Cash and Crew: Welcome Baby Samson!

January 7th, 2015

3:43 am

8 lbs 3 oz

21"

I am finally excited to announce Samson August to the blogosphere. He is so sweet and snuggley, Aaron and I are completely smitten. I cannot believe that we are his parents and he is our child. I knew becoming a parent would change everything, but no one could have prepared me for the way my heart would grow and change so quickly. It is such an honor that God chose me to be Samson's momma.

Aaron and I went to the hospital Monday night, January 5th to start the process of induction. It wasn't a decision we made lightly, but our doctor helped us decide what was best for us. I won't go into specifics, but my labor started approximately 7 pm that night and ramped up throughout the night while I was sleeping. They started me on pitocin at approximately noon on Tuesday, January 6th. Then it was just a (LONG) waiting game until Samson made his big debut.

About 2:15 am on Wednesday, my nurse came into the room and started getting things ready and about twenty minutes later it was show time. After what felt like the blink of an eye and a slow eternity, Samson finally arrived! He had a bit of a rough start due to swallowing a big gulp of amniotic fluid when he opened his mouth for the first time. He was quickly whisked over to the isolette in the corner of the room and thanks to the amazing team of labor and delivery nurses, NICU nurses and respiratory therapists they got our sweet baby boy breathing and crying and into my arms, right where he was meant to be. It was one of the most surreal, amazing and scary moments of my life and I am SO thankful to have had my amazing husband by my side holding my hand and re-assuring me the entire time. It was definitely a little glimpse of heaven, a moment where I had such a clear vision of God's plan and God's love. I am completely amazed by this beautiful life God has blessed me with.

First family picture

First time daddy got to hold Samson

Samson had a few more issues with breathing and so before we could be moved to my post-partum room he had to spend some time in the nursery to have his lungs cleared out again (for the third time) and they needed to monitor his oxygen levels to make sure he was stable. He was finally rolled back into our room and as soon as we got to our post-partum recovery room he was back in my arms.

Happy birthday baby boy!

Due to vistor restrictions and being exhausted from a long labor, Aaron and I decided to only have grandparents visit us in the hospital. Samson is the first grandchild for Aaron's parents and grandchild #6 for my mom and dad. It was so fun to introduce our baby to our parents.