The Cannon Hackett Chronicle

The BIRTH (not what I expected, but what is?):
My doctor induced the evening of July 31st, and after a 16 hour ineffectual labor (I didn't dilate past 3 cm) and being diagnosed with preeclamsia, my doctor decided to do a c-section. Definitely one of the scariest and worst experiences I can remember. Clay was with me the whole time and he was wonderful (as usual). My best friend, Leilani, also stayed with me and gave me courage.

I was on magnesium (to lower my blood pressure) for a day after the birth, so I couldn't properly appreciate how incredible my son was until the next day.