brady william burke

brady came into the world on october 3, 2008 at 7:48 p.m. we knew he was breech and because of that, had scheduled a c-section for october 21st (one week prior to my due date). well brady decided to break my water 3 1/2 weeks early, so needless to say, we were not prepared! God loves to sneak up on us, doesn't he? i had just had lunch with my boss and was headed to an office when my water broke. i calmly called my doctor, my husband, my mom, my sister-in-law ... and NO ONE answered the phone. i finally got in touch with a nurse who told me to head straight to the hospital since brady was breech ... they didn't want to chance me going into labor. i also finally got in touch with billy (whose cell phone wasn't working) and we agreed to meet at the hospital. we had not packed a bag, so billy was running around the house (with the dogs following his every move ... they knew something was going on) trying to gather what he thought i might need to have a baby! since i had just eaten lunch, we had to wait 5 hours to get the epidural. i was not contracting, so i was not in any pain at all, which was a huge blessing. once billy arrived at the hospital, we just waited in a room, talked, laughed and were almost giddy with excitement about meeting our little man. after the epidural at 7:30 p.m. and a few pre-op technicalities, brady was born! he was such a trooper ... only weighed 5 pounds 3 ounces, but passed ALL tests with flying colors. his lungs were fully developed and he was a champ with the suck, swallow and breathe reflex. he was totally 100% healthy and the doctors had NO concerns whatsoever. we were all shocked at how small he was. turns out i had a HUGE fibroid on my uterus that may have prevented much more growth and probably caused my water to break. dr. scott was able to remove the fibroid during the procedure (thank God!). hearing our baby cry and seeing his little face was the most amazing moment of our lives. he was (and is) perfect ... and looks just like his daddy. what a handsome devil he is!! the love that fills our hearts for him is overwhelming. everyone tells you how incredible it is, but you truly can't understand it until you experience your own child. unbelievable. we are so very blessed and thank God for little brady william burke!