My Baby Turned 2 Today!!

As I celebrate the two wonderful years that Caleb has been a part of my life, and give thanks to  God for him,  I remember the wonderful blessing of his birth. Here is the email I sent to friends and family after he was born: O, Tell of the Wonderful things the Lord has done..........  First a little history:  When I was pregnant with Koi, I planned on a natural birth, took the Bradley classes, and  hired a Doula. About 3 weeks before my due date my Dr. said that he was breech, and if he  didn't turn. I would have to have a c-section. I was devastated. I literally mourned over having  a c-section for  years, tearing up every time I even thought about it.  When I got pregnant with Claira, I was interested in a VBAC, but again, she was breech and  I had to have another c-section with her, again, I was devastated. I felt like I had trained for  a marathon, but then on race day someone sat me down in a wheel chair and pushed me  though the race. Then at the finish line they said, "it doesn't matter how you finish  the race as long as you finished" But my heart said, "yes, I finished, but I didn't get to run."  Now with this pregnancy I asked my Dr. about a VBAC, and she said that it wasn't likely  that this baby would be head down given my history, and that she would not do it, I'd have  to go to MUSC. So, we prayed about it and decided that IF this baby was head down, and IF my Dr. would refer me to MUSC, then it was a sign from God that it would  work out and be a blessing, and IF not, then I'd just have to accept that I was doomed to  have another c-section. Caleb was breech at about 30 weeks, so we figured that this would be another c-section.  But he turned in the middle of the night at about 35 weeks. On the wednesday before my  scheduled c-section, my Dr. told me that he was now head  down, and if I wanted to try a VBAC, she would refer me to MUSC. I was so ecstatic, and  knew that that was exactly what we had prayed for months ago. Since Caleb was a big  baby, and late, the Dr. decided to schedule an induction on Monday if he hadn't  come by then. We prayed and trusted in the Lord to keep Caleb and myself safe.  Monday morning, he still hadn't come, so we went to MUSC and they started me on  about 1/4th of the pitocine that they would give someone who was not  attempting a VBAC, and said they want things to go slow. I got an epidural just in case  something went wrong so they would not have to knock me out to do an emergency c-section.   I had a very negative nurse for most of the day who kept telling me that most people's  VBAC attempts end in c-sections (which is not true) but she deflated my hopes of being  successful. In the first 6 hours I went from 4 centimeters to 5,  so the nurse told me that it it would be a long day, predicting that I wouldn't get to 10 cm for  another 5 hours.  Well, about 30 minutes later my epidural stropped working because it got a kink in the  cord and once we noticed  what was wrong, I was in tremendous pain that could not be controlled by the epidural  anymore.. It turns out that I was in transition. After about an hour of this terrible pain, shaking  and feeling completely out of control, the Dr. came in and checked me and said,  "We are ready to have a baby! Get ready to Push!" I was so happy that I cried. I thought,  "This is going to work! I can't believe it!"  A few minuted later, a crew of Drs, and Nurses  were all ready, and I pushed for about 25 minutes. Though it only felt like a couple minutes  to me, I was so excited. He came out and I got to hold him right away,( not wait an hour until  I was out in the recovery room like with my other two.) I was up and walking in about 2 hours, ( instead of 24 hours). And all I can say or think all night long is" THANK YOU LORD FOR THIS  INCREDIBLE GIFT! I couldn't sleep, I just lay there thanking God for healing me of years of utter  disapointment. It was like this weight of darkness and misery was lifted that moment and I was  free of it for the first time in 4 1/2 years. It was gone. I was healed.   The Lord has given me the desire of my heart, He turned my mourning into dancing. It is permanently  engraved on my mind as an incredible God moment in my life, I have been so blessed by this.  The Lord is my strength and song, my ever present help in need. :) Baby's name is Caleb Zachariah McFarland. He weighed 9 lbs 7 oz, and is 22 1/2 in long.  His hair is light, and his eyes are dark. He is so cute, and such a sweet baby.  Thank you all for your prayers and kind words of encouragement and blessings.  Praise the Lord! Love, Laura