The most important day of our lives.

May 5, 2010, was a very exciting day for me :) I was admitted in the hospital at 3 in the afternoon to have the beautiful baby boy I had waited 9 months to see.

 Grant was a hard headed little baby from the get go :) A lot like his daddy :) ... But he was definitely worth waiting another day for. I was so nervous during the 9 month pregnancy of how I would react during labor. I had no idea what to expect. Being pregnant is the best thing in the entire world but full of surprises, so needless to say I had no idea what to expect during delivery. The entire pregnancy my mom would tell me that there will be nothing in this world I would ever love as much as my own baby. And I knew I loved Grant so much but every time my mom told me that I didn't fully understand her until 1:51 pm on May 6, 2010 when Grant was born. I will be honest, I was scared to death in the delivery room. When Dr Guedon held my baby up for me and Will to see, he was purple and limp. He wasn't breathing :( ... So instead of the Dr throwing Grant on top of me for me to love on him, he quickly handed him off to the nurse. Will followed the nurse right by her side to make sure everything was ok, I think he was a little scared too. I can remember I don't think I took a single breath until I heard my baby whimper. And when I heard that little sound, I knew that my baby was finally breathing. And that was such a relief to me. Once the nurse cleared Grant's air way, she immediately bundled him up and brought him to my arms. Words can not describe the feeling I felt in my heart for this little baby. He was the most beautiful thing that I had ever laid eyes on. Grant immediately touched my face and melted my heart into a million pieces. Our families only let me bond with him for about ten seconds before they came running in the room anxiously waiting to see how beautiful he was. 

Grant's first picture

The first time holding my angel

Everyone baby hogging from the beginning 

Grant touching my face :) We love each other so much

Daddy following baby everywhere

Our first family photo

He was the sweetest newborn baby that I had ever been around. Grant got passed from me to everyone in the family and did not cry one time. He acted as if he knew everyone that held him loved him unconditionally and he was completely comfortable in their arms. The nurse took Grant away to the nursery for 2 hours for them to check him out and make sure he was healthy, and he was :) 9 pounds and 1 oz of healthiness :) And 22 inches long. Grant had the prettiest tan skin, and the sweetest baby lips. After two hours had passed, I called the nursery and asked if I could finally hold my baby again, and they let me of course! The first diaper change I did was very interesting to say the least. Mawmaw Allred stood next to me to help change him and the second I took Grant's diaper off and started talking to him, he p'ed straight into the air, straight into my mouth as if he were aiming for my mouth to open, straight on the side of my face, onto mawmaw's shirt, stuck through my hair. All we could do was laugh so hard, because it was so funny. That will definitely be one great memory I will always have :) ...  Will never left my side at the hospital either :) We were both crazy about this baby that God had blessed us with. And I forgot to mention at the top of this story that your daddy got to cut Grant's umbilical chord, and when he cut it, fluid slung out of it onto his face, it was PRICELESS and hilarious!!! :) So needless to say, my baby was a hand full from the get go, but the best hand full I had ever received! We stayed in the hospital for 2 nights just to make sure we all were ok and healthy. The day we brought Grant home, we took him to hon hon's house (my mom). I wanted to stay at my moms house to make sure I would have lots of help after being sore. The day we got home from the hospital was Mother's Day :) My First Mother's Day :) Will and Grant rounded the corner holding a single rose just for me :) And still to this day, I do not know what I did to deserve either of those boys, but I thank God every day that he chose me to be a mother and wife. And I promise I will do my best to be the best mommy that Grant could ever have.

I think it's safe to say your daddy marked you big time!

Prettiest baby 

Thank you God for my saving grace

My first mother's day :) 

The first sentence to all of my prayers is thanking God so much for choosing me to be this little boys momma. He saved my lived in so many ways and will truly never know how grateful I am. Will and I love Grant more than anything in this world. God is Good :)