On Friday when I got off work I got a phone call from my sister-in-law, April. Her and Josh (Stephen's brother) live in Jacksonville, Florida because Josh is stationed there with the Navy. April was scheduled to have a c-section on Monday, August 9th. Her mom got sick and ended up not being able to go to Flordia and stay with April. So- April called me to see if there was any possible way I could come. It ended up with me pulling a lot of strings, but April wanted me there and I really wanted to go; so we made it happen.
Sunday morning I was at the Kansas City Airport at 6:00am. Around 6:30 April called me and said that as soon as I got there we were going to have to go to the hospital, but when I talked to her again via text message less than 2 hours later, they were already there. I was upset, because I felt like I was going to miss out. Once I got to Atlanta, Georgia where I switched planes, we went half way to Jacksonville and the engine failed on the plane. They ended up turning the plane around and I had to wait almost three hours extra for the next flight to Jacksonville! I was totally bummed out... and I didn't get there until about 3:30pm- which I was originally supposed to be there at noon.
April and Josh were in the hospital preparing for the c-section, so my brother-in-law John (stephens oldest brother) and my neice Victoria (Josh and Aprils oldest daughter) came to pick me up from the airport. Once I got picked up the day totally changed around! We went to the hospital and Baby Elizabeth Andressa Love was born at 4:11pm on Sunday, August 8th. :) It was so exciting! The first night, John and I stayed at the house with Victoria, and the second night I stayed in the hospital with April and baby Elizabeth. Elizabeth is really a pretty good baby. It took a while for her to get to sleep, but then she slept really well. April and the family got released from the hospital Tuesday morning at 10:00am.
Once we were back at the house again, things were pretty mellow. We tried to spend a lot of time with Victoria to make the transition easier for her. Elizabeth slept a lot; and Josh and April were trying to rest up the best they could.
I absolutely loved being able to help family and spend time with my neices. This is one of the best trips in a while! The only thing was that I really missed my Stephen. It was great seeing him again.
I feel very lucky to have a good family that loves me. Stephen is amazing, and his brothers and their families have really accepted me. I am so glad we all have each other. :D
