Samuel William Rogers was born on April 30Th at Baptist hospital. He weighed 7lbs 2 oz and was 19 inches long. Labor and delivery was the best! I was able to breath through the contractions and relax....that is until the Dr broke my water. I had a epidural...and it worked like a charm this time unlike with Mallory. Labor started at 6:30 AM and by 12:14 he was in my arms. He had a little trouble breathing at first because he kept holding his breath and swallowed a lot of fluid but after a short stay in the NICU he was back with us and doing well.
Our hospital stay was very exciting. It started raining and didn't stop! Nashville was flooding and surrounding counties were flash flooding. Jessica had brought the girls to see their baby brother and we had to get them a hotel room because they couldn't get back home. On Sunday when we were suppose to be discharged... we were watching the news and realized that every road in and out of Nashville had been closed due to the flooding. We had no way out!!! I was trying to stay calm but when my doctor came in to do her last checkup before releasing me I started to lose it. I didn't want her and Robert to think it was postpartum depression but I just couldn't control it. I gathered myself and we decided to wait it out and see if any roads opened up. There were no hotels because they were all booked...and all I wanted was to be home in my own bed! To add to the stress the girls were still in Nashville too because they had to stay the night before so we had to get them home too. It all ended up working out...Robert drove the girls home by taking 440 to 65 then got on 840 in Franklin. He then came back to the hospital to get me and Sam and e made it home. At least we have a story to tell Sam when he gets older. The historic flood in Nashville is definitely gonna be a good one. Jessica said we should have named him Noah!
Since we have been home little Samuel has been doing great. His sisters love him to pieces and Hannah is constantly kissing and hugging on him. Mallory has done great..she loves him but doesn't pay a lot of attention to him. She just goes about her day as if nothing has changed. She is not at all jealous like I thought she would be. I cant help being sad when I think of us almost not having him! He is such a blessing and we are so glad that God chose to give us a son. Even though we weren't planning on having him...he has already brought a lot of joy into our lives and now we cant imagine not having him. So here are some pics of our little one and his sisters.
