On the beautiful marvelous night you were born……

Dearest Tristyn,

Your birth was a star moment in our lives.  You couldn’t have been more perfect for our family.  I want to tell you all about the day you born because it was great day indeed.  We spent the morning walking around the Space Museum with your brother…correction the boys walked and I waddled.  We were so anxious to greet you that we thought maybe some fresh air and moving around would help. It was a very cold winter day and it was two days before your due date. Your brother enjoyed the outing very much.  The weather was clear so we decided to take a small trip to the park before our date that evening.  Move around a little more since we had been cooped up so much this winter.  We headed home quickly as I needed to look presentable for your daddy since this would be our last date before your arrival.  Our friends were so kind to let your brother come over and play while we went to a nice steak house.  I started contracting but thought it was probably false.  We sat down for dinner and I drank water in hopes that it would pass at least until we finished up.  Well once you decided you were ready to join us you came fast and furious.  My contractions went from 5 to 3 to 2 min apart all within an hour.  Needless to say we had to wrap up our dinner and be on our way. On the way home your dad missed the exit and went the wrong way so we were both frustrated.  Then he decided to add light to the situation and sing me “Monkey Wrench” since it was on the radio which in retrospect was quite funny because that evening you were a monkey wrench during our date.  However, in the moment I didn’t think it was funny and I may have raised my voice at your dad to stop.  We made it home and got everything set up for Corbyn and our friends arrived quickly to help.  As we made our way to the hospital we called to inform them of the situation.  The nurse made it seem as though it was silly for me to come but she said, “well your on your way so just go ahead and come”.  The hospital was 30 minutes away.  About an hour after I arrived and many contractions later, the doctor checked me and was very surprised because I was definitely in labor.  We got a room right away while the nurse said, “Oh you knew alright”.  Mommy did not want to talk at this point but she tried to carry on a conversation.  About another hour later I finally received an epidural but it took many shots of getting the IV and the epidural in.  Then I could relax darling.  Modern medicine is a beautiful thing.  My mom, your grandma, told me to go for it as I was thinking about doing it all natural.  She gave birth to your Uncle Jason and I naturally.  I took the advice from the pro and I once again was pleased.  It was only a matter of hours until you were born and the contractions did not slow down.  Once I was ready to push you joined us after 3 sets of pushes in just under 5 min.  I definitely think I benefited from working out the entire pregnancy.  I shed tears of joys as soon as I laid eyes on you.  What a beautiful boy with all that golden hair!!  Your brother’s prediction was correct my love, you slid right out and you were happy.  You are now five weeks old and such a beautiful delight! You were already smiling a lot by day two.  You have beautiful dreams my baby because you smile a lot while sleeping too! It’s not gas because your gas comes with grunts and you have plenty of it.  You had your nights down right away and to be honest I was quite worried about the amount you were sleeping.  Since you were right on weight I didn’t wake you to eat all the time. You are thriving and we are actually getting some sleep.  Your brother was born early and dropped weight in the beginning so it was more important for him to eat and that he did.  I had some medical issues with Corbyn and it all worked out beautifully but going into natural labor was an experience I am so grateful for.  Although my nights were spent moving and wiggling around in bed trying to get comfortable, as most pregnant mommies do towards the end, I couldn’t be happier about cooking you so perfectly.

Love, 

Mom