On March 24th, we were blessed with Aiden James Heath. He was 7 pounds 14 ounces and absolutely perfect. We didn't realize that our little family was missing something, but God knew that we needed this little boy. He has been such a happy baby and has truly reminded us to take a step back, relax, laugh, and enjoy the little things in life.
My due date was March 14th, but he wasn't budging, so I went in to the hospital on March 23rd to be induced. The next morning, the doctor informed us that the baby was now breech, and I would need a c-section. I was an emotional wreck. A c-section was not something that I wanted to experience again. After several minutes of tears, and realizing there were no other options, I was prepped for surgery. Having experienced both types of delivery, a c-section, to me, is such a cold and sterile environment to welcome a baby into the world.
I continued to cry as they prepped me, and the nausea came and went as the doctor tugged and pulled. Nate and I anxiously awaited the meeting of our new baby. It seemed like hours, but I know it was only minutes. At 10:10 a.m., Dr. Griffin, held our little baby over the blue curtain and said, "Meet your baby boy!" Nathan and I both looked at each other and said, "Addison is going to be so mad!" We had our suspicions, as we caught another glimpse of the "body part" on the ultra sound just minutes before when we were told the baby was breech.
Aiden came out screaming, just like Addison. Jacob was much quieter when he was born, but he has since made up for that ;) The most precious moment was when his inconsolable cries were silenced as soon as they brought him next to my face, and I spoke to him. I will never forget that moment. I'm not sure if it's because it was so amazing, or if its because it was only a few months ago. I don't seem to have a memory like that of Addison and Jake.
Addison and Jake immediately started calling him Aiden. It was a name on my list, but we had to tell them that we hadn't decided on a name yet. They insisted, so we all agreed. We chose James as the middle name, because that is Nathan's middle name.
Addison was very disappointed at first, but quickly fell in love with him. At one point, the nurse came in and asked if we needed anything. Addison responded, "Yeah, you can get me a baby sister!" The nurse said that she could not help her out with that one. Now she says that she wouldn't give him up for anything in the world, and neither would we!
40 weeks pregnant!!
