This Is OUR Happily Ever After: 6 Months Gone By....

I cannot believe that at this time, 6 months ago, I was about to leave for my last OB appointment before my scheduled C-section on May 6. Little did I know, I would be admitted to the hospital for a week and would be leaving as a mommy. My DR appointment did not last very long. I stepped up on the scale, found out I was 32lbs heavier than only a week earlier (YES- 32lbs in ONE WEEK). I was then hooked up to the NST machine and the nurse took my BP. She then quickly left the room.... UH-OH... My Dr. came back in and asked how quickly my husband could make it in to town. She then gave me the option of a C-section at 4:30pm that day or early the next morning. I prayed hard that Pat could make it in and we could do it the next morning...but plans changed and the risk wasn't worth the wait so my sweet baby boy was delivered at 4:28 pm a healthy 8lbs 6oz and 20in long. His lungs were POWERFUL (they still are).
Pat, sadly, was unable to make it and neither did my mom. I will forever be grateful for my sister, who was there for me through it ALL. One of the first people to know, the first to come over and tell me it would be ok-that this was a miracle and we should all be excited, the first to go to a dr apt with me, and the first to be by my side the three times I was admitted into the hospital. She was the very first, besides the Drs to see Ryder. Thank you, Katie, for being an amazing supporter and for being there for me when I needed you most.
Here we are, 6 months later, and I have the sweetest baby in the world. I cannot believe that my newborn isn't here anymore, but when I look at this sweet baby sitting up, holding his bottle, rolling over, eating, and trying to pull up, I can't help but be amazed and in awe at how God has blessed me. If you know our story, you know it could have gone a completely different direction and we could be in a very different place today. But God knew the future. He had plans for Pat and me. I held on to Him-though it was hard at times-and I will forever be thankful for my family--my extended and my immediate.