SPECIAL DELIVERY
Thursday, March 21, 2013
37 weeks
First
let me say that my previous SIX pregnancies went 40 weeks with a couple pushing
41 weeks. Tyler was the earliest
arrival, arriving 3 days before his due date and Julia went 6 days over her due
date. For baby #7 I was as mentally
prepared (as prepared as one can be) to go 41 weeks. My labors with all SIX have been at least 24
hours long or more (I was in labor with Julia for 36 hours) and pretty
predictable. I expected nothing less
this time around. Our plan was to head
up to the city – 5 hours away – on the 5thof April to wait out the April 11th
due date. But that was just OUR
plan. God (and baby) had a different
plan and this is how it went....
I
woke up leaking some fluid. It wasn’t
enough to get excited about, but enough that Jeff wanted to do an
ultrasound. All looked good - no
dilation and no contractions. I went
about my regular business of cleaning, cooking and homeschooling and didn’t
give it much thought.
Jeff however was
giving it much thought and over lunch he announced that we needed to pack up
and head into Asuncion just in case. I
have learned that it never wise to argue with my husband or my doctor and seeing
that the two were one in the same, I did as was told even though I did not feel
that a baby would be coming any time soon.
It took us an
hour and a half to get our suitcases packed, our house ready to leave, medical/birthing
supplies packed, and plans made for our animals. Not even the bumpy roads leading to
civilization produced any ounce of a contraction.
But at 5:00 all
my doubts changed as I had my first contraction and my second and third and so
on...all 5-10 minutes apart and getting more intense. We arrived at the SIM guest house in Asuncion
at 8:00pm and Jeff immediately set the room up as a birthing suite while I
tried to get comfortable. With oxygen,
ultrasound, Doppler, suction, airway, scissors, suturs, clamps, towels, IV
tubing, and medicines all in place.....Doctor Dad was ready for delivery and I
was getting there too.
At 10:50pm,
after some intense pain and a couple pushes the newest little McKissick was
born. He was pretty blue when he arrived;
but with some oxygen he pinked up in time.
We praise God for another great “home” delivery, for a healthy mama and
a beautifully handsome baby boy.
What’s his
name? Well, we’re not 100% decided. Maybe he’ll have one by tomorrow.
How thankful we are for Jean (a team
mate who lives and hour up the road from us) was able on a moment’s notice
travel to Asuncion with us to help with the kids. Of course, the kids were not able to sleep
knowing that their baby brother would be arriving soon. They were wide awake when we went in to
announce his arrival. Micah was the
first to hold him and then he made his way through the arms of each kid. Julia gave him a thumbs up.
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