Introducing Jack

It was a long day. Started off with excitement of getting to go to the hospital and expecting his arrival sometime during the day. It followed with a scare of his heart rate dropping drastically and the room filling up with doctors, residents, nurses. The chaos of it all brought about panic and instant tears - what if something happens to him? Why is his heart rate not going up? Why is the beeping still slowing down? For over an hour he slowly worked on recovering - his heart rate back to normal but dipping with every contraction, his movements slower and more lethargic, his little body retreating upward and not wanting to come back down. As the hours passed we thought more and more that a c-section will be what it takes. Praise the Lord we have a patient and persistent doctor who trusts the Lord and had faith that all would be well. So Dr. Jewell stayed for hours and monitored progress.

Finally at 9:26p.m. a little head came out, followed by the body. As they placed little Jack on my chest, he looked all blue and stressed out. Soon the crying followed and his color turned to pink! We were so thankful that he made it safely. He weighed 7 lbs. even and was 20.25 inches long - he's gorgeous!

In the past few days he's been such a blessing to us - he is feeding well, sleeping well, adjusting well to his big brother and sister; he loves to be cuddled and held close, he loves the sound of our voices and to look into our faces. Mostly I think he's fallen in love with our bed and doesn't settle well at night till he joins us - not sure if he likes the Beautyrest mattress or the closeness of his parents better!

We have fallen in love with this baby right away and are thankful to the Lord that He would entrust us with Jack's life for a season - may we be found worthy of such a high calling.