by God's grace Hudson Hangil Yang arrived 4 weeks earlier than expected on march 26, 2008 at 10:41 pm weighing in at 5 lbs 6 oz, 19 inches. we praise God for his safe and healthy arrival and thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers.
it's been a whirlwind to say the least! he came so much earlier than expected that it truly took us by worry and surprise. my water broke in the middle of the night and i was so panicked as i knew that meant that i was going to be delivering soon! my mind was racing and thinking about all the things i didn't get to accomplish yet like finishing up my last week of work, getting the baby room all ready, doing the baby's laundry, relaxing and meeting up w/ friends...all my plans down the drain! after being admitted to the hospital and after 20 hrs of labor...hudson arrived into this world! all i know is that contractions hurt like a mother and i hear it's twice as hard when you're induced w/ pitocin like i was. luckily i only had to push 4 times, about 20 min and he was out but all that pain and ordeal is truly a blur when you see your precious child! i totally said i would be a very objective mom but man, i think my baby is the CUTEST baby in the world! hahaha. don't i sound like a true mom?
the last 2 weeks have been amazing as i've already witnessed the amazing grace of God and his hand in everything! even though we were super worried about the well being of our baby being born so early, God was gracious and granted him good health. he didn't have to be in the incubator and only stayed longer in the hospital due to jaundice and the doctor's wanting to monitor him a couple of extra days just to make sure there were no other issues. and even though stanford at the time seemed like a far hospital to deliver, it was a blessing that hudson was so well taken care of at one of the top hospital's for babies. although it was hard not being able to take him home right away i learned a lot from the nurses that were taking care of him. we are ever so grateful for their loving care for hudson and the rest of the babies in the nursery. i know that taking the baby home right away would have been overwhelming as a first time mom, worrying and being frustrated over lots of things. so i truly recognized that God's plan was far more superior than mine and even w/ no sleep and probably stress and worry the rest of my life for this child...it's SOOO WORTH IT! through all this the following verse came to mind...
"as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." - Isaiah 55:9
it's also been amazing to witness the father/son bond. i knew sammy would be a loving dad but i didn't realize just how much he would adore him! thank you for being the #1 man in our life!
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