Dathan is 3 ~ Short walk down memory lane

3 years ago today I went in for an 8am induction to deliver what I thought was my last baby :) I told my nurse that I would be done by noon so I could eat lunch. They didn't start the process until 8:30 and  Dathan was born at 12:32, so I was absolutely correct in my prediction of a 4 hour labor and delivery! Of course, I didn't get to eat lunch since there were some complications with me afterwards - I was scared and thought that any second my doctor would say we're heading to the OR for a hysterectomy. I thank God that didn't happen and soon after I was holding my precious baby boy and getting to know this new part of our family.

Dathan has been such a blessing! His first few months of life were quite rough (for me), spending many hours of the day and night crying as I walked from one end of my house to the other trying to soothe him. But after that he was a good baby and has been a good toddler as well. He's so smart and says some of the funniest things (I only wish I had written down all the cute & funny things my kids have said over the years). In one sense it's weird that my baby is already 3, but in another it's like he's been here forever - and I can't imagine life without my Boo-Boo!

Happy Birthday baby boy, we love you so much! You are proof that even when we don't plan a pregnancy and other people think you're crazy for "having another baby"... God, the giver of life, knows what He's doing!