My MS Journey: Chapter 7- A Courthouse, A C-Section, and Our Complete Little Family

The Wedding I Always Imagined

I want to be honest with you. I have always wanted a wedding. A big on with the dress, the venue, the music, and the moment. I had even already bought my wedding dress because I really wanted to walk down that aisle. When I want something I prepare for it. But life had other plans for the timing.

After buying a house and with our second baby on the way, my husband and I made the decision to go to the courthouse instead. Let me be clear, this wasn't giving up on the dream. It was simply putting priorities first. A home for our family and a healthy pregnancy mattered more in that moment than a big celebration.

We had our two witnesses with us and a few other people who showed up to be part of the moment. And afterward we had everyone else meet us at a restaurant to celebrate. It was simple but it was intimate. It was us. The wedding dress is still waiting. And that's okay because some things are worth waiting for.

Scheduling the Big Day

Because I had a C-section with my son, my second delivery was scheduled a week before my due date. There's something both comforting and nerve wracking about a scheduled C-section. On one hand you know exactly when your baby is coming. On the other hand you have time to think about everything that's about to happen, which for someone who does not like needles is not always a good thing. And then came the epidural.

Let me tell you about the epidural. The first anesthesiologist tried to place the needle in my back and couldn't get it. If you know me at all and by now you do, you know that I do not like needles under any circumstances. So having to go through that process once was already a lot. Having to go through it twice because someone couldn't get it right the first time? That really made me nervous.

Another anesthesiologist stepped in and got it done. But I sat there and said to myself, "I will never go through that again". One bad experience with a needle in your spine has a way of making that decision very easy.

I felt more pressure during this C-section than I had with my son. But I got through it. Because that's what you do, you get through it.

The Arrival of a Healthy Baby Girl

My six pound baby girl. The cutest little thing I had ever seen with a head full of hair, has arrived.

Now let me tell you something. I was a little bald baby when I came into this world. Bald as could be. Only to grow into long thick hair as I got older. So when I was pregnant and experiencing heartburn like I had never felt before, I was hoping and praying that old wives tale was true, that heartburn during pregnancy means your baby is coming with hair.

It was true. She came out with more hair than I expected and I was absolutely thrilled. I had been hoping for it the entire pregnancy. She was perfect in every way. I knew before she came into this world that she would be a daddy's girl. She has her dad and 3 older brothers that'll look out for her.

Our Complete Little Family

Holding my daughter for the first time I felt something settle inside of me. A sense of completion. Of fullness. I looked at my husband, my son, and this brand new little girl and thought — this is it. This is everything.

Our son was so happy when he came to meet his baby sister. He was always such a good kid and I already knew in my heart that he was going to look out for her. Big brothers who love their little sisters are something special. And he was exactly that from day one.

Our little family had grown so fast. In what felt like a blink we had gone from two people at a comedy show exchanging numbers to a married couple with two children and a home of our own.

Life was full. Life was good.

The Quiet Before the Storm

Through both pregnancies and everything in between MS had stayed mostly quiet. It was always there in the background — something I was aware of, something I managed, but it hadn't become a major problem.

I want to be careful how I say this next part because I don't want to alarm anyone. But I also believe in being honest about my journey because that's the whole point of sharing it. The quiet wouldn't last forever.

MS had given me a long stretch of peace. But as our family settled into our new normal, I could sense that things were shifting. My body was trying to tell me something. I just didn't know yet how loud it was about to get.

In Chapter 8, I'll share what happened when MS finally made itself known in a way I could no longer ignore and how I found the strength to face it head on.

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