Mac Daddy!

I am picking up the pieces. I have hated that I haven't been blogging. I love it, and love that it documents our life with pictures. So I am starting again. I kept thinking I would go back and post what I missed but then I just got real with myself, I wont do it.... I have to just start from here!! Recently we had a fabulous addition to our family. Mac Charles was born and we love him! Short birth story...... I was a day past my due date and I came to grips with the fact I was going to go over, its just what I do! The doctor(Aistle) stripped my membranes and told me he would see me later today cuz he thought I would go into labor. I said, "fat chance". That night I had contractions all night every 10 min, strong enough I couldn't sleep. The next morning, they continued but weren't getting closer together so I wasn't thinking much of it. Went on a walk and made my neighbor friends(the Burr's) drive me home cuz I was hurting so bad. Showered and then told Eric we better head to St. George. It was around 2 and of course Eric was hungry so we made a pit stop at the Pizza Factory. And boy did Eric eat slow!! My contractions were so strong, I am sure people thought I was nuts. Not to mention one of Erics high school friends were there and chatted it up for like 20 min. Torture!! When we made it to the hospital Eric was still in denial that I was in labor and tried to talk me into staying outside and time the contractions some more ha ha ha ha. I took the bull by the horns and went in. When I got up on the hospital bed, my water broke. Then nurse checked me right away, and sure enough I was at an 8!!! I panicked for a second realizing that this baby is coming soon, really soon! I am typing this from memory but in my pregnancy journal I will have exact times and such. They immediately took me to a labor room where they quickly got me hooked up. They assured me that I would still be able to get an epidural. But hind site I wish he wouldn't have even tried. After a needle poking around in my spine for 25 min, while having strong contractions. That was an experience I could have done without!! Then to make it worse, it didn't work at all!! There was a point the nurses said they would come to check on me in a bit, and Eric left me and went to the parking lot to meet some family. At this point I felt like I was left to die:) I was mentally not prepared to go through the contractions and give birth natural and I was quickly realizing that was the case. I was in so much pain, is all I could do was grip the rail on the side of the bed like it was my life-line. Tears streaming down my face. You really cant describe it! The second Eric walked his booty back in there I told him he needed to call for a nurse right now! The nurse came in, saw the state I was in and checked me. She said well your in so much pain because its time to push! Labor is always an adrenaline rush. After the pain and the tearing, the first site of my sweet boy make all the hurt so worth it. He was adorable. Eric and I were so proud. The nurses couldn't stop telling us that they see lots of babies but that our baby was adorable and makes them want to have more. We struggled with a name but narrowed it down to Mac Charles Nilsson. 

Anne took pictures of him in the hospital(below) and then also some when we got home(1st pic, he is one week old).  

Fresh from Heavenly Father

Weighed in at 7lbs 14oz 20 inches long

Mac with his hair still covered in newborn goo. 

The boys came straight from their last baseball game to see their baby brother. They loved him, and Blake was so worried about me and all the things in my hands. I am one blessed mother.