"The Magic of Ian Christopher"
Hours of anticipation finally gave way to excitement as a new life entered into this world. At 3:52 a.m. June 15th our grandson, Ian Christopher, made his debut. At 4:00 p.m., on Wednesday the 
14th of June, our phone rings. "Mom, we are going to the hospital, the Dr. wants to monitor the baby's stress levels. Once we get there and find out what is going on we'll call and let you know." At 5:45 the phone rings again, "Mom, she is being admitted; she is in labor; the baby is coming. You need to come to the hospital." My wife and I gathered up our cameras, made a few phone calls to alert anxiously waiting family members, and headed to the hospital. In the labor room, our daughter-in-law was having steady contractions as our son nervously held her hand, breathing through them with her. In the room were three generations of family members sharing in the event. From one hour to many hours later, it was determined that the baby just wasn't going to come into the world willingly. Due to the stress levels and the position of his head, the decision to remove the baby by cesarean section was made. Holding onto his bride's hand, our son and daugher-in-law were taken to the operating room. Camera in hand, our son took many pictures of the birth of his son. The magical moment finally came as Ian Christopher emerged to take his rightful place in society. At 5:15 a.m. we finally met our grandson. My wife was the first to hold the infant as flashes of light from cameras captured the special moments. Tears of joy both inside and outside swept through us to witness this wonderful occasion.
Back home to shower and go to work sleepless, the memories kept me awake as pride set in at having a grandson. My sleepless hours were spent thinking of all the wonderful things I will be doing with my grandson. Once home, all the talk with my wife was about the wonderfullness of having this child in our lives. Finally, sleep could wait no more as it overcame me and took me into my dreams.
"I have spent the past two months working getting ready for this moment. My son and I gutted the room in which the baby will sleep. It took many hours to redo the room, of which I gave to my off days. Once done, my wife and son and daughter-in-law did the painting. Clouds were added to the ceiling by my wife. Many hours were spent shopping for items to decorate the nursery. Because of this, I have not had much time to work on my blog. But now I have something I really want to share."
"The Magic of Ian Christopher" is much more than a new infant arriving in our lives. In many ways Ian has provided healing for us all. The "Magic" is that he is the hope of us all.
14th of June, our phone rings. "Mom, we are going to the hospital, the Dr. wants to monitor the baby's stress levels. Once we get there and find out what is going on we'll call and let you know." At 5:45 the phone rings again, "Mom, she is being admitted; she is in labor; the baby is coming. You need to come to the hospital." My wife and I gathered up our cameras, made a few phone calls to alert anxiously waiting family members, and headed to the hospital. In the labor room, our daughter-in-law was having steady contractions as our son nervously held her hand, breathing through them with her. In the room were three generations of family members sharing in the event. From one hour to many hours later, it was determined that the baby just wasn't going to come into the world willingly. Due to the stress levels and the position of his head, the decision to remove the baby by cesarean section was made. Holding onto his bride's hand, our son and daugher-in-law were taken to the operating room. Camera in hand, our son took many pictures of the birth of his son. The magical moment finally came as Ian Christopher emerged to take his rightful place in society. At 5:15 a.m. we finally met our grandson. My wife was the first to hold the infant as flashes of light from cameras captured the special moments. Tears of joy both inside and outside swept through us to witness this wonderful occasion. Back home to shower and go to work sleepless, the memories kept me awake as pride set in at having a grandson. My sleepless hours were spent thinking of all the wonderful things I will be doing with my grandson. Once home, all the talk with my wife was about the wonderfullness of having this child in our lives. Finally, sleep could wait no more as it overcame me and took me into my dreams.
"I have spent the past two months working getting ready for this moment. My son and I gutted the room in which the baby will sleep. It took many hours to redo the room, of which I gave to my off days. Once done, my wife and son and daughter-in-law did the painting. Clouds were added to the ceiling by my wife. Many hours were spent shopping for items to decorate the nursery. Because of this, I have not had much time to work on my blog. But now I have something I really want to share."
"The Magic of Ian Christopher" is much more than a new infant arriving in our lives. In many ways Ian has provided healing for us all. The "Magic" is that he is the hope of us all.
hrallen
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