Hudson's BIRTHday Story!!!

When I was pregnant with Walker and even with

Hadlee, I really wanted that "wake up in the middle

of the night, water breaks, roll over,

wake your husband, let's rush to the hospital"

type scenario. But with both babies, I ended up

having to check into the hospital the night

before for cervix softener and then be induced

the next day. With THIS pregnancy and with having

two other children to arrange for, I KNEW I

wanted to be induced on my due date

(and luckily my doctor obliged).

Guess what though?!?

Baby Boy Love had other plans!

I woke up around 5:30 am on Saturday the 16th

with cramps or contractions or somethings!

I just wasn't quite sure. I woke Troy up to

tell him, but lately I had kinda been the

"pregnant chick who cried wolf". Almost

every night I would tell Troy that this was

the night I was going into labor for NO
absolute reason other than a "feeling"!

So, I don't know that T-dawg really believed

me! I had never had contractions with

the other two of any sorts, so I just

wasn't sure. As the day went on,

I realized that I was indeed having

contractions...not regular, sometimes ten

minutes apart, sometimes an hour apart.

All four of us went to Old Navy and Build

A Bear, hung out and ate pizza that night.

As the evening went on the contractions

became more frequent and more painful

(I couldn't lie down during them or walk!).

I had no clue how I'd make it until

Tuesday, my induction date, with pains like that!

But, I still just didn't know.

Finally, at about 1:00 Sunday morning...

after maybe fifteen minutes of sleep,

a contraction hurt so bad,

it made me jump out of bed!!!

I woke up my Baby Daddy and told him

and he agreed it was TIME!!!!!!!!! SHOW TIME!!!

We called my AMAZING best friend Robin

(as well as doula and now nanny!) to come down

and stay with the kids during the night.

She didn't hesitate and arrived in her snuggie

and allowed me to have TOTAL and COMPLETE
peace of mind about my other two babies

no matter what happened that night!

Troy and I headed to the hospital and

checked in around 2 am. I didn't even

call my doctor because the contractions

were NOT five minutes apart yet and I was

afraid he'd make me wait! (He said after the

fact, he wouldn't have done that to me!).

I marched right in there (well, in between

painful contractions) and told those

nurses that I wanted the epidural the minute

I was allowed to have it!!! I wasn't kidding!
They checked me and I was at a 3 (had been

at a 1 on Tuesday), called Dr. K, and

set me up in my room! By this time, the contractions

were between four and six minutes apart.

This was really going to happen!!!

Troy took this picture unbeknownst to me. I'm

TRYING to be strong during a contraction...

(Just so you know I have ZERO pain tolerance!!!)

Then when he tried to take another picture,

Big Mama was none too happy about that!!!

We called my parents around 3:30 or so and they

were at the hospital immediately!!!

I also received my EPIDURAL!!!

Glory Glory Halleluiah! It was smooth sailing after that!

Kinda a bummer that I couldn't call and chat

with my friends since it was the wee hours

of the morning. Robin stayed strong texting me

from my house (she's an angel, did I mention that?).

AND T-Daddy was a CHAMP!!!

He was a rock for me the entire time!

Somewhere in the 5:00ish range, we called Troy's mom,

my aunt and uncle, my sisters, and Kelli G.

Apparently my sisters needed a little bit more z'ssssss

than these faithfuls...(KIDDING...they were

all there shortly and in time for the birth!!!)

The epidural slowed my labor down a bit, but

that was okay...because I wasn't feeling a thing!

The last time Dr. K checked me I was an 8 and then

boom, with him right there I was a 10 and it was

time for the miracle of Baby Love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I let my mom, my Aunt Kitty, and my mother-in-law

stay in the room. They sat on the couch and

didn't make a peep. My mother-in-law said they

were 'praying and pushing' with me!!!

Troy was by my side loving me like crazy.

At 7:45 am on Sunday, January 17th, 2010,

after about maybe 10 minutes of pushing,

Dr. K held up a screaming little guy right

before my very eyes.

I knew three things immediately:

#1 He was healthy

(it was just that obvious. Thank you Lord!)

#2 He looked JUST.LIKE.WALKER!

#3 I was in LOVE...

he was just that cute from the moment I saw his tiny

little screaming face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hudson Jack Pierce weighed in at

7 pounds even, 20 inches with

LONG fingers and toes and quite a bit of hair!

He was PERFECT!!!

I absolutely love those first moments holding
a miracle. I just talked to him and told him
how much his daddy and I love him. Told him
about his big brother and sister
and most of all, how very very thankful we
were to God for him!!! Priceless.
It's a moment in time that I'll never, ever forget.

It's like he knew I was his mommy and I most certainly knew he was my son. He was so calm and sweet. He melted in my arms. It was so very right!
There's BIG DADDY LOVE!!!

I LOVE YOU, TROY!!!

You are the BEST Baby Daddy!!!

I love having babies with you!

I love how you can see the time on Troy's watch. T-Daddy is holding his baby boy who is 24 minutes old. WOW!!! Such a miracle.

Dr. K was a champ! He came through for me and

delivered all three of my babies. I love him, too!!!

Sweet Grandmother...

her collection of grandchildren is now complete!My beautiful Aunt Kitty...so glad she was there

to experience this with me!
Finally Troy and I passed around our
little Love...first to the grandmothers of course!
Another little boy who will capture MaMaw's
sweet heart just like Troy and Walker have!!!
My Sweet Dad!

Aunt Michelle was working her way to

her new nephew!

My beautiful forever best friend, Kelli G!

Had Hudson been born on his scheduled day,

Kelli would have had to be back in Ft. Worth.

We got our wish, Co Co!!!!!!!!!!!

Even my cousin Mical made it!

(Since it wasn't during the Cowboy game! ha ha!)

Before the nurse took him away, I got me a little

more mommy time! LOVE at first sight! AGAIN!

There is nothing in this this world like it!!!
I am so happy to be this little baby boy's mother!

Guess who I couldn't wait to call?!?

Sweet Robin (still at my house!) so I could

tell Walker and Hadlee the news!!!

I was missing them terribly while also knowing

Robin was taking the sweetest care of them!

Everyone in my room disappeared so they could

watch Hudson in the nursery.

Happens every time!!!

Okay, see this picture...

THAT IS NOT HUDSON

although I had about ten or so pictures of him

screaming in the nursery because my

family thought he was OURS!!!

After about thirty minutes and verification

from the nurses, my family realized that

this sweet, calm, quiet baby below was actually OURS!!!How funny is that?!?

They were all scared to tell me...

but I thought it was a scream!

From there on out, it was ALL ABOUT

our precious Hudson Jack!!!I think he's just delicious with his sweet, little features!!!Hudson...Bath?!? Not So Much!!!Sweet Kelli G took every last picture for me

since I had to be down in delivery still!
Even deleted all the ones of the WRONG

baby for me!!! ha ha! God love his little heart!

He was not having this bath!!!He was exhausted from that experience...But Oh So Precious! with his blondish brown

hair combed over like a little old man!!

Hudson's BIRTHday was far from over

because next to arrive were

his Big Brother and Big Sister!!!

Hudson's party was just getting started!!!
Sweet Jesus! A baby is truly God's sweetest perfection... Millions and millions of years still would not give half enough time to describe that tiny instant of all eternity when you put your arms around me and I put my arms around you.

Jacques Prevert

Happy BIRTHday,

Hudson Jack Pierce!

You are loved LOVED loved!!!