Here we go!

So much to our surprise my water broke July 14th while we were puttering around Babies'R'Us, very ironic! We picked up our bag and headed off to the hospital. What and exciting feeling to know that this is it, not to mention having no contractions and feeling just great!

We were given the option of waiting in hospital until I naturally progressed into labour, which I hear can take up to 3 days, or an induction. So we opted for the later and at 5pm got the process going.

I was set on not having an epidural but at 6cm and fully effaced, baby facing up, and tons of back labour I broke down and asked for one "sorry what did you say" our nurse laughed, "GIVE ME THE EPIDURAL NOW!!" 30 mins later I was resting in bed. Can you say AMAZING?! Why I waited I'll never know.

Labour and birth is such an intimate experience for a couple. It's so wonderful to see how husband and wife can draw together, with God's help, and experience one of the most beautiful passages of life. Okay so it isn't "beautiful" as it happens, but the ending is beyond words.

12 hrs later @ 4:55am little

Jacob Kohl Hilman

completed our family,

a true blessing from Christ.

God has given us so much joy, and much more than we were prepared for...

Example A) We got to spend 30 wonderful, amazing minutes holding our son.

Wait correction..... I got to hold, since Kev got to go with babe!

Kev went with little Jake in the ambulance over to the Stollery, and spent the day watching him. He is such a natural father, observing every move and even filling the nurses in on a few things! I was discharged early afternoon and dragged my sleepy tail over to see our son. He is perfect. Every inch of him is God given perfection.

At 8:30pm Jake went to the operating room under the wonderful care of Dr. Aronyk, and mom and dad went for a celebration supper. He arrived back to the unit, with a little breathing tube in his nose, and did awesome. As of yet Dr. Aronyk feels he will walk with little to no support. Praise God.

Kev and I were talking as we headed home that night about how God answers prayers in his own way. We struggle to grasp the reason for this, yet rest in his unending grace knowing that He is God, and will always be God. Some might challenge that Christ listened to a young couple calling out for a miracle at 18wks in a pregnancy gone against the grain. But when our son shines as bright as he does no one can deny God hears, and answers prayer.