Introducing...

The arrival of our son Jonah was quite an ordeal. I think Amelia and myself can testify that each of us faced some of the greatest struggles of our lives. But the Lord has his time-table, and he showed us that he had been mindful of us long before February 28th.

On Monday, Amelia's water broke naturally. It was exciting running around the house throwing stuff in my pockets, and filling our labor bags with the final necessities. When we got the hospital the nurses called Dr. Domonique and told us Dr. Domonique requested Amelia be put on pictocin since she was only dilated to a 1 1/2. That was tough, especially since after 10 or 11 hours she had only dilated 4 1/2 cm.

Around 7:30, Dr. Domonique came in and told us that Jonah's presentation was off, and that if Amelia pushed him out, he would come out looking like a boxer. (He was coming out eyes and nose first, not by crown). Then she told us that she highly recommended doing a c-section. After a prayer, we made the decision to have the c-section done. Within an hour, Jonah was born and Amelia was on her way to recovery.

We're so happy to have Jonah in our home. We always hear in the church that having children, and raising them properly will bring the most joy to the home. I never really thought that was that great until now.

Have kids. You won't regret the decision.