Introducing Maxwell Tyler Barney

Our sweet little Max was born Tuesday February 19th at 8: pm. I was actually scheduled to be induced this day but when they called to have me go in that morning I told them I wasn't going to go in. I did not want to be induced. I had a Dr. appointment scheduled for that afternoon anyway. So I decided I would just go to that as usual. I packed my bag for the hospital and had it in my car already. I'm glad I did that because when I went to the Dr. I had high blood pressure and they were going to send me over to the hospital. This had happened a few weeks previously and I just lay down for a while and it went back down. This time however it was not going down, so the Dr. said I needed to be induced. So I called my Dad to see if he could come down and stay with the kids. Luckily Tyler works just a few minutes form the hospital. He was able to come right over, after a quick stop at Kathryn's house to borrow her camera. He got there as they were just getting hooking me up to the pitocin. The contractions started pretty quick after that and they were HARD! This labor was definitely my most painful and difficult. I had never experienced the intensity and pain that I experienced in any of my other labors. There were times when I really wondered if I could make it through this. The nurse decided to take me off the pitocin and it was long that Max started to come. It was quick I couldn't even tell her I was ready to push when the urge came with such intensity and pain I really couldn't even communicate, but she saw the look on my face and knew. She called the doctor in. By this time I was so exhausted after the intense labor I pushed with what strength I had left. Max got stuck for a moment, I took a quick break and they told me to push again. I remember saying," I don't think I can." but I knew I had to. Once more I pushed and my sweet little Max was born. What is most amazing is all these feelings of and emotions of the pains of labor were immediately dissipated as i held my baby boy. What an amazing experience to go through such intensity and then be overcome with joy and love.

The kids were all so excited to meet their new baby brother!! They loved him immediately!