And I remember the relief I felt the day he was born...
I had spent the night with momma and daddy that weekend. There was a sale at the candle factory that Saturday...and Dad and I HAD to go :) I woke up that morning (Dec. 4) and texted Ed:
"I have a feeling about today, honey!"
But the day was coming to an end with not a sign that this baby was ready...and I was kinda bummed. But right before I was about to leave for home I felt a contraction that took my breath away. I decided to stay with mom and dad just in case...
Then contractions came...I called my husband (who had been working all day) and told him to grab his clothes and hurry up to Habersham. My excitement grew with each contraction I felt. Ed finally got to mom and dad's house and we headed to the hospital. We were admitted that night and we just couldn't believe we were finally there...ready to have a baby.
I was progressing slowly so I was given something to help me sleep. I woke up to my precious husband curled up in the cot across the room. :) But the day went by slowly but finally at 4:00 pm they decided it was time to push! I will not go into details but we tried our best to push that baby out for 2 hours. Mom and Ed were the best support team I could have asked for...but Eddie was just not coming.
The doctor asked me if I wanted to keep pushing for another 30 mins. or if I wanted to have a c-section. I don't know if you remember my feelings on a c-section (it's in a earlier blog post)...but after all this work with no improvement we decided that a c-section would be best.
I hated every second of the operation. I was fine with having it...but the drugs made me shiver and I was nervous and no one would tell me what was going on. But when Ed walked in the door and stood by my side all my worries and nerves settled. And at 6:21 pm Ed and I laid eyes on the most beautiful boy in the world.
It took a while for them to sew me up and get my blood pressure in check...but when I got back to my room and they put my son in my arms I was speechless. I remember being so overwhelmed with love and warmth and excitement. I just looked at him in awe.
he.was.perfect
I will never forget that night. Eddie slept on my chest the whole time. We would wake up to eat and he would coo and smirk. I was so grateful for the life God had given us. He was absolutely breathtaking.
Two and a half months have flown by! Eddie will be 10 weeks this Sunday and I cannot believe how big he has gotten. I will post more updates soon. I have so many drafts piled up...but I have learned that you really don't get much "me" time with a baby around :) He is so delightfully distracting!
Thank you for all the encouragement and the love. I cannot wait to see what God is going to do with me and my family in the upcoming years...
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| Our precious baby boy! |
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| My sweet boys! |
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| Eddie and 1 month |
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| My 2 month old Steelers fan who is completely in love with his daddy! |
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