Wow, what a month it has been....I'm not quite sure where to begin, so I guess I will just go in order.
It was Monday morning, August 29 at 5:30 am when my water broke...or that was what I thought it was. In the movies, it always seems to be a sudden gush of water in the most unexpected and inconvenient place possible. Me, I was laying in bed when all of the sudden, I had a big contraction...no biggie, I went back to sleep. Then, I felt like I was peeing myself, so i jumped up, ran to the bathroom without getting anything anywhere (props to me) and told Jess I thought my water broke. He asked me if I was sure, and according to all the movies, No, I wasn't at all, lol! I thought this was what had happened, but it wasn't at all what I expected. A few minutes went by and it did actually start to gush, so there we had it...our official answer, I was in labor. So, we non-chalantly packed the rest of our "Go Bag" and headed to the hospital. We were finally going to get to meet Madelyn! We called all of our parents, but told them not to rush because we were sure this would be an all day affair. They packed up and headed South while my dad met us at the hospital because he is so close. After we got to the hospital, things went very fast. I got my epidural around 7:15am and that is when they noticed that Madelyn had a heart irregularity. They put the internal monitor in and it was much more pronounced. It was at this point (about 8:15 or so) that my Dr. said we needed to do a C-section, because she already had meconium (which means she had her first poop in utero), she was in distress, and my contractions were only making her heart arrhythmia worse. I think I had about 10 seconds to cry about the fact that I was going to have to have a C-section and then they wheeled me away. I'm pretty sure this is the point that my mom was crying driving 80 down the highway with Jesse's mom right in front of her, lol. Jesse then got to put on his cute little scrubs and hold my hand the entire time, thank the Lord! With God's grace, Madelyn Grace was born at 9:04am, weighing in at 6 lbs, 12 oz, 19 inches long, happy and healthy! Her heart is getting better by the day, and the pediatrician says that it all should resolve by about 2 months of age, and we have nothing to worry about. We are so grateful that the good Lord kept her healthy and strong through it all to make it here safely!
Before there were 2....
and Baby makes 3!!!
Miss Madelyn Grace Moon
Her sweet door hanger a friend made for us. Thank you Rose!
Headed home!!!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011...another day I will never forget. That was the day I lost my best friend, my rock, my angel. And that she truly was. After 26 years of fighting Cystic Fibrosis, she is finally with the Lord and in no more pain.
Meg and I have been friends since 8th grade (almost 13 years now) and I think we have been through everything together. Some of the happiest times of our lives, the not so good times, and the saddest times. She was one of the bravest, strongest, most caring, most loving, most hard-headed fireball I have ever met! There wasn't a person she met whose life she didn't touch. She was truly a remarkable woman, and I am honored to have called her not only my friend, but my best friend and sister.
Megan's faith was unshakable, and that is one thing no one could ever question. If you ever met Meg, you learned about the Lord and how to get to Heaven if you didn't already know. I will miss her everyday, but I know that she is dancing in Heaven without any pain at all. She is completely healed and never has to endure another needle, tube, or breathing treatment ever again.
We are not to question how or why or even try to understand, we are to trust in Him, because His plan is the one we live for, not ours. I am reminded of that everytime I think about how young Meg was, and how hard she fought, and how much pain she was always in....I'm reminded that I cannot question why Meg endured all of this, but know that maybe it was to teach all of us a lesson. Maybe it was to show us the life we are to lead, because man she set a good example.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding
~Proverbs 3:5
At our wedding last October
At our baby shower this past June
This is the last picture we have of the 3 amigos
Through all of this, I know that my daughter has her own personal Angel in Heaven watching over her to keep her safe and hold her hand when times are tough. I know how much Meg would have loved this little bundle, and everytime I look at her, I will forever see my best friend and sister.
Here is one of her newborns we took at 10 days old.
And then our firsts:
First bottle with Dad
First bath with Dad (I couldn't do a whole lot with the C-Sec :/ )
And our first month pic!!!!
This past weekend, we went to Arlington/Granbury to say goodbye to our wonderful friends Taylor and Lindsey Merritt. They just moved to Italy where Taylor will be stationed for the next 3 years! What an amazing place to HAVE to live, lol!
I had to post this one, because this is so Taylor.
Our first family picture together....I know it's sad that it took an entire month to get this, but I just wasn't quite picture ready yet ;)
We also celebrated my brother and Jesse's birthday this weekend, but I unfortunately didn't get very many good pictures. I will post more on that later....for now, I have a wailing 1 month old....music to my ears :)
Always,
Andrea
