Farrah Kate Green
I think I am going to stop blogging but I did not want to quit without writing this. I feel so guilty for not writing about the arrival of our newest grandbaby, Farrah Kate. I don’t want her to ever think that she was less important or not as exciting as her big sister Bella. I have thought about what I would say so many times over the last month, never feeling like I could find the right words. But here we go…..
Everything about the anticipation of Farrah’s birth was different from Bella’s birthday. Katie was induced early on the morning of November 19th at Piedmont Hospital, where as she went into labor with Bella on her own. She was in labor for many hours with Bella so we thought there was no hurry to get down to the hospital. Thought it was going to be another Survivor baby – Bella was born while we were watching the show in the waiting room.
Bella had spent the night with us so we could make her feel special. We got up that morning, made her breakfast & got her dressed to take her to Wamba Land. No rush. Just enjoying the morning. Then Chris texted me & said that they broke her water & the contractions were getting closer together but no need to hurry. Okay, let’s get going. Still thought we had plenty of time. We are pulling into Buckhead Church when Chris texts & says Katie is about to get the epidural. Wait a minute!!!! She better not have that baby without me there!!!! We zip down to Piedmont, run in and they had just finished the epidural. Katie is feeling great now. So, Gregg, Chelsie and I hang out in the labor room with Chris and his mom Lynn & brother Brian.
After a little while, Katie told the nurse that she was starting to feel pressure. The nurse says she needs to check her – we need to clear the room. I immediately go over to give her a kiss & a reassuring hug. My baby is about to have a baby!!! I go over & gather my stuff as everyone is saying bye and as I start to walk out of the room, Katie said “Mom, one more hug” As I leaned over to hug her, she looked at me and asked me something I will never forget “Do you want to stay?” I was stunned!!! I looked over at Chris, wanting to make sure it was okay with him. He said that if Katie wanted me there, he wanted me there. There was no time to react. No time for tears. The nurse quickly gave Chris & I instructions on what we needed to do “Grab her leg like this & hold” WhatWhatWhat?? So, Katie pushes and the nurse cries out “Hold up! Let me call the doctor!” The next 2 minutes are a blurr. The nurse getting Katie ready, me trying to text Gregg to tell him where I am at. The doctor comes flying in, throws on her scrubs & sits down to catch my new grandbaby. I grab a leg, Chris grabs the other & we help Katie push as hard as she can. On the third push, out she comes!
It is a moment that is frozen in my mind for the rest of my life!! What a beautiful, beautiful, indescribable sight. Yes, I participated in birthing 4 kids, but I didn’t have such a great and beautiful view! After Bella was born, I didn’t know who I wanted to see more - my first grandchild or my sweet daughter to see if she was okay. After Farrah was born, I was so amazed by the wonderful gift God has given us – a beautiful and healthy baby girl. And the gift that Katie and Chris gave me – the gift that I can share with Farrah for the rest of my life. The fact that I was there at the very moment she entered this world and have loved her ever since!
. It looked like so much fun! I just could not resist. The first attempt was great. Okay, I survived that. Just one more time. Ready Set Go. I was doing great until a youth bumped into me and I fell backwards, hitting my head HARD on the ground. My friend Katie asked me if I was okay, did I have a concussion. I said "I don’t know, what are the symtoms?" She said you feel extremely tired. I said "I feel extremely tired!!" Turned out to be a mild case of whiplash. But my back has not been the same since. The youth that went with me were so much fun to be around. It would not have been the same without each & every one of them. Check out our 