There is a 'handful', PLUS one more of us now!
Mason Michael Young entered the world, all on his own, on August 10, 2012!
When I found out my due date (8-14-12), I immediately thought that August 10th would be a perfect day to have a baby (like I had control or something!) because:
- the birth date would be 8-10-12 (consecutive even #'s)
- Miley and the new baby would be EXACTLY 2 1/2 years apart (Miley born 2-10-10)
- no one else in either family had that birthday
- it would give us a good amount of time to 'adjust' before the big kiddos started school
- it would allow for Mike's mom to be available to help with kids before she had to get back to school
- the date landed on a Friday, which meant a weekend hospital stay, which meant Mike wouldn't have to take any extra days off work while I would be in the hospital
Well, August 9th rolled in and no baby yet. I really had no signs it was coming anytime soon. So at my OB appointment that day, I went ahead and asked to be induced the next day - Aug. 10!!! Luckily, my body was telling the docs that we were ok to go ahead with the induction at 7 AM the next morning. I felt a little apprehensive all day, wondering if I was making the right decision in taking charge of when the little babe should come out, instead of it deciding on their own. (Sorry I'm calling the babe an 'it'! We had no idea what we were having)
Peanut head decided not to wait until 7AM!!! I started contracting around 10 PM (on the 9th), every 5-7 minutes or so. They were not very painful, so I was very hesitant to call the doctor. Mike went ahead and did anyway, just to see what they'd say. Since I progress quickly, they told us to go ahead and head to the hospital. I was very nervous, wondering if we really even needed to go. Either way, we would be there by 7AM anyway, so it didn't hurt to just go:) Thank goodness we did, because my contractions became more frequent and intense once we were admitted, which was about 11:45. Around 12:45, my water broke. 1:30, hallelujah - epidural!! 2:17, Mr. Mason arrived!!!!! Right on schedule, August 10th - just what momma wanted! AND - it was a BOY, to even out and complete our family!
Welcome to the M&M's Mason!
Now, we could call the blog "A Handful of M & M's + 1" or "A Half-Dozen"?!?!
