The birth of our son, Gabriel Thomas

Gabriel Thomas was born to us July 19th, 2009 at 11:26 a.m. He came out screaming and healthy. We were scheduled for a c section on the 28th of July, but i went into labor Saturday night, and went to the hospital Sunday morning. I was having contractions every two minutes, only 1 cm dialated. But he was ready to come! Dr. neuhoff and Dr. Forsyth delivered him, and were so great the whole time. They talked to me through the whole thing, cracked jokes, and just made me feel as comfortable as they could. I can't tell you how thankful i am that God keeps blessing us with safe deliveries with doctors who care!! I wish i didn't have to have c sections, they are not fun to recover from, but i'm thankful that it's the safest way for me and the baby, and we have that option! This recovery has been much harder then the first for some reason. Could be because it has only been a year since i had the first c section, i'm not sure, but i'm thankful for my family who has helped me out emensely! Jon's mom is coming out here in a couple of weeks, and i'm so greatful!

As bad as it sounds, the one thing i feared my whole pregnancy was could i love this baby as much as i love Mia?? Will I be able to give them both the attention they need? The night after i gave birth to Gabe, i cried and prayed that i would have the strength I needed to take care of two baby's!! BUt i have to say, one look at Gabe, to hear his cry when he came out, and to hold him and nurse him, I had no more worries about loving him!! It's hard to watch the news any more because of how negative it is, and how scary you think of the world my children will be growing up in. And all i want to do is protect them from all of the bad things, and want them to be safe!! So thankful i can put these fears and worries at the Lord's feet.

I have to also say how thankful i am for my husband. He is an amazing father, and an amazing husband. I'm so thankful that it is He that gave me to raise our family with! It's not always perfect, and we get edgy with eachother, but we always make it through! I am deeply blessed!