On
the third morning of the perfect weekend, Mike said there was a new
message on my phone when I got up around 6:30, and I better check it because maybe it's the baby!
Amanda's
Matron of Honor, her sister Sarah, was nine months pregnant at the
time of the wedding with the due date of March 27th.
People wondered, and probably took bets, although I don't know of
any, if the baby was going to upstage the bridal couple by making an
early appearance at the wedding!
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| Sarah and Amanda |
And
the baby complied by not getting born on March 10th. But
early in the morning on Monday March 12th, around 3AM,
Sarah went into labor. She called me on the phone to ask me to come
help with her two year old – Virginia was asleep, but labor could
go on past Ms V's wake up time. I did not hear the call! What a
horrible mother! But as soon as I got the message, I
called back – John answered the phone. He said his mother had come
over to take care of Virginia, and indeed, Ms V had gone off to day
care oblivious to what her mother was going through and what would be
awaiting her when she got home that afternoon. John said I was
probably not needed. The midwife was there.
About
15 minutes later, John posted on Facebook that he had a son! And then
he called and said I could come over. They were living in an
apartment in Atlanta at the time, near Lovett School where Sarah was
the lower grades librarian. The midwife and her apprentice were
weighing the baby and they examined the placenta before blending it
and placing it in the freezer in ice cube trays! Sarah was wearing a
librarian tee shirt that said “I've got Issues”. She told me to
call all of the family – many of whom were still in town because of
the wedding. Everyone was welcome to come by and see and hold and oh
my gosh just lovins on the baby!
What
could be a more perfect culmination to the perfect weekend? My
brothers came, and their significant others, and my niece Bethany and
nephew Ben. And Amanda and Tony came to town from their hotel room in
Helen, Georgia. And Mike. We held little Horatio. How many people get
to cuddle and cherish an absolutely newborn baby? Such a beautiful
gift Sarah and John gave to their family that day!
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| Mom and her hours old great-grandson! |
A
great-grandson was born – and Mom felt complete. If it were fiction
it would not be believable – but we lived it – March 12, 2012!
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