GONE COUNTRY: Baby Aaron!

Here in the land of slow internet service it's really hard to find time to blog and upload pictures!! These pictures of Baby Aaron's Big Day literally took 24 hours to upload! And this isn't even half of what I wanted to show but for now it will have to do! City dwellers this is one area of living where you have us country folks beat hands down.

So Thursday, April 19, I had one day of things to do and make ready before Aaron's scheduled arrival on Friday, April 20. However . . . around 2 a.m. on Thursday morning I woke up with this weird feeling . . . and then around 4 a.m. I got this painful feeling and it came every 30 minutes. Although Aaron was my third child I have NEVER experienced any sort of contractions with any of my other pregnancies - false or otherwise - so I was a little clueless as to what was going on. My alarm went off around 6 and I just assumed that when I got up and moving around I would feel better. The boys and I got ready for school and I was still having those pains . . . and I was still having them on the way to school . . . and on the way home from school . . . and while I made me a big breakfast of pancakes and a Coke (you know because on Friday I was having a baby and wouldn't get breakfast!). I talked to a few friends who confirmed for me that yes I was having contractions!

I needed to hurry through the morning because Conner had an appointment in Shreveport at 10:00 but I called my mom and jokingly said to get ready because we may be having a baby. She began to worry about me and sent my dad to take Conner to his appointment.

On Wednesday night I had emailed my sister and sister-in-law the "plan of action" for Mason & Conner starting with Friday morning Field Day and going through Monday morning. By Thursday morning they had responded that everything was set and ready for Friday . . . apparently I should have sent Aaron the email!

The contractions continued throughout the remainder of the day so I got my bags packed just in case but was still pretty certain I was experiencing false labor however to appease my mom & sister I went to the doctor just to be safe.

The doctor hooked me up to a machine and then unhooked me and told me she would see me at the hospital and I said "Ok, see you tomorrow!" She looked at me like I was crazy and told me that she meant immediately! My contractions were 3 minutes apart and that I was having a baby today whether I was ready or not! I kept telling her about my Thursday "to do" list and that I had to be at Field Day Friday morning before coming into the hospital at 10 for my noon C-Section.

Finally convinced, my mom and I got on the elevator and headed to the hospital. Funny thing was neither of us pressed a floor on the elevator because we were busy making phone calls so we sat in the elevator not moving until someone else got in and then we had to take a ride up and then back down!

Ryan freaked out a little and kept telling me all the things he had to do at work and asking me what exactly I meant by "having a baby NOW!" Thankfully he settled down and made it in plenty of time.

Baby Aaron Ryan Brown was born on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. and weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces at was 19 inches long and was perfect in every way! WELCOME TO THE WORLD AARON!

Daddy & Aaron