Aiden Luke

It all started early Wednesday morning. The morning after the Blizzard 2011. Nadia started contracting, of all the mornings to go into labor, Wednesday wasn't a very good one to choose. Paul and Nadia waited until her contractions were about every 5 minutes apart and then headed to the hospital. There was just one little problem. We had just had 15 inches of snow fall, the wind was blowing 3 ft drifts in the street and they didn't have a 4x4 vehicle to get out.

Thankfully God placed a plow truck at their house just as Paul backed out into the street. The plow truck driver asked if Paul needed help. Paul informed him that he was trying to get his wife to the hospital. The truck driver attached a chain to their SUV and off they went, being pulled through the snow drifts to get to a main road that hopefully had been plowed.

They made if safety to the hospital and after 5 hours of observation the doctor said that she really wasn't progressing, so they needed to go home and labor there.

Off Paul and Nadia went, traveling all the way back home (45 min on a good day). Thankfully their streets had been plowed enough for them to make it to their driveway, but Paul had to snow blow a path for Nadia to even get to their garage door.

That is where she labored, at home, having contractions every 5-8 minutes 24 hours a day for another day and a half. Friday night my parents were at their house for several hours. They felt so bad for Nadia, not being able to sleep or get comfortable. They were praying that even though she was still 19 days early, that she would come soon, because they didn't know how she would last being in so much pain.

My parents left at 8pm and by 8:30pm, the contractions were coming even harder and closer together. At 3am Nadia woke up Paul and told him she couldn't take it anymore, her contractions were every 3 min apart, it was time to head back to the hospital.

At 6:54am, Aiden Luke was born via c-section. He was 6# 15oz & 20.5 inches long. He has dark wavy hair and looks like his Daddy.

Both Mommy and Baby are doing well. I have yet to hear what Aiden's big brother thinks about his little brother. But Aunt Lynny couldn't be happier!

Blessings!!