Bloh Hop: Fact vs Fiction - The Reveal

Thank you so much to our lovely hostesses Melodie Wright and Emily King. This blog hop was so much fun. I really enjoyed reading everyone's stories and wish I could have made it to all of them! So sorry to those I didn't visit!

Fact: I married the hot groomsman I met at a wedding. Only 3% of couples can claim that.
Fiction: I gave birth to my second son on his due date after having my first child at 32 weeks. (Only 5% of babies are born on their due date) Baby Boy #2 was born 22 min before his due date. Everything else about that story was true.

What I didn't tell you was that Baby Boy #2 was born on the day my grandmother, his namesake, passed away. My grandfather that I'd mentioned in the story passed away shortly after I found out I was pregnant. At about 8 months pregnant, we found out my grandmother (different side) had cancer. We thought she'd have several months. But on August 14, she died suddenly, luckily before the cancer could cause much pain. Like with my grandfather, I sobbed for most of the morning. Then half way through the day, I knew with absolute certainty that I would go into labor that day and everything would be fine. (I'm a big gut-instinct person if you can't tell).

My pregnancy had been high risk for a million different reasons, and my husband and I were no strangers to the difficulties of labor. We almost lost my first son during labor. For me to go into labor on August 14 feeling confident that everything would be okay was a wonderful blessing - something I'm sure my grandmother had a hand in. My labor was complicated and got dicey towards the end, but both baby and I are safe, happy, thriving and enjoying the miracle of life.

First picture taken 3 hours before Baby Boy #2 was born. Second picture taken 2 days after birth.