Colson James McLain

A week ago yesterday, our 3rd baby boy entered our family! Here is the story of Colson James McLain.

Last Thursday I took the boys to school and headed to the doctor's office. I prayed in the car that the doctor would have wisdom and discernment as I was 39 weeks and 3 days. I was so hoping that I had dialated more and prayed that if I hadn't I wouldn't be discouraged. Sure enough I got in and I was almost to a 4. Dr. Pinkerton felt confident that I would go into labor in a day or so. Then she started feeling my tummy and how low Colson was and seemed a little surprised that I wasn't having regular contractions. I had been having contractions for months, but nothing that I felt could be timed. She seemed to think that I was probably in labor and just didn't realize it. I was also Group B Strep positive and would need to have antibiotics in me for 4 hours before delivery. I had quick deliveries with both Hudson and Landon and she was concerned that I might not have 4 hours. She decided that I should just get to the hospital for fear that if I waited I wouldn't make it in time. So I called Ben and my mom and left the doctor's office and headed to my hospital. Ben was at Hudson's school because it was Dads and Donuts day. The nice thing is that Hudson and Landon's school is about 30 sec from the hospital. He told Hudson's teacher that I was in labor and met me at the hospital. I got into my room about 10:00am and by 10:15 the contractions started and began to be regular. They were coming about every 5-7 minutes, but not too intense. Dr. Pinkerton wanted to give a small amount of Pitocin to regulate the contractions and to slow me down some so that I could get the full amount of antibiotics in me. It seems odd that Pitocin gets you going, but for a lot of people it then slows you down. Anyways, Ben picked the boys up from school and brought them over to the hospital around 1:40. They enjoyed being in the room and apart of all the activity. We had a tremendous nurse, Wilma, who was Scottish and showered the boys with all kinds of stuff. She got them Big Brother stickers, doctor's hats and masks, popsicles, a big mat to play on, and paper to draw pictures. By this time the contractions were becoming more intense, but I decided to keep going without any medicine. My mom arrived around 2:45 and was such a help! By about 3:30ish, the contractions were super INTENSE! Ben was on one side and Mom was on the other and I was gripping both of their hands. I really wanted to try and go natural, but the pain was pretty severe at this point and the contractions were coming about every 1-2 minutes. The nurse checked me and I was only a 5 which was disheartening. I didn't know how much more I could take. Then things picked up even more and the contractions were back to back with no relief. I continued to debate what to do and finally I broke and said "GIVE ME THE DRUGS". I had wanted to be checked first just to see where I was and there was a sliver of me that still considered going natural if I was already an 8 or 9, but everything was happening so quickly and the "drug doctor" showed up and got the epidural in me quickly. Wilma checked me right after and I was fully dialated. :) So I just want to point out that I basically had a natural childbirth, except for the pushing part! :) Dr. Pinkerton was called and after about 5 pushes Colson was welcomed into the world at 5:08pm. He weighed 7lbs. 13oz and 20 in long. Surprisingly, he doesn't have much hair and the hair he does have is blonde. Both Hudson and Landon had quite a bit of hair and it was dark. My mom and the boys came back into the room just minutes after he was born and they were immediately in awe of their new brother. They love to hold and kiss him. Hudson constantly says, "Mommy I just love him".

Colson seems to fit right in with the family. He doesn't mind the boys being all over him and the noise of wrestling, sword fighting, and riding stick horses doesn't bother him at all. :) Having 3 boys has been a joy so far. I love thinking about raising 3 godly men who will grow up to be terrific husbands and fathers.

Colson's middle name is James and that is after Ben's brother whose name is Jordan James and then the initials CJ are in honor of my Papa (my mom's dad) whose name was Clarence and his initials were CJ.

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