Hunter Daniel

Here he is. This is Hunter, just days old. We were still in the hospital when this picture was taken. He was so tiny!!

Hunter Daniel Hammans
born June 13, 2009
8 lbs, 0.6 oz., 21 inches
8:22 a.m.

He was a joy from the beginning! :)

Our hospital stay was long. I went in to be induced on Thursday, June 11 at 4 p.m. We had a doctor's appointment at 2 p.m. and in our ultrasound the amniotic fluid looked cloudy. Our doctor strongly recommended that I go immediately to be induced. I really didn't want to be induced and it shook me pretty badly. Reluctantly, I obeyed the doctor. The induction officially began at 6 p.m. Thursday evening. Many hours and lots and lots of details later, Hunter was born Saturday morning by C section. I was so disappointed. I felt a bit like a failure. I had done a lot of research and stressed and prayed and obsessed over the delivery of my baby. I had a "birth plan." Even though I knew you couldn't really plan a birth, I really felt like I had thought it through and like I was ready for anything. Wrong. As soon as the induction began, my birth plan got thrown out the window.

I am still processing my labor experience and Hunter's delivery. I praise the Lord that he is healthy and safe. But I still feel robbed in some ways. I am very glad that experience is over. I don't know why it all had to happen the way it did.

One of the things I remember about my labor was that God was with me. I remember knowing that He was guiding and directing and promising not to give me more than I could handle. What I could handle was a lot more than I realized! :)

Here is a clip from my journal a few days after Hunter's delivery:
"I just praise the Lord for all he has brought us through and for our precious, precious son, Hunter Daniel Hammans. The Lord has been soooo good to me this week—my whole life really, but this week the evidence of his goodness has been magnified in my heart. I am so blessed and so in love with my Savior who provides, loves, and encourages even the most weary and tired of believers."