Baby Aiden

Around 3:30-4:00 a.m. (I think) I get woken up and the surprising announcement is told that Kim's water has broken and they are both heading to the hospital, meaning I need to stay home with the boys (which of course I totally don't mind doing). Well, try going back to sleep after that news....not very easy let me tell you. Instead I sat there and prayed for a while and eventually got a little bit more sleep. It hardly seemed like I had closed my eyes, however, before Jay was calling me telling me that baby Aiden had arrived!!!! That is definitely one of the fastest labors I have ever experienced. I was SO excited and I got the wonderful privilege of telling the boys the good news. Justice thought that he was just going to go to school so immediately when he got up he had started to get dressed in his school clothes. I then told him that he didn't have to go to school today in which he replied...."Oh yea! I forgot.....wait why again?"...he was so cute. When I told him that his mommy and daddy had gone to the hospital in the night and that Aiden was born his face and eyes lit up like a light bulb! He was so excited and was talking really fast and laughing, haha...he was now the OLDEST brother, as he reminded us of many times :). Salem was still sleeping and so when he woke up he wasn't quite as excited as Justice because he was still in sleep-mode but later he was absolutely adorable saying over and over how Aiden had come out of mommies belly. We were all anxious to get to the hospital to see him and I am pretty sure Justice asked me when we were going about 50 times that morning, hehe...of course I would be too if I had waited 9 months to see my new baby brother. We were told that our friend's the Blisses would be coming around noon to pick me and the boys up and take us over to see him. The boys and I began to get ready (very excitedly might I add) and eagerly awaited their arrival!!!!!
We arrived at the hospital and had a little accident with Justice slipping and hurting his knee but he was soon on his feet again and running to get to his new baby brother. How I am supposed to describe the next moments I really don't know. From the time I entered the room I was so overwhelmed with emotion...I didn't even really understand it and definitely did not expect it. I have seen new-born's before but I think maybe only one that soon after and it definitely was not in this kind of situation. I had no idea what to really say or do. I was so content to just sit and watch the little guy. He was so perfect....so beautiful. Kim and Jay were a bit tired (as to be expected of course) but you could hardly tell. The room was filled with smiles, story-telling of how the baby came (which is quite a funny story) and lots of laughter.....basically, Joy; total, complete joy. I'm telling you, I am definitely my mother's daughter for I felt that if I were to speak I would burst into tears any second, haha. Although I didn't really need to speak for that to happen anyways...just looking at the tiny little new-born was enough to make me start. I think it was also a combination of things. God brought me here for more than one reason but I would say that this would definitely be a main one. If it had turned out that I wasn't able to do any other of the sight-seeing or fun things while I was here, it wouldn't matter at all...this would be worth it. Being a part of this wonderful family for these moments and seeing their love for each other and them spreading it, also, to me....it just hit me full on in those moments of watching Jason the giant hold his baby son that is like the size of his head and Salem and Justice peering over at their new baby brother and trying to be gentle with his tiny, soft head and Kim being happy as ever after just giving birth with the smile on her face that could light up a room. I feel like I am rambling now, haha, but it really feels like I could go on and on and never be able to fully express what I was feeling. Oh man when I was able to 1st hold Aiden in my arms....there was no stopping it. Tears of joy and love just came. I figured my mom and Mrs. Fowler (Darlene for Jay) weren't there to do it so I might as well fill in :)
I hope all of that made sense enough. Kim and the baby are already coming home today. I am so thankful that God planned it all out so that I could be here to take care of the boys and, as I have said already, partake in this miraculous moment of a new life beginning it's journey.
I'm sure Kim will post a blog about this as well so if you would like to read up on hers when she eventually gets around to it I'll post a link at the bottom.
11 more days...my my my time flies and I'm pretty sure that it is going to fly by even faster with the baby now here.



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