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Dear Ezra, Love Mom: Six Months of Wonder

Dear Ezra, Bubba, Boyo, Boyo Supreme, Ez....

You turn six months old this week. I can barely begin to process that thought. To celebrate your half birthday and commemorate how special you are to your Daddy and I, I am writing you a letter. And not just any letter; parts of your birth story, your growth, and my dreams for you. My sweet baby, how did this happen? HOW!



I remember your birth like it was yesterday. Your Daddy finished up Sunday service on April 23 and headed to the hospital to start my induction process. Grandma Judy and Grandpa Bob dropped me off and helped me get situated in my room until Dad arrived. I was strapped in with every cord and iv possible. We had to monitor you and make sure you were doing well every step of the way. I had no idea what to expect so I asked questions. A LOT of questions. Clearly you were quite cozy inside and had no intention of coming out! I was so scared to have you because they told me roughly four days before you were estimated over ten pounds! Your Momma gained almost 50 pounds with you. Eek! But every late night run for jalapenos poppers and blood oranges were worth it. Thank your Daddy for that later.


I asked your Daddy if we could go home and come back again the next day to try again. That's how scared I was! But we were admitted and agreed there was no way we were leaving that hospital without you. After being induced for 15 hours, my water broke and the contractions starting coming harder and faster with each minute. This was go time! From the time my water broke, I was in active labor for four hours with you and you were born naturally. Momma was so proud you had made your grand entrance into the world!

You were born on Monday, April 24 at 11:35 in the morning weighing eight pounds six ounces (less than projected thank God!) and roughly 19 inches long. Pure joy and perfection. You are everything your daddy and I could have prayed for. And you have a Davis nose...I love you!




From this moment on, we haven't looked back. We have learned so much about you. How you love to suck on your toes, how you think Rusty is hilarious, to how you hate when Mommy ate anything with dairy. Goodbye gluten and dairy forever mom! This definitely helped Momma lose her baby weight (all of it last Monday to be exact!) but I would do it all over to have you again. The love we have for you is unlike anything else we could have imagined. You make our home brighter. You make me love your Daddy more than I thought I could. You will be a man of greatness, a person who loves and forgives easily. Your name in Hebrew literally translates to "helper" and we pray that is something you will choose to live out each and every day of your life as you continue to seek after God. Forever you will be my baby boy. Thanks for letting me be your Momma. I love you so much.


- Mom

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