...and then there were three

Pregnancy is a beautiful thing, until you are pregnant for what feels like eternity!
As my 41 week appointment rolled around, {one I never imagined I would see} and I felt as though you could roll me into the doctor's office; we knew it was finally go time! We knew Dr. Anderson was going to discuss options of getting this baby OUT! Because baby was estimated to be a whopping 9lbs 6oz, and my pelvic bones are small "built like a man" as the doc would say. I was given two options. One, trying for vaginal delivery for a lovely 18 hours, which would most likely turn into c-section, OR simply schedule a c-section for the next morning. What would you choose?

7:30AM the following morning, June 5th, 2013, we showed up at labor and delivery just like instructed. Here they set us up in a room and started an IV. Zacary was far more nervous than I. He was running a million miles an hour around the ENTIRE hospital! It was actually quite entertaining, and I even got pretty flowers out of it!
The c-section was scheduled for 9:30. However, we were bumped back a couple hours due to emergency deliveries....more waiting. This time I didn't mind the wait as I found myself becoming more and more nervous.

Around 10:15 I got my epidural. OUCH! As my legs started to enter their own world, my mind started running faster than Zac was. By this point, I honestly don't think I have ever been so incredibly nervous in my entire life. The next hour passed as quick as a minute. Before I knew it, my doctor and my husband {dressed like a doctor} were wheeling me into a scary looking freezing cold room. I had been so desperate to get this baby out of me the past month, but suddenly I was so nervous that if I could have moved my legs I would have ran right out of that room and stayed pregnant forever!
They continued to set everything up. Just like you have seen on TV. No longer than 20 minutes later I hear Dr. Anderson say "You're not ten pounds baby Drayze, but you have lots of hair!" following that, I heard the most amazing sound that completely took my breath away... The sound of my sweet baby boy crying for the very first time!
There is honestly nothing that compares to that special moment {June 5th, 2013 11:35 AM} baby Drayze was born. Our hearts overflowing with love and happiness. A beautiful and healthy 8lb 5oz, 19.5" tiny human completely stole our hearts in just a brief moment. There are no words that can describe that feeling. That love we have for him grows more and more each and every day, and incredibly the love Zacary and I share has completely blossomed in a whole new way. We couldn't be happier!

Drayze Zacary Diamond only a few minutes old. Before momma even got to hold him. 

Our very first family picture and my first time holding my baby. 

Such a happy baby. 

And this is what happens 10 days later. (Don't mind the socks on his hands, his gloves were in the wash)