Been a long time...

Wow, as I open up our blog, I see my last post was in January of 2012...wow, so much has happened since then. Im sure I could ramble on and on about what we have done over the past year, but Im sure I would forget a lot of it, and it would end up boring. So, what I will do, is update you on the latest Van Tornhout news. As of Sunday, March 17, we are now a family of 6. Yep, we welcomed a new baby on St. Patricks Day. Our little Leprechaun. Cain William was born via csection at 811am. Weighing in at 7lb 3oz and 20inches. He's perfect. Looks SO much like Callie and Chesney both did at birth....almost eerie. Craig and I make such pretty babies!!!! Our csection was suppose to be routine, but it turned a little scary. They took me back to do the spinal, and it took them three tries to get it to work. Talk about PAIN! Craig joined me in the operating room and it felt like we were in there FOREVER. They kept telling me that the baby was 90% out, but time kept ticking by and we still weren't hearing any baby cries. Then more doctors and staff came into our room and I overheard someone calling for NICU nurses to come in to the room. At this point, I felt like something was wrong. Dr. G was yelling at the staff in the OR about all the blood and to keep pushing. At one point, I felt like there were 8 people all pushing on my belly trying to get the baby to come out. I kept looking at Craig and telling him I felt like something was wrong. I thought for sure there was something wrong with the baby. FINALLY, they got the baby out and we heard a cry. They rushed him to the table and informed us he was a boy!!! We were in SHOCK! I had a gut feeling my whole pregnancy that I was carrying a boy, but to actually hear that he was a he, was a shock. He was a healthy baby boy! As I lay on the table, they kept asking for more buckets to catch my blood. I was getting very light headed and they kept giving me shots to try to slow my blood loss. I was crying and my whole face started to itch from the meds I was on. Craig kept asking me why I kept closing my eyes and honestly, I couldn't keep them open. I was scared because I wasn't sure why I was losing so much blood and why it was taking them so long to close me back up. I kept drifting asleep and kept having thoughts that I wasn't going to make it. SCARY! But my doctor was awesome, and finally got my blood under control and I was being closed up. We finally made it to recovery and I got to hold my baby boy! A BOY!!!!! My family was there to hear the news first hand as was Craigs parents and brother. When Cole and Chesney came back to recovery to meet their new brother, it was priceless. They were both so happy! Chesney was worried about "mommys owies" but was happy to see that they baby that was in my belly for so long was finally here! We are home and doing good. I am still pretty sore but Craig is home all week with me to help out!! Thank goodness for him. Cain is adjusting well. Chesney is an awesome big sister. She loves to watch us change diapers, take bottles to the sink and help us feed Cain. She calls him "Buddy" and "My Boy". Its so cute. Enjoy the few pics Im attaching. I will do my best to keep this up to date better!!!! Til next time.... Katie Momma to Cole, Callie, Chesney and Cain