Kelly,my sister, was being taken back for a C-section. I could feel my heart rate go up!
You see, this wasn't the plan Kelly was to have something put in to begin natural labor or something of that sort, I still don't remember what it's called, leave it in overnight and be induced with medication the next morning. When the procedure was done, bleeding acured and that's not suppose to happen......leading to a C-section. At this point I am 3 hours away in a truck with a load of furniture in the back, going through the mountains...just praying, making phone calls and watching the clock.
....Now go back 39 weeks....My sister Kelly gets a surprise that she is pregnant with her fifth child and her youngest being right around 3 months old. Mixed feelings at first, would you blame her? I sure don't. After coming to terms with being pregnant, Kelly went through several times with this pregnancy where she almost miscarried. The doctor even thought one time for sure that she did, but you know what? the baby hung on literally for life. The months went on, and on and yesterday Sunday Feb 26, 2012 at 7:40 pm my nephew....Reese(meaning exuberant for life)Matthew(first name of his daddy)Bailey made his entrance into the world weighing 7.5 lbs and 22inches long.
I got the word that Mother and baby are doing fine and I headed to the hospital as soon as I got home. He is beautiful! I held him and I'm even proud to say I changed the first dirty diaper :)
A little history.......Jeremiah, the son that is 1 year 6 day's older than his new brother Reese, came into the world abruptly....I say abruptly because Kelly fell over the gas pump line while pumping gas and landed straight on her stomach, and only her stomach....this caused placenta abruption and Kelly had to go back for an emergency C-section! Now she just had another C-section.
All this to say........Kelly I am so very proud of you and all that you have come through! I think back on what you been through and know it was you relying on our Lord to get you through. He has carried you through this and he will continue to carry you. To look at you, you would never know you have five children! You have always looked so healthy, and beautiful through all your pregnancies and I know this last one has been particularly hard. I truly believe that Reese is going to bring something very special to your family. He was so meant to be! Holding his last night, as he slept in my arms I kept thinking about the times you almost lost him, and how he hung on.....and know I was holding him.
The Lord is so good to us, we may not always understand his ways or his plans, but He for sure knows what's best for us and gives us just what we need.
Needing tissues...again! As I held Reese last night, I just let the tears fall. He. Is. Precious! Just precious! Congratulations "Auntie Amy" and to all of your family! God is so GOOD!
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