The only thing crazier in fact might have been 2 season with Jack Bauer. Regardless, my weekend began with my sister, Jennifer, coming with me to church on Saturday morning to prepare for the surprise baby shower for my wife Tiffany. My first mistake was telling her, “If I can just get through the next 12 hours…!” Little did I realize at the time what all would happen in that small period of time, and how much more I had to do afterwards.
The baby shower went from noon to 2pm, after which, Tiffany (9 months pregnant) began complaining about a pain in her side. At 2:30 she called her doctor who told her to go into the hospital to be safe. Jenn takes her in so that I can perform the wedding which began at 3pm. I go to the hospital immediately afterward. The doctors fear that she may have a bad appendix or gall bladder in addition to her early contractions.
They decide to do a sonogram at 7 – 7:30, which gives me just enough time to get through the Saturday night service that I lead at Edgewood and Tiff feels safe letting me go to do it. I get through our live Q&A just in time to get back as the doctor tells her: “SO we’ll take you in about 30 minutes for your C-section!” Wow, what have I missed!
At 8:19pm, July 30th, Elijah Jesse Markum was born via C-section at Trinity 7th Street; 7 lbs. 4 oz. 19 in. Mom and baby boy are both healthy and suppose to come home tomorrow.
I took our other 3 to church on Sunday morning, did another Live Q&A with our Youth Pastor in the Youth Service, checked on Tiff and the baby, performed a second wedding for the weekend, helped my sister and brother-in-law get my older kids fed and into be, dropped in on the reception as the party winded down, and finally crashed on the couch in my wife’s hospital room, with a brand new baby who “kept us company” all night.
I’ve managed to recuperate some today! Luckily, I have a few days off this week. But I had to share with all my blog viewers how our weekend went. And no, the rumors of my blog getting repossessed are not true. Thanks for asking, though. And thanks to everyone who prayed for me and my family this weekend! Tiffany and I are in your debt.
Blessings,
John