I got the phone call at 8am on a Monday morning.  I had been waiting for her call, but wasn't expecting it to be happening quite yet.  She went into labor late Sunday night (which was my prediction ;) and got to the hospital around 3am.  After a number of hours of hard labor, she was finally able to relax a bit (thanks to the epidural)...which was when I received the call.  She told me she was at 7cm and I couldn't believe it.  She sounded too comfortable to be in labor. ;)  I was so excited that the day had come for the two of them to meet their little man.  I had a 30min drive ahead of me, so I put myself together and arrived at the hospital around 10am...hoping that little Harry wasn't quite ready to meet the world yet.

When I got there, she was at 8cm and continued to be there for several hours.  So, we waited and we waited.  Then, came 9.5cm and again, we waited.  And, waited.  Because of Shelly have a VBAC they couldn't progress her body medically.  She had to let her body do the work.  After a day of waiting the time had come.  At 5:09 pm, Harrison James was born.  It was such a sweet day.  There was nothing else on the agenda other than welcoming a precious gift into this world.  And, even though he didn't come as soon as we had anticipated, I loved being able to share this time with my best friend and Brian...talking, laughing, resting, watching movies--the things that don't happen on a daily basis. ;)  Love you guys!  So happy he's here...  

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Welcoming Harrison James

September 12, 2011

I got the phone call at 8am on a Monday morning.  I had been waiting for her call, but wasn't expecting it to be happening quite yet.  She went into labor late Sunday night (which was my prediction ;) and got to the hospital around 3am.  After a number of hours of hard labor, she was finally able to relax a bit (thanks to the epidural)...which was when I received the call.  She told me she was at 7cm and I couldn't believe it.  She sounded too comfortable to be in labor. ;)  I was so excited that the day had come for the two of them to meet their little man.  I had a 30min drive ahead of me, so I put myself together and arrived at the hospital around 10am...hoping that little Harry wasn't quite ready to meet the world yet.

When I got there, she was at 8cm and continued to be there for several hours.  So, we waited and we waited.  Then, came 9.5cm and again, we waited.  And, waited.  Because of Shelly have a VBAC they couldn't progress her body medically.  She had to let her body do the work.  After a day of waiting the time had come.  At 5:09 pm, Harrison James was born.  It was such a sweet day.  There was nothing else on the agenda other than welcoming a precious gift into this world.  And, even though he didn't come as soon as we had anticipated, I loved being able to share this time with my best friend and Brian...talking, laughing, resting, watching movies--the things that don't happen on a daily basis. ;)  Love you guys!  So happy he's here...  



Comments
Shelly says:

Mel...thank you, thank you, thank you! I wouldn't have wanted anyone else capturing that moment but you. I'm so grateful that God brought you into my life...
Love you:)

 (09.13.11 @ 01:36 PM)
Vanessa says:

The miracle of new life never ceases to amaze me. What precious images, Melody!!

 (09.13.11 @ 01:36 PM)
Wade says:

These are wonderful, Mel! We're all lucky to have a talented person such as yourself in our lives!

 (09.13.11 @ 01:46 PM)
nicole says:

so beautiful :) you did an amazing job mel!!

 (09.18.11 @ 07:41 AM)
Maya says:

Wow, wow and wow. Shelly, you are beautiful! Mel, way to capture this precious time in their lives. They'll always treasure these!

 (09.18.11 @ 01:03 PM)