On Saturday, Dec. 3 (also the anniversary of my moms passing) my dad took Sam to the Christmas parade and the husband and I got into full nesting mode and organized the boys rooms. We put up the crib and cleaned the room from top to bottom, hung clothes and got the baby stuff out. Then we finished Sam's cowboy room. It was painted but the furniture was not put together and I had to hang up some of the cute lil things I found. So, once that was done, I felt SO much better. So on Sunday I packed my hospital bag and called my hair girl to get a cut in a week- which was 4 days before my scheduled c-section. Yes, I said c-section- the kid turned breech and was measuring really, really big- like almost 9lbs.
On Wednesday, Dec. 7 I had a regular dr's appt and NST monitoring- they hook you up to a monitor and just look at baby movement and any contractions,etc. Jarrett was off that day and so we went and got some Christmas lights at Target and ran some other errands and then headed to the dr's. My dr. came in and looked at the paper and said "are you feeling those contractions?" Why yes I was, but they didn't hurt and I had been having them for weeks! She said they look consistent and let me sit for a lil bit longer to check them again. Then she said I was 2cm dilated and that she was going to send me across to the hospital to get some iv fluids and just get monitored and that possibly I was going to have a baby that night. WHAT? I had not gotten a pedicure, hair cut, brought my bags, nothing and it really drove me nuts! So we headed over to the hospital and got all hooked up and after an hour, the nurse said "you aren't going anywhere, you are having a baby tonight! So in about 3.5 hours I went from dr's to operating room! And here he is!!! John Gabriel Wilson 7:59pm 9.2lbs 20 inches!
Excited big brother!
First shot of the little guy
Not the most flattering pic!
My poor little baby!
Sam checking out Gabe for the first time- he waited 8 whole days!
Merry Christmas! We feel very blessed!
