Battlebaby and I are home

[battlemaiden]

Little A.J. arrived on the 2nd of Sept. My biggest yet- 8 lbs 7 oz.

They broke my water at 5cm and I was holding a baby on chest 25 minutes later. :001_huh: I could hardly believe it. NONE of my other deliveries have ever come close to going that fast.

A.J. is healthy...other than the broken blood vessels from the quick arrival.

I felt prayed for and thought of- It does seem to me that this delivery involved a pouring out of mercy, because I just wasn't emotionally prepared to have a long labor without my dh. I'm tearing up just thinking of the whole event and how well it went. So how long can I blame hormones after delivery? ;)

And just to tempt my eyes to overspill one more time, when I woke up the morning after delivery and called my mom at my house to give her the details I heard the doorbell ring in the background. She put the phone down to answer it and when she came back she said I had just received flowers from my dh! He set up the delivery before he left on deployment and just "guessed" on the day. He won't be reachable at all for a month (Submarines! Sheesh). I'm looking at a vase of perfect white roses...Seven perfect white roses. I love that man.

Hormones........


Jo

[MotherMayI]

Hi Jo,

I mostly lurk here- but I have been waiting to hear how things went for you:D. I'm so glad that A.J's delivery went so well- and how nice to have a psychic husband! He sounds like a gem!


Best wishes to all of you!

[King Alfred Academy]

Congratulations!!! That is great news!

What a sweet husband you have!

[LG Gone Wild]

:grouphug:

I love giving birth, well, except for that one time but we won't talk about that. So jealous that you have a new baby. They smell so good.

[tlcmom]

Congratulations! We can't wait to see a picture!

Thanks for the sacrifice that you make to keep our country safe!! Your post made me tear up and I don't have after delivery hormones going on!

[Aggie]

What a sweet dh!!

Glad you had a short labor!

I've been told by women in the know that we can blame hormones until the dc graduates from high school. :)

Aggie

My dh was a submariner, too...it's a tough life. Thanks to you and your dh for serving!

[Amy in Orlando]

((((Jo)))) Welcome to your new little guy and I'm glad the labor was so quick. I'm so sad you had to do it on your own, though. Many thanks to your dh for his service (and yours) and I hope he's home soon to meet the newest addition to your family.

[5wolfcubs]

:grouphug:Battlebaby!:grouphug:

[Marie in Oh]

I am so glad you are both ok. I was worried. Boy I wish I was closer. Oh I am just rejoicing with you. Praying you adjust well. I will PM you in the morning. It is the morning but it is 2:20 am and I need to go back to bed, but I am glad I checked. :grouphug: to you dear friend.

[transientChris]

Congratulations and get all the help you can.

[Laura in VA]

Congratulations, Jo! Your man is some kind of special!! :)
:party:

[Tammy in Germany]

Congratulations on your new little blessing. Your dh sounds awesome. :001_smile:

[Mrs. Readsalot]

Thank you for sharing A.J.'s birth story with us. I have been thinking and praying for you both. You are a very special lady. Take Care!

[3lilreds in NC]

Congratulations, Jo! That dh of yours wins major cool points.

Welcome A.J.!

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: to all of you!

[TeacherZee]

Congratulations!:grouphug:

[Mrs Mungo]

Congratulations Battlemaiden and Mr Battle!

Welcome baby battle :)

[amyable]

Congratulations!!

[Stacey in MA]

And CONGRATULATIONS! Hooray for you and yours! What an exciting time. I hope the next few days prove to be most memorable. Way to go on the quick delivery!

God bless! - Stacey in MA

[gandpsmommy]

Oh, Jo, I'm so happy for you that delivery went so smoothly! Congratulations on the new little guy. And the roses almost made me cry! That was very sweet of your dh and wonderful that it turned out to be so well-timed.

[Doran]

Now you're making me all teary!! What a beautiful story, and it sounds like it was as perfect as it could have been in the absence of your man. What a dear he is (and a pretty good guesser, too, huh? ;)).

Enjoy the new little one. I'm proud of you, Jo. And, happy.

[momofkhm]

Wow. That is wonderful. A short labor. AND he guessed the day you'd need to hear from him.

Congratulations!

[JudoMom]

Congratulations! Welcome AJ!

And the flowers made me cry, and I don't even have hormones to blame. God is good. I'll keep praying for you, Jo.

[Quiver0f10]

Congratuations!!!

[Kay in Cal]

Congratulations! A beautiful baby, a wonderful man... enjoy those roses!

[chickenpatty]

Congratulations!!! I'm so glad everything went so well. How sweet! Welcome to your new little one.

[PariSarah]

Jo, many, many blessings to you, to A.J., and to your dear, thoughtful hubby!!

[Plaid Dad]

Congratulations!!

