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Guess who . . .

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decided to come all on his own after all?

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Gideon (no middle name yet)
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 July 15th, 5:19 am
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7 lbs 9 oz  19 1/2 inches
The story:  A contraction woke me up Friday morning at 1:35am. I stayed in bed to see if I would have any more. The contractions came about every 15 minutes. After an hour I got up to walk around. Immediately the contractions became 5 minutes apart, though they weren’t painful or hard. Then my water broke. I knew then we’d better get ready to go to the hospital. I didn’t want to have the baby in the car, remember? I finished packing my bags, woke up Mr. Ferrero Rocher, who couldn’t believe that I was actually going to have this baby without being induced. We woke up the three oldest girls to let them know we were headed in to the hospital. We left our house at 3:15am, arrived at the hospital at 3:45am, baby Gideon arrived at 5:19am. Labor was, thankfully, easy and dare I say it, non-painful. Seriously! The only contractions that hurt were the last four where I felt the need to push. I made myself breathe and relax through the first three, then on the last one told the doctor “I’m going to push” and voila, here came baby! I couldn’t have asked for a better birthing experience.
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There were several little miracles through all of this as well.


Miracle #1: I was really very nervous about being induced a week early. Would the baby be ready? Would his lungs be fully developed? Would my body be ready to give birth? I was praying hard that if it was at all possible the Lord would help me go into labor on my own so I wouldn’t have to be induced. Then I would know that no matter what happened it was meant to be.  My prayer was definitely answered!

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Miracle #2: There was a tight knot in Gideon’s umbilical cord that we did not know about. It could have proven potentially fatal for him had we decided not to be induced on Monday and waited for his due date of July 25th. This, especially, made me realize how very precious and miraculous it is that so many births go “right” when they very easily could go so “wrong.”  It also helped confirm that our decision to be induced on Monday was the right one, even though in the end he came on his own.

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Miracle #3: Gideon’s first glucose test right after birth was low and he had the shakes. Thankfully, he nursed like a champ and never had any trouble regulating his blood sugar after that.

We are so grateful to God for Gideon’s
safe and healthy arrival!

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Comments

  1. awww! Congrats! God really does listen to our prayers and concerns. He also know exactly what we need! Gideon is beautiful and Love the name choice!

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  8. Congratulations! He is very handsome and I am so happy you were able to go on your own.

    How do you feel about arrainged marriages? I have a very cute little girl that is just his age 😉 lets talk in 21 years 🙂

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  15. Hooray!!! Congratulations on your little boy. Mr. FR and your other son must be so happy to have more manhood in the house. And you chose my name pick, which makes me feel good. 🙂

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  18. I don’t believe I’ve commented on your blog before, but I guess it’s time I admit I’m a regular reader. 🙂

    First of all, congratulations!!!! I’m expecting my 5th in October and hearing a good birth experience keeps my nerves in check. 🙂 It’s so funny how you get nervous every time you have a baby…But each birth experience IS so different. 🙂

    Second, thank you for tasteful pictures of your baby and his birth. While I love to hear and read birth stories, I don’t appreciate seeing more than is necessary. It was nice to enjoy seeing your baby in such a beautiful way. The physical aspect of giving birth is never pretty and I wish more mothers took that into consideration…So again, thank you for making this post a little more beautiful to read and look at (I hope that makes sense!). 🙂

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  19. Congratulations! My husband and I read your post on baby names and loved that almost every name you had on your list was also on our list. Our sweet boy was born on 5 July who we named Gideon! Wonderful name for such sweet boys. Best Wishes!

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  21. Congatulations!! I am so excited for you! I’m so glad everything went so well. I bet Special Dark is so excited. Along with everyone else.:) He is beautiful!!

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  28. Congratulations! So glad it all went well…my mom always said that after 5 or 6 kids, they just walked out on their own. Still, always such a miricle…every one.

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  30. Congratulations on Gideon’s easy arrival! Gideon Henry is the name that I liked best from all of the choices you were debating between. 🙂

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  33. Beautiful baby……..I’m bawling here……you were made to have babies it seems, physically, spiritually, emotionally…I miss sweet newborn cuddles.

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  36. What a cute perfect little baby boy. Congratulations. Hurray for not having to be induced and Hurray that everything went smoothly. It really is amazing how many things could go wrong but they make it here despite it all.

    I am so happy for you. Great name too!

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  40. Hurray!!! So happy that he made it safely into your loving arms! Babies truly are the greatest miracle of all. Especially when so many things can and do go wrong, so happy that this little guy is doing great!

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  43. He is a beautiful baby! I’m so happy for you. The miracles are so cool. May Heavenly Father’s blessings continue to be with you all.

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  48. Congratulations! There is nothing like the birth of a baby to remind us that the Lord knows all of us and what we need, in His timing! So happy for you and your family!

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  49. So happy for you and all of the miracles that you experienced. Isn’t wonderful to recognize those miracles in your life for what they are?

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  50. Yahoooo! He is so gorgeous!

    My last baby had a knot in her umbilical cord, too. They must be good swimmers???

    What a beautiful testimony to the Lord’s plans and timing. 🙂

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  56. How awesome a gift for your whole family! Relax and enjoy the new being and the family that spoils you both.

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  58. Congratulations to you and to your family. From what I read (and read into) he will be a lucky little boy. Hope you are feeling well and that the next few weeks move along without any problems. Love the name, it goes well with Ira. Congrats again!

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  59. I enjoy your blog and am so happy for you that you got your little one here safe and sound. Also- I LOVE the name! My baby is also Gideon and I just love that name but have never known anyone else to use it. I hope he’s a good baby and lets you get some rest.

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  61. So sweet! What a wonderful experience for you both. Isn’t it wonderful to know how mindful He is of both the smallest and the greatest of things? I love the name Gideon. Reminds me Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. I had a crush on Gideon and Frank.

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  67. Congratulations. How frightening to see that knot! I’m so glad all worked out! Congratulations to the newest little chocolate drop!
    I send you Kisses and Hugs. He will be a great addition to your chocolate box
    ~a

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  69. Oh, he is precious! I felt so cool knowing you had already delivered on Friday…I saw your father-in-law at the Temple that evening…what wonderful news in a wonderful setting! congratulations!

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  70. Congratulations on your little guy! He is darling!
    …this post has taken my baby hunger to an all time high! Enjoy that sweet, new, little one! (duh.. 😉

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  71. Congratulations!So happy for you and your beautiful family! Another beautiful baby! Time to celebrate- sparkling apple cider? 🙂

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  75. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

    Without a doubt I KNOW that Heavenly Father watches over and orchestrates the births of little babies

    And do you want to know someting very peculiar? Our oldest was due on July 25th, but he came early – on July 15th!!

    Happy birthday to Gideon Ganache and happy recovery to his sweet Mama!

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