Faith-Miracles-Hayden's Birth

Last night for FHE we discussed faith and needing faith for miracles to happen. We discussed Hayden's birth which was quite miraculous. We told him about the day we found out we were pregnant and the amazing blessing that I received that basically said that my body would be blessed to sustain the pregnancy. We explained to him that he is the only baby that I was able to carry and what a miracle it was that the Lord intervened and allowed that to happen. We then again explained all the miraculous events that went into his delivery.

Recap: I went into labor at 8pm at night, went to the hospital where my water broke. After that the labor stopped, pitocin, walking, nothing helped as I would not dialate. At 1:45pm the doctor gave up and went to prepare a room for me to have Hayden via c-section. At 2pm, I told Thomas that Hayden was coming and the nurse told him it was impossible. After about 5 minutes I made them check and sure enough Hayden's little head was crowning. Furiously people ran in and out with them trying to locate my doctor. At 2:15, my nurse, felt like something was wrong and called the NICU team without the doctor's approval. At 2:20, the NICU team, my doctor and others were in the room and Hayden came out at 2:21, blue, not breathing and lifeless. As the NICU team worked to stabilize Hayden, we quickly rushed to get my Dad and JD in the room to administer a quick blessing. As the doctors put oxygen on Hayden they told Thomas he had 2 minutes. He quickly gave Hayden a priesthood blessing, I kissed my son and Thomas and Hayden, the team of doctors and nurses quickly rushed to the NICU.

My dad and JD stayed back and gave me a blessing. I will NEVER forget the words as they were spoke, I was clinging for any hope that my sweet son would live. In the blessing it stated that, "The Lord has orchestrated Hayden's birth and you will be able to see his timing and wisdom in his birth." Those words lingered in my mind.... orchestrated. As the hours turned into days and weeks, I was blessed to see how the Lord did, in fact, ORCHESTRATE, Hayden's birth. If Hayden would have been born during the night, the specialists would not have been on hand. In fact, that day, there was a conference and the NICU team of doctors were all walked into the hospital together at 2pm. The head of the NICU team was in my delivery room when Hayden was born, at no other time would have that happened. My nurse became sick and they switched nurses around 1pm. My new nurse was LDS and when questioned why she called the NICU team with no evidence that they were needed, she said she felt a prompting and new there was a problem, that the Holy Ghost had inspired her to call and she followed that prompting.

While Hayden was in the NICU, Dr. Peoples, a cardiologist, was transporting another patient to Phoenix Children's hospital and came in the back way. When he did, the doctors had Hayden's x-rays up trying to figure out what was going on. He overheard the NICU head doctor saying he just couldn't figure it out. Dr. People's asked to look and said that Hayden had a rare heart condition with less than 10 cases a year, and performed an echo cardiogram and sure enough, Hayden had Transposition of the Greater Arteries. Moreover, if his valve closed, there was no repairing his heart. Upon further examination, that value was starting to close and they had less than 2 hours before it would have been too late.

We were blessed to start seeing how Hayden's birth was like an orchestra with each person being in exactly the right place to make sure that they could put in their instrument to complete his miraculous delivery, birth and first year of his life. The blessings continued to come, we continued to see the Lord's hand guiding the doctors, orchestrating the timing and continuing to see through that this little boy lived.

As we really discussed each detail with Hayden, his eyes got bigger, his spirit was in deep thought and we asked what he was thinking. My son, in the softest, sweetest voice said, "Wow, Heavenly Father did all of that to make sure that I lived.... I must need to do something pretty special on this earth. I wonder what MY mission truly is?" As tears fell, Thomas and I both testified to him that yes, the Lord did intervene in his behalf and that there must be something pretty special for him to do here. I was so grateful that Hayden was starting to understand how blessed we are to have him here and why we try so hard to teach him, so that he can understand and be ready for whatever it is that the Lord has in store for him. Thomas looked at Hayden and said, "Son, do you believe in miracles? Do you believe that it was all coincedence the timing of your birth or do you believe it was a miracle?"

Hayden jumped up, put his hands on hips and emphatically stated, "Dad, how could anyone or anything happen like that without the Lord making it happen. I know that Heavenly Father letting me live was a miracle! I also know that I need to try hard to do what Jesus tells me to do because I wouldn't be here without him." It was a truly special night in our home. It is a moment I will always cherish as Hayden is beginning to realize that him being here is a miracle and not only is it a miracle and testifies of Jesus' hand in his life but the responsibility that comes with that. Luke 12:48 "For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required."