Birth of Eli

I want to share with everyone the birth of my nephew Eli. I am very close to my sister-in-law she is like my big sister. Her and my brother have been together since I was 11 so we have seen each other grow up. They fell in love at 16, married each other young and were prepared to start a family of their own. Well I guess that is easier said then done. They tried for a while and she couldn't get pregnant, so she decided to go to the doctor and see if it was her. She found out that she had a condition that would make it difficult for her to have a baby. They told her pregnancy was possible but, it could take years for them to get pregnant. Soon after she found out her condition she search different therapy's that could increase her chances of getting pregnant. Her Grandmother suggested going to see a chiropractor. So she did and with in a few months of seeing a chiropractor she got pregnant. My whole family was so excited. This baby meant a lot to the family, because he is the first Grandchild and great Grandchild, and also because my sister-in-law was finally going to be a Mother. She wanted to be a mother so badly. Her Mother died of breast cancer when she was 9 so she always wanted her own family.  The pregnancy took its course and in the last 2 months she was put on bed rest with preeclampsia. Her blood pressure was extremely high when she moved around so she could barely do anything. And her feet were also the size of balloons! The doctors finally decided to induce her a few weeks before her due date. Literally my whole entire Italian family took up the waiting room of the hospital for days. She was induced on early Friday and by Saturday night she started to push. She pushed and pushed for what seemed like forever! After pushing for a good while they realized that the baby was stuck in the birth canal and the couldn't budge him any further. This is when they decided to do an emergency c-section. When they cut her open they saw the umbilical cord stuck around the babies neck 3 times around. If they didn't get him out then who knows what would of happened. Finally we were allowed to see little Elijah David. The hospital doors bust open and about 20 of us rushed him. He was beautiful. Perfect. I fell in love instantly. My brother was crying, I was crying, heck everyone was crying. In that instant our lives were all changed. And now almost a year later I am still in love with this boy! I am one proud Aunt, and I realized just how amazing the life truly is.