I'm an Auntie!!

me holding sweet little Mason for the first time 

Mason Matthew Speiser entered the world on 

7.3.13 @ 8:32pm, weighing 10lbs 5 oz and was 23'' long! 

There are no other words to describe him other than perfect. He's wonderful! I (well WE) are ALL SO IN LOVE with him! 

He came out a little differently than my sister had planned. She had hopes and dreams of having a natural birth, even hired a doula to attend the birth at the hospital. 

I was obviously very supportive of her choice to do the natural birth with a doula, I sort of became a "birth junkie" and did TONS of research when we decided to try and become pregnant with our 4th baby and I am completely convinced that natural birth is the way to go, and even more convinced after I was able to deliver our 4th baby naturally at home in a water birth. 

Well God on the other hand had bigger and better plans for my sister. As much as we all thought that having the natural birth is the best way (and at the time for me, I thought it was the only way) well Mason changed my perspective... a lot! 

The morning of July 3rd Halie went in for an ultrasound (she had a lot of fluid around the baby). He was measuring 11lbs 9oz! WOAHHH HUGE BABY! Is that possible!?

Then I got the text from my sister... "they are planning a c-section for 8pm"

then I heard her voice on the phone, we were both silent for a little bit, I wasn't sure what to say, how to comfort her. We both cried. 

I called her back later that afternoon to find out that she got to go home and was supposted to be back at the hospital at 6pm. I was so happy for her that she got to be with Matt for the afternoon. 

At this point, I had cleared my mind. Spent a lot of time talking to Jesus and trying to wrap my mind around the fact that my sister is going to have a c-section. OK. I finally realized I needed to get over it. It's not about me. It's not even about her at this point. It's about that baby in her womb and how to deliver him the safest. It's about God's plan and the doctors hands that are working with my sister. I don't know when it hit me but I realized that this "new plan" was the best thing for her. 

She and I talked, we laughed and cried together again and we prayed together. I felt an overwhelming sense of peace (I was just so nervous for her and the baby), yes I know none of this is about me, but this is my baby sister and it hurts to see her hurting. I knew that God was with her and that he was going to protect her and her baby and be with Matt as he was comforting and supporting his wife. 

 I got the phone call from Matt around 10:20pm. HE'S HERE!!!!! (Yes TJ and I were crusin around Walmart just waiting for the phone call). We got to the hospital just minutes later. 

Walked in and saw my sister beaming and saw the joy on Matt's face as he was holding his precious son. 

Halie was doing great! Mason was just beautiful! 

They told me the birth story, it was amazing, so peaceful. She got to have Christian music playing, the doctor respected her wishes during the c-section and she was even the first patient in Marshall to be allowed to have a photographer come into the OR!! :)

Momma and her sweet boy :)

Halie, Matt and Mason :) 

 I never thought a c-section could be so lovely, so beautiful, so amazing until I heard her story, saw the joy on their faces and saw their pictures. I have learned one thing through my amazing sisters birth story. That we cannot judge how any momma is having their baby. That they are making the best choice for them and their baby and that God is ultimately in control.