HE’S HERE!

Saturday afternoon, I received the phone call from my doctor giving us permission to come to the hospital, settle in with some medication for the night, and begin induction Sunday morning.  About 2:30am, I awoke to consistent contractions about 3-5 minutes apart.  Between contractions, I began to pray for my day, Jeremy, Lynn, my mom, doctors, nurses, and all who would enter my room during my stay.  As my contractions grew stronger, I turned on the TV as a distraction.  I found a favorite show of mine, “Glenn Beck” on Fox News.  He was interviewing Dr. Martin Luther King’s niece, Ted Nudget, and a professor from Princeton.  If you would like to see the interview, click here.  Not to sound as though I am off track, but Glenn has been a part of our lives for quite some time.  We started listening to him as a local radio show in Philadelphia.  Seeing him on TV that morning reminded me of his words he shared of he and his wife’s journey in their domestic adoption.  Shortly after his adoption was finalized, his wife discovered she was pregnant!  I thought of our stories similarities and differences.  I remembered the night I picked up one of Lynn’s baby dolls, cradled it, and began weeping uncontrollably.  I felt the Lord comforting me.  Little did I know, I was 2 weeks pregnant!  By the time Jeremy arrived at 6am, I was unable to speak through anymore contractions.  It was time for my epidural and start the induction. 

I had an epidural with Lynn birth, but this one was far more painful getting started.  After Lynn was 1 year old, she and I were on a car accident that left me with some major lower back injuries.  I was so thankful Jeremy was there to hold me as the epidural was put into place.  Once it was working, we were all in bliss!!  Hours passed, but I was not dilating past 3 centimeters.  By 4pm, my doctor made the decision to break my water.  Shortly after, Lynn came to visit because delivery looked to be later that night.  Not long after she arrived, I was in hard labor.  My mother rushed her home and rushed back to find me fully dilated and ready to push.  I pushed only for 7 minutes and Gideon Zachariah Horner was born at 6:07pm.  He weighed in at 6lbs. 1oz.  It went flawless.  I did not tear once and he looked great!  Thanks for all of your prayers!

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