Sunday, May 27, 2012

He's HERE!!!!

I'd begun to think that it was never going to happen! My sister's pregnancy last 3 times longer than all of mine put together! I could hardly wait any longer, but the one day that I'd promised to help the PTA at the school with manual labor is the day the call came 10am! Christie and Brian were headed to the hospital! I ran home grabbed my already packed overnight bag, drove up to my Mom's and slowed down just enough so that she could jump in and we headed up to Cleveland.
It's was May 10th, it was a beatiful day with Blue Sky's and big puffy clouds that looked like cotton balls. I headed up I71 at mock speed and about half way there the red and white lights started going..... BISCUITS..... The State trooper sauntered up to the driver side window and I immediately started talking and shoving my Driver's License, proof of insurance etc at him.... My sister's in Labor... Like right now... they are at the hospital and it's here first baby and this is my Mom and we have to be there and I know I was going to fast but I'm just so nervous and excited... and I just..... The trooper holds up his hand and asks "what hospital?"
Uh.... It's oh wait where's my phone... I have it in my phone... Southwest general... I know it sounds like a hopital from a soap opera but I swear it's real it's on bagley road... it's not technically Cleveland, it's just north of brunswick that's where they live....
He holds up his hand again and walks away.... I immediately burst out laughing..... I sound like a mental patient don't I??? Needless to say the statey had pitty on the nervous Aunt.... and I got off with a warning!!!

So after that we crept along at 69 miles an hour and took FORVER to get there! We made it there by 1:30pm Even though we had been in a hurry, Anson was not! Following in his Daddy's footsteps he took his own sweet time.... dinner time came and went..... 9pm.... still at a 6......finally at about 2:30 am they said...Lets start pushing! Becuase of the epidural Christie's right leg was a little wobbly and she had a hard time keeping it undercontrol between contractions so I would hold it for the nurse, but she finally realized that I could hold it during the pushes too so she could do other things to get ready! It was great... Brian had one leg, I had the other, My Mom was holding her head and we were all counting and encouragin her and ... I realized that I would clench my teeth and hold my breath and squeeze my tush together when we were telling Chris to push!
 Finally at 3:18am Anson Norbert Grube made his grand entrance into the world!
I have to admit I thought I'd be a little grossed out by the blood and such, but watching him be born was incredible! I watched him slowly come from his safe little spot...from within my sister.... It was crazy!!!
It's entirely different when your the one doing the pushing. Your so focused on breathing and pushing and the pain.... you dont get to see how amazing it is... His little head came, then his eyes, nose and mouth.... was out before the rest of him and I could see his little face even though he wasnt actually "BORN"!!!!
It really makes you realize how truly amazing and miraculous the whole process is! How lucky we are that so many babies are born healthy and that the mothers are too! Just thinking about it gives me chills!
Anson is here!!! And he is ADORABLE!!!   


The proud Papa!
 I promised him on the day he was born that I would kiss him on his right cheek
 EVERY time I see him for the rest of his life!!!
 A few days later I went back up to check on my sister and Anson just to make sure they were doing alright! Christie is a rock star! She stays so calm and is such a natural! This is my new favorite picture of the two of them!
I'm So Thankful that Christie and Brian let me be a part of his birth! I hope that I'll be as good of an Aunt to him as you've been an Aunt and uncle to my kids! I know I have some catching up to do but Aunt Sassy is READY!!! Let the Spoiling begin!!!