A Little History on How We Got Here

We found out we were expecting a new little one Good Friday 2007. This is a picture of how we found out and how happy we were.

We had a great time watching me grow. Dad and I had belly wars with me finally winning in the end. I did my best to stay healthy and happy. Madison says I make a really happy pregnant person and should stay that way.....the happy part that is. I think the happy part was mostly because I just didn't have much energy to object to anything.

Madison worked hard that year taking care of me and our growing fetus and still found time to qualify for the Half-Ironman World Championship 70.3. I managed to convince my doctor to let me fly to Clearwater Florida at 36 weeks pregnant to be there to cheer Madison on. It was an awesome experience to watch Madison compete against the best triathletes in the world. Madison's parents and great friends Bryan and Christine Bridges were there also.

A week after we got back I started to get really swollen and we found out that the baby was breech. My doctor had suggested that the baby was breech 3 weeks earlier, but I dismissed it knowing that I was constantly getting my ribs kicked in. Well, the baby was kicking me in the ribs with its poor little legs pinned above its head. At 38 weeks I wanted to try to have the baby turned since I had my heart set on natural labor and a vaginal delivery....after all we read all those books, watched all those videos, and took all those classes. It didn't work and since my blood pressure was not so hot and my kidneys were showing signs of stress, we scheduled the c-section for the next day.

A perk of working where you have your baby is that the team that took care of us was composed of some of my best friends. They helped us present our little suprise to the world.....we didn't know if it was a girl or boy.......and it was the most beautiful little girl I ever did see. She arrived at 12:49 pm weighing in at 6lbs 6oz and measuring 17 and 3/4 inches.

We were thrilled to see what we did. Kegan Alexander Flowers had finally arrived and our hearts melted as we admired all the wonderfulness that was her.