A Gracious Gift from God

We found out at 18 weeks that we were having a boy. I had a feeling we were having a girl but I was wrong! Now the hard part, agreeing with Bradley on a name for our prince. I was off on Fridays so I would sit at home on the Internet searching baby boy names. I would text Bradley about 10 names at a time and he would reply back only liking one or two. I thought we were never going to agree on a name.. Then finally I came across Owen, which meant A gracious gift from God. And since we had been wanting a name that meant something we felt Owen was the perfect name.. In August, my Aunt Jewel who had been fighting cancer for some time found out she had about three months to live. Watching Jewel go through treatments was hard but to hear that she only had a certain time left on this earth was indescribable. As anxious as I was for November to get here to meet my little man, I wasn't ready for November to get here because I wasn't ready to say goodbye to my aunt Jewel. My Mother was very close to her sister Jewel, and it was very important to all of the family for Jewel to meet Owen before she was called home to the Lord. My pregnancy was VERY long and I was beginning to think Owen was never going to come. On November 14th I went in for my weekly check up, I was dialated to a 2 but not much progress..My due date was November 18th, and I had talked to my Doctor about my aunt Jewel and how her doctors didn't think she would live to see her birthday which was November 21st. We had this conversation a little earlier in my pregnancy so he said since I was 39 weeks that I could be Induced if I wanted to. I felt so selfish! Of course I wanted to be induced!! I wanted Owen here so that Jewel could meet him but at the same time I felt like if I had him and then she passed away I would feel like I rushed it all. I thought about it hard and decided I would be Induced because I wanted her to meet him and if she did pass away hopefully I wouldn't be stuck in the hospital. So it was all set up.. I would return to Women and Children's hospital November 15th at 5:30 a.m. To begin the process of bringing Owen into this world. The next morning Bradley and I headed to the hospital. At 6 a.m. The process started and Owen was born at 3:16 p.m. On November 15th. 7lbs 13oz 19 1/2 inches long. He was perfect!! About thirty mins after I had him my mother got a call that Jewel wasn't doing too good so I told her to go and be with her sister. We got to check out of the hospital and head home November 17th, our first stop Jewel's house!! We got to Jewel's and most of the family was there, She finally got to meet Owen! My heart was so happy but yet so sad at the same time! Two days later, Saturday November 19th Jewel passed away... It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to go through. Jewel was buried on her birthday November 21st. The doctors were right she didn't live to see her birthday on earth, but I know she had a wonderful birthday in Heaven. Owen didn't take Jewel's place by no means but I do believe that he is our Gracious gift from God because without him I don't know how we would of got through such a hard time.