DECEMBER 16, 2010.... Guess who is coming???

So December 16th turned out to be a pretty eventful day. I went to my two appointments. The first one at the hospital for my "advanced maternal age", to check the fluid since it had been low a few days earlier. Had an ultra sound all the while I kept telling the nurses that I had been having contractions or Braxton Hicks, not painful but definitely noticeable. The Dr came in and said I really wish you were having this baby today but no it looks like you are still set for the 27th of the month. So then I headed off to my regular Dr appt where he checked me and said yeah you are definitely not having this baby anytime soon. So I head on home and stop in to visit with my next door neighbor. While there I am still having these "contractions" but didnt think a thing about them because both doctors said I was not having the baby yet. I head on home have dinner then I am laying on my bed talking to my mom and suddenly I am wet. Granted I thought I had maybe peed myself since I had a nasty cold and every time I sneezed or coughed I would pee my pants. My water has never broke on it's own so this was a new experience. Wyatt was cute, trying to get the kids all in the car and loaded up. I was grabbing things to throw into a bag ( guess that's why they say to have a bag packed). We quickly got to the hospital around 9:30, met Lori there. The Buss' were AMAZING to take our kids and I didn't worry about them at all. Colt was born at 12:59 a.m. I must admit this was by far the hardest delivery ever. If all of the deliveries had been that hard I think our family would have been much smaller. BUT he is here and he is the most beautiful baby ever. He has red hair and blue eyes. Colt Wyatt Austin weighed 6 lbs 4.5 oz and 19 inches long. After he was born he had some air pockets around his lungs so he spent the day in the NICU, but he is perfectly healthy. He has brought so much joy to our home. The kids adore him, we all love him so much.