My sweet son,

"Bun" in the oven, 1 week until we meet!

It’s nearly your birthday, and I have been thinking about where we were at this time last year.

You came into this world in quite the miraculous way.  For a solid month leading up to your birthday, I had a deep fear that something was wrong with “Bun”.  For all practical purposes, your growth during the pregnancy was absolutely perfect.  Dr. Shimer was estimating you to be a very large baby, and you continually exceeded measurements and your heartbeat was always strong.  Without my own personal complications, we would have proceeded with a natural birth.  However, God had other plans for me and for you my sweet son.

One week before my scheduled C-Section, I had an appointment with Dr. Shimer, and I was overwhelmed with a fear that something wasn’t right.  I begged her to go ahead and do the section right then, that very day.  I didn’t want to go home, with a perfectly healthy “Bun” inside of my belly, and have the worst happen.  I just had a strong feeling, a maternal instinct if you will.  She assured me that I was feeling a totally normal fear, that all potential new mothers feel, and she sent me home with a hug.

Healthy Lungs! 10:28am

January 14 finally arrived, and your Dad chauffered me to Presbyterian hospital, just in time for your birthday.  I got all prepped, your dad got dressed in his scrubs, looking might fine I might add, and off we rolled to meet you.  They started the surgery, and everything was going well. Finally, I feel Dr. Shimer pull you out of my belly.  A little time went by, and then I heard your powerful cry.  Your dad then looked at you and said to me “It’s a Boy!”.  We were overjoyed with a healthy, strong-lunged son!  Only then did Dr. Shimer inform us that your cord had been wrapped around your neck three complete times, and that you were essentially ‘tethered’ to my uterus, without any room to move.  In all her years of experience, she had never seen a baby wrapped three times.

Beautiful Baby Boy

God was clearly looking after you, William Hoyt Nicholson, and we are forever blessed to have you as our son.  I believe this is the first of many of your blessings in our lives.  Thank you for being our son, I love you.

Love Always,

Your mom

Our perfect, healthy, family of three. The party begins!