[Just Me]

Congratulations, Jo! Can't wait to see pics of the new little one! :D

[strider]

The flowers have got ME tearing up.

I'm so glad it went well for you. May God bless your family and bring you energy and healing. Enjoy your dear little one.

:grouphug:

[Jennifer in MI]

Congratulations!!!! I'm so happy to hear it all went well.

[Basketmaker Amy]

Congratulations! How sweet of your husband. Enjoy your precious bundle!

[tinag]

Congratulations!!
Continued prayers for you here!

:grouphug:

[5knights3maidens]

Congratulations!

[sleepy]

Oh, Jo! Congratulations!

25 minutes! Wow! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/shocked003.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

Your husband is so sweet, how wonderful of him. :001_smile: I say you can blame the hormones for at least 5 or 6 months. ;)

[Lizzie in Ma]

Welcome AJ! :grouphug:

[laylamcb]

Congratulations, Battle Mama!! You rock. And what a guy!!:grouphug:

[Tammyla]

:grouphug:Congratulations:grouphug:

[~Tara~]

Well Praise the Lord for a short labor! I couldn't imagine having to endure a long one without hubby. So thankful that prayer was answered for you!! And how awesome about those flowers. Wow! I mean, it's just plain cool that he had them sent in the first place ... but ... the date of delivery? That's just too much! :D

Enjoy that baby. Congratulations mama :)

[Andie]

Congratulations, Jo, and (((())))s!

[azmom]

Congratulations to you and your family! I am glad to hear the birth went quickly. What a sweet thing for your dh to do! :)

[jmgconner]

Congratulations!!!

[muffinmom]

So many blessings! So happy for you!

[Old Dominion Heather]

Jo! Congratulations to you and Battleman and all the Battlekids! I'm glad the delivery went so well. I only had one like that!

[melhouse]

Congratulations!!

[Angela in GA]

Congratulations! One thing I am grateful for, through all of dh's deployments, I never had to give birth to any of our kids without him. You are stronger than I. ;-)

[Tracey in TX]

Congrats Jo! You truly are a battle maiden to have such a young family with DH keeping us all safe. You deserved one quick and easy baby (I call our quick baby the "McDonald's drive-thru birth :)).
Enjoy your little one and let the others dote on you as best they can.
Hugs,
Tracey

[Dawn E]

You have me crying to! :001_smile: Happy tears for all God's blessings. Hope this new little one gives you lots of joy as this long month passes and that you'll be talking to Dh before you know it.

[anissarobert]

Congratulations. You are so brave. Those of us without a husband in the service cannot even begin to comprehend the sacrifices you all make. Thank you for your husbands and your service. (And he is psychic too. What a bonus!) I'm glad you had an easy labor.

[Trivium Academy]

So sweet of your dh!!! Congratulations Jo, what a blessing! Can't wait to see pictures if you have time, if not just enjoy your new baby. :party:

[Dayle in Guatemala]

:grouphug:Jo:grouphug:

I'm so thankful everything went so well for you! I was thinking and praying for you and dh as he has to be gone during this time. He's so thoughtful sending the flowers!

Can't wait to see the newest battle baby!

[Brigitte]

And just to tempt my eyes to overspill one more time, when I woke up the morning after delivery and called my mom at my house to give her the details I heard the doorbell ring in the background. She put the phone down to answer it and when she came back she said I had just received flowers from my dh! He set up the delivery before he left on deployment and just "guessed" on the day. He won't be reachable at all for a month (Submarines! Sheesh). I'm looking at a vase of perfect white roses...Seven perfect white roses. I love that man.

Hormones........


Jo

That gave me goose bumps! Wow.

Congratulations on baby A.J.! Give him extra squeezes for me.

[Jill, OK]

It does seem to me that this delivery involved a pouring out of mercy, because I just wasn't emotionally prepared to have a long labor without my dh. I'm tearing up just thinking of the whole event and how well it went.

...a pouring out of mercy for a situation like that.

I've said before that the birth I had to go through without dh was the easiest birthing experience I've ever had. (I actually said to the midwife, when she told me I could push..."Are you sure?!")

I normally don't have anyone present but dh, and the worry of getting kids organized, getting someone to my house to drive me to the birth center, handling my mom being present, etc., was a real weight...but it went so smoothly, it was unbelieveable. And I needed it, so badly.

I'm glad to hear your report, and I'll pray that the remaining time between now and dh's return will be filled with that same mercy.

Thank you so much for your service...our military wouldn't be what it is without good military wives.

God is Good!

Sniff that baby's head once for me!

[Jean in Newcastle]

Hug that battle baby and all the battle kids. We are so proud of you. Congratulations!

[Scarlett]

I felt prayed for and thought of- It does seem to me that this delivery involved a pouring out of mercy, because I just wasn't emotionally prepared to have a long labor without my dh.

