Jagger Eli Moughon

Jagger Eli Moughon Born on September 26, 2012, at 12:34 p.m. Weight: 7 pounds 5 ounces Length: 20 inches Head full of dark brown hair, perfect little hands and feet. Sweetest cry and the biggest eyes looking around at his new world. The moment I laid eyes on this beautiful little boy my heart was so warm and filled with a crazy love that I cant even begin to explain. Since we do not find out the gender of the baby, we usually have a few boy names and girl names picked out by the end of the 9 months. This time, we went through many names, but still had not decided on either gender. Around 8 months of the pregnancy, Jason started talking about the name "Jagger". We discussed it back and forth and literally had a new name each week. I have always adored the name Eli and wanted to use it. It became very comical on some of the names we would discuss during the following weeks. Even more comical were the responses we got when we told people that we still did not have a name. Jason and I have always been confident in that when we saw the baby we would "just know" what the name would be in that moment. The minute we saw our baby boy we both decided his name would be "Jagger Eli" no doubt about it. The story of welcoming our baby boy into the world..... Tuesday, September 25,2012, was a typical day in our home. We had finished up our daily morning routine, went to my midwife appointment, and then headed to the park to get some fun playtime in before naps. I was very tired and contractions were getting stronger throughout the day. Around 9:00 p.m. I was having pretty strong contractions, but they were very inconsistent. By 10:00 p.m. I was unable to relax at all and I began to have that "this is it" feeling. I packed my bags, cleaned the kitchen, talked to my midwife, called our good friend to sit with kids, and I knew that this baby was going to be here soon. We were checked into a room by 12:00 am, and I was dilated to 5 centimeters. I just knew that this labor was going to go fast and smooth and we would meet our precious little one in a few short hours. Several hours went by and it seemed that my labor had started to slow down. The contractions were still coming but no progress. Things started to get really intense around 10:00 am the next morning. I remember vividly thinking that the baby would come any minute. However, as hard as the contractions were becoming, progress was not being made as fast as I had wanted. I remember the exact moment when I knew that I had to decide "can I do this?". I began to pray "Lord, I have absolutely nothing else left, I can NOT do this, please give me the strength (physically and mentally) to endure." At that point I think I had fought through every emotion that I have ever felt within the 13 hours of labor, along with many new ones. Wow! It has been 7 weeks since the day all this happened and I can vividly remember the moment of complete submission, knowing that without the hope of Jesus carrying me through the next moments (unsure of how long that was going to be)I would not have be able to endure. I rested in the peace of knowing I was not alone! I wish I could put into words the peace and encouragement that truth gave me, but I cant even begin to describe that peace. A few hours went by and I began pushing. I remember looking at Jason several times during labor and he was working as hard as I was trying to comfort and support me. We didn't say a lot to each other during those hours, mainly because we were so intense and focused on working through the contractions. I am thankful for a husband that completes me and that we are a great team! At 12:34 p.m. I held 7 pounds of perfection! Jason looked at me with a big grin and said, "Its a BOY!," and my heart was full! We both looked at each other and agreed on Jagger Eli Moughon. His eyes were big and he was looking all over the place trying to figure out the world already. A day I will never forget!

Sylyna blessed our family by helping bring Jagger into the world! I cant believe I didnt meet her until my fourth child.