My big boy turns 5!

So 5 years ago today I had one big huge scare!  My stomach had been hurting for 2 days but I was not due to have my baby for about 5 more weeks so I thought I was having early contractions or something.  So about 1:00 a.m. I was in some serious pain, but I really thought I could manage til the next morning.  Well, we called the doctor anyway and went on in around 2:30 a.m. to make sure.  The nurse came in and said "well, I guess you're about ready."  To which I said, "ready for what?"  And she said, "ready to have this baby!!!"  Say what??? 

We were nowhere near ready to have that baby!  He was so little and early.  I had no clue what to expect.  I was dilated 9 when we got there so those little cramps I'd been having were me laboring at home all by myself.  Whew, it was painful! 

So we made all of the phone calls and everything and around 6:00 a.m. we had the little man.  He was so tiny, only weighing 5 lbs. 11 oz.  What a little bitty thing!  I couldn't stop looking at him and telling him how much I love him and how I was gonna be the best mommy I could possibly be.  There is no possible way to describe the way I felt when I held him for the first time.  I never dreamed I could love someone so much.  He was my perfect little angel.  He was so tiny and couldn't stay in the room very much with us, so I was pretty stingy with him when they brought him in.  I'd just sit and hold him and tell him all kinds of things everytime they brought him in.    This baby was special.  He was the first grandson born on both his mommy and daddy's sides of the family. 

This is a song my dad wrote about him when he was born...

There once was a girl and her name was Jill
Had a little baby, what a little pill
A little surprise...early you might say
took everyone's breath away

Couldn't think of a name for the little tyke
so Papa said how about Mack or Mike
They decided and it wasn't a fluke
said they would name him Lucas

Was a little small cause he was early
but that didn't keep him from being real squirrely
stretching and kicking that's his game
so they threw in Caden to finish his name

So at first he was real real sweet
moving his hands and kicking his feet
up all nite, sleepin all day
momma and dad got dues to pay

Now no one could hold him you see
cause he was small and kinda premie
now he's bigger and easier to grab
now you can hold him, just ask mom or dad

Now he's a little bundle we all love
A beautiful gift from up above
Can't put him down, not even to sleep
Probably spoiled rotten, to rotten to keep

Now we're all so proud as we can be
Loving and kissing on him constantly
Our little sweetheart, a perfect plan
Lucas Caden Farris...our Little Man


Now he is so big and thinks he's all grown up but he is such a sweet and loving child.  He is so handsome and smart.  At night, I lay in bed with the boys for 'snuggle time' and just tell them how important they are and how much they are loved.  There is no measure for my love for my children.  There is no possible way I could ever thank God enough for those 3 little angels that I've been given the privilege to raise.  It is such an amazing blessing to have them, and I am so thankful for them and for such a supportive, kind, loving and wonderful husband to go along this adventure with me :)