grace.
Twins Grace and Ace in a crib at Clay and Ramsey Lewis Jenkins' home. Ramsey says the twins' favorite toy is Luther, the black and white stuffed dog pictured with them.That cool-under-pressure persona comes in handy — as does the couple’s relentless sense of humor — as Clay and Ramsey navigate life with twins.
At Ramsey’s 26-week appointment, her doctor told her, “Go home, wash your hair, pack a bag and get to the hospital.” Grace required around-the-clock monitoring. Ramsey and Clay redoubled their prayers as doctors prepared to remove Grace two minutes later. When they heard her cry, their fear that she would die during birth was behind them. At 2 pounds, 12 ounces, she was just over half her brother’s size.
Since so much of the time she could only sit and observe, Ramsey had a hard time ignoring what she saw in the NICU: Madeleine will leave late next month for the University of Chicago, where she plans to major in public policy. The twins busted up a lot of plans for her senior year of high school. “But they are so cool,” she said, “even cooler than spring break in Paris.”
“Do I hear a baby?” a participant in a virtual meeting later asked. “Yes, I’m holding him,” Clay responded as he turned his camera on. He’s developed a sense of when the twin in his lap is about to show off their lungs. As Ace increasingly fidgeted, his dad switched the audio off and whispered, “funny, funny, funny, funny.”Through the distractions, Clay holds his train of thought and seems not to miss a beat with precise questions and answers.
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins plays with his daughter, Grace, as he participates on a video call from his kitchen table Aug. 14.“The financial issue was a lack of data and underlying computer problems,” Clay said as he shuffled in a circle comforting soft-squeaking Ace. “The juvenile situation was a lack of leadership.”
Clay said a prayer of thanks, manicotti, Brussels sprouts and salad were passed around and Bonbon — living up to her reputation as the never-trained-because-of-COVID puppy — jumped into Nana’s lap.
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