3 years ago today....

.... I was in labor.

This is how it all went down...

Sean and I decided to go to a movie (thanks Becky & Jason!) while we waited for labor to really kick in. So we walked around the mall waiting for our movie time. While we were walking my contractions really started to get going-- about 5 minutes apart, but not really painful. I knew I was already dilated to 4 cm (thanks to my previous dr visit) and therefore we went to the hospital after the contractions stuck around for an hour. It was about 5:00 pm on May 13th. (Funny story-- on our way out of the mall we got stopped by people trying to take a survey. I looked at the gal and said-- "we're on our way to the hospital, sorry". The gal looked at me like "nice try lady". It was really funny!).

We got to the hospital a few minutes later and checked in at the front desk- I was still having contractions every 3-5 minutes, but they really didn't hurt too bad. They got me into a labor and delivery room and my doctor (who happened to be at the hospital right then) came in to check on me. After being "checked", I was almost 5 cm dilated and my doctor looked at me and said "Is this a good night for you? Because it's a good night for me" I said "YES! I'm ready to have this baby!!" So he asked the nurse for an amnio hook and he broke my water and left the room. AHHH!!! I looked at Sean and he said "what did he just do?" I said "he broke my water-- I guess we get to stay!" I wish you all could have seen the look on Sean's face. Priceless! We got on the phone and called our family and friends.

It was quite a party in the labor and delivery room while I was progressing-- lots of friends and family came to visit. I started pushing around 11:00 pm. Reagan was born at 11:58 pm on 5/13/04 to a chorus of people yelling "IT'S A GIRL!!!!!" (We didn't know what we were having).
She was 7 lbs 10 oz and 20 inches long.




It is an evening I will never, ever forget. And these past 3 years have been the most amazing times of our lives. Reagan is a spectacular little girl-- and we are madly in love with her. She is loving and sassy and hysterical. She makes us laugh every single day. She is a great big sister now too. Ian thinks the world of her... he lights up just when we say her name!
Oh... and she gives the best hugs too...





Reagan--- I hope one day that you will read this. It is an honor to be your Mom and Dad. We thank God every day for you and we are so thankful that He chose us to be your parents. We pray that one day you will come to know Christ as your Lord and Savior and that you will live your life longing to serve Him. Because of you and Ian, we understand the love of God so much more. Thank you for that.

We love you more than we could ever explain. There are no words to describe it.


Happy Birthday Reagan!



Love,
Mommy & Daddy