He set up the delivery before he left on deployment and just "guessed" on the day. He won't be reachable at all for a month (Submarines! Sheesh). I'm looking at a vase of perfect white roses...Seven perfect white roses. I love that man.Jo


Wow. That is just perfect.

[Mom2legomaniacs]

Congratulations! I am thrilled to hear this news. Blessings! Enjoy those wonderful newborn snuggles. They are so precious!:grouphug:

[Denise in IN]

Congratulations and welcome to baby A.J.! I'm so glad to hear of the quick delivery and your dh's good timing. God is providing for you. I'm praying that you'll have strength and joy for the days ahead.

Enjoy your little one!

[Sue G in PA]

Oh Jo! I'm tearing up just reading your post! I'm so happy it all went well and you are both home and healthy and happy. I've been on pins and needles awaiting your news. Congratulations to you. What a great man your dh is...and what perfect timing. Can't wait to see a picture if you can post one!

[Mekanamom]

Congratulations!!!:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: I'm tearing up too!!

[Unicorn]

Congrats on the baby! And wow, what a dh- I've got tears in my eyes! You are truly blessed!

[Kathleen in VA]

Little A.J. arrived on the 2nd of Sept. My biggest yet- 8 lbs 7 oz.

They broke my water at 5cm and I was holding a baby on chest 25 minutes later. :001_huh: I could hardly believe it. NONE of my other deliveries have ever come close to going that fast.

A.J. is healthy...other than the broken blood vessels from the quick arrival.

I felt prayed for and thought of- It does seem to me that this delivery involved a pouring out of mercy, because I just wasn't emotionally prepared to have a long labor without my dh. I'm tearing up just thinking of the whole event and how well it went. So how long can I blame hormones after delivery? ;)

And just to tempt my eyes to overspill one more time, when I woke up the morning after delivery and called my mom at my house to give her the details I heard the doorbell ring in the background. She put the phone down to answer it and when she came back she said I had just received flowers from my dh! He set up the delivery before he left on deployment and just "guessed" on the day. He won't be reachable at all for a month (Submarines! Sheesh). I'm looking at a vase of perfect white roses...Seven perfect white roses. I love that man.

Hormones........


Jo

Well, I'm not sure it's hormones, because you have me in tears. God is soooo good. He knew what you needed, didn't He? Bless your heart. Congratulations on that precious new bundle. Praying for a fast recovery.

[Elisabeth in IL]

Congratulations on the birth of your little guy! I'm so happy that you had a short labor and have such a great dh to think of something like flowers and preorder them. Take the time you need to heal and relax with the little one before doing too much with your whole crew. Blessings to your whole family!!

[sdWTMer]

Little A.J. arrived on the 2nd of Sept. My biggest yet- 8 lbs 7 oz.

They broke my water at 5cm and I was holding a baby on chest 25 minutes later. :001_huh: I could hardly believe it. NONE of my other deliveries have ever come close to going that fast.

A.J. is healthy...other than the broken blood vessels from the quick arrival.

I felt prayed for and thought of- It does seem to me that this delivery involved a pouring out of mercy, because I just wasn't emotionally prepared to have a long labor without my dh. I'm tearing up just thinking of the whole event and how well it went. So how long can I blame hormones after delivery? ;)

And just to tempt my eyes to overspill one more time, when I woke up the morning after delivery and called my mom at my house to give her the details I heard the doorbell ring in the background. She put the phone down to answer it and when she came back she said I had just received flowers from my dh! He set up the delivery before he left on deployment and just "guessed" on the day. He won't be reachable at all for a month (Submarines! Sheesh). I'm looking at a vase of perfect white roses...Seven perfect white roses. I love that man.

Hormones........


Jo

Oh Jo! Congratulations! Welcome little one to the family of WTMers!

I'm thrilled that the delivery went so well for you!

[Kelli in TN]

Congratulatons! Enjoy your little snuggly bundle!

[OnTheBrink]

CONGRATULATIONS!!

[Krista in LA]

Congratulations. It must have been hard without your dh - I can't imagine doing it alone. :grouphug: Thanks to him for serving. Enjoy your sweet baby boy.

[Sebastian (a lady)]

That is great. Congratulations to the whole family.

I'm glad you got the nest feathered before the new chick came along.

[Kanga]

Congratulations! I am glad your labor went so fast and that you and A.J. are doing well!

My dh missed one of our dc's birth's and one of the benefits (in retrospect) is all of the letters I wrote describing the baby. I wish I had such loving details written for all of my babies.

[Kanga]

Congratulations! I am glad your labor went so fast and that you and A.J. are doing well!

My dh missed one of our dc's birth's and one of the benefits (in retrospect) is all of the letters I wrote describing the baby. I wish I had such loving details written for all of my babies.

[Mamagistra]

Congratulations! :grouphug: :001_smile: :party: