On July 16, 2012 Rob and I were preparing for the birth of our third child. After, child number two, it took a while before we decided we were missing one more member of our family. At the time we thought that Sara would be the third and final child in our family.
Now, for those who are paying attention, I never gave birth to a Sara. To be perfectly honest, I had a strong feeling the baby inside of me would be a boy, and he was!
Chris woke me up at 5 AM, and after dropping the kids off at Aunt Beth & Uncle Andy's we quickly made our way to the hospital.
Some people have long labors, and I feel extremely grateful that I never had that experience. On the flip side, however, is the fact that quick labors mean a baby could come in the car or the elevator of the hospital or you name the unpredictable location. Thankfully, God allowed all my babies to be born in the hospital, and in the actual birthing room.
Chris, however, was my quickest baby, and within 2 hours of that 5 AM wake up call, he was out. That boy did not want to be left behind, and he feels the same way to this day. Chris is always trying to keep up with his big brothers just like every good youngest sibling.
I couldn't be more blessed to be his mommy! I love you Christopher Thomas!! You have completed our family of 5! 3 beautiful boys!! 2 Awesome parents (wink, wink)!!
And I wasn't entirely wrong about our family missing Sara. One month after Chris joined our family, Sarah (with an h) Jane joined our extended family. I can live vicariously through all of my 7 nieces!!
I love my three boys, and Chris, I love you! Happy 3rd birthday!! God has great plans for you!