Couple welcomes twin boys two years after their two sons were killed in a car crash - and the new babies are named after the big brothers they'll never meet

  • Gentry and Hadley Eddings, 30, welcomed twin boys on Monday 
  • The birth of  Isaiah Dobbs and Amos Reed comes a little more than two years after the couple's two young sons died in a car crash
  • The twins' middle names are in honor of the big brothers they'll never meet 
  • Two-year-old Dobbs died instantly in the May 2015 car crash
  • Hadley was still pregnant with Reed at the time of the crash and underwent an emergency C-section
  • Reed was born at 38 weeks and died two days later  
  • The couple publicly forgave the distracted driver who caused the crash 

By Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com

Published: 10:10 EDT, 11 July 2017 | Updated: 11:31 EDT, 11 July 2017

A North Carolina couple who lost their two young sons in a car crash two years ago, have welcomed twin boys into the world. 

Gentry and Hadley Eddings' twins Isaiah Dobbs and Amos Reed were born happy and healthy on Monday, Charlotte news station WBTV reported. 

The boys' middle names are in honor of the big brothers who died after the May 2015 crash.  

Gentry and Hadley were both 28 years old when they lost their two-year-old son Dobbs in the tragic accident near Wilmington, North Carolina. 

The North Carolina couple who lost their two sons in a car crash two years ago welcomed twin boys on Monday. Above, Gentry Eddings poses with his new sons Isaiah Dobbs and Amos Reed

The North Carolina couple who lost their two sons in a car crash two years ago welcomed twin boys on Monday. Above, Gentry Eddings poses with his new sons Isaiah Dobbs and Amos Reed

Hadley was eight months pregnant at the time of the crash. Doctors delivered the baby by emergency c-section, but the child, named Reed, also passed away two days later.  

The truck driver who rear-ended the family, Matthew Blair Deans, who was also 28 years old at the time, was sentenced to one to three years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. He was released at the end of November, after serving a year and three months. 

Investigators say he was driving while distracted. 

Gentry and his wife Hadley lost their two-year-old son Dobbs (pictured with his parents above) instantly in the May 2015 car crash 

Gentry and his wife Hadley lost their two-year-old son Dobbs (pictured with his parents above) instantly in the May 2015 car crash 

Hadley was eight months pregnant at the time of the crash. Their son Reed was born through an emergency C-section but died two days later 

Hadley was eight months pregnant at the time of the crash. Their son Reed was born through an emergency C-section but died two days later 

At his sentencing hearing, Deans apologized to the couple for the pain he had caused them.  

The couple responded by forgiving Deans in a public statement. 

'We hope to be holding hands with you in heaven with our children,' the couple said, according to WWAY. 

The couple announced their pregnancy on Facebook page in January.  

'Y'all have held us up in prayer and we are so grateful! Now we ask you to add two more Eddings to your prayers! We are expecting twins this summer!', Hadley said.

Hadley shared a photo of her ultrasound on the Prayers for the Eddings Family page, and received thousands of likes.

After the accident, the couple said they had not thought about having more children. 

Courtesy of WBTV 

Investigators say truck driver Matthew Deans was distracted when he rear-ended the Eddings' car 

Investigators say truck driver Matthew Deans was distracted when he rear-ended the Eddings' car 

Gentry uploaded a tree trunk carving of the two boys' names two months after the accident 

Deans, 28, served a year and three months for the crime. He apologized to the couple in court and they in turn forgave him in a public statement

Deans, 28, served a year and three months for the crime. He apologized to the couple in court and they in turn forgave him in a public statement

The couple's sixth anniversary fell on the night of the crash and have relied on God and prayer throughout their healing process.  

In 2015, the couple said: 'God has our boys in a place of peace, so I am in a place of peace,' 

'God has a plan. The situation is a frustrating one. We don't want to be here. We don't like it. This is not a fun situation. We're mad at the loss. But we know God is good and has a plan and we believe that.'

'I hate that this happened. I don't like it at all. But I can trust God even when it's really hard. I just trust it. I have to, I have to,' Hadley added. 

In January, the couple announced their were pregnant with a post on Facebook 

In January, the couple announced their were pregnant with a post on Facebook 

After the accident, the couple said they had not thought about having more children

After the accident, the couple said they had not thought about having more children

The couple, pictured with their late son Dobbs, work at a church in North Carolina 

Gentry is a worship leader at Forest Hills Church - one of the biggest churches in Charlotte with a 6,000-member congregation across four campuses. Hadley teaches preschool at the church. 

A GoFundMe page organized by the couple's friends after the accident has raised more than $203,000 in the past two years. But Hadley and Gentry said that those who want to help should donate to 'Mission of Hope Haiti', a mission where they both served.

The organization works in orphan care, education, health care, church advancement and women and family empowerment programs throughout Haiti. 

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