Aug 22, 2008
Announcing…
Morrow John Piper
Born August 22, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Weight: 7 pounds, 13 ounces
Length: 20.5″
The first time I held him (immediately upon birth).
One proud dad.
Already fallen in love.
We came into the hospital last night and I received two small doses of a pill designed to soften the cervix and prepare for induction the next morning. We actually managed to sleep through our nervousness and excitement (after watching the men win gold in beach volleyball, of course).
This morning they started a very slow dose of Pitocin around 7:30 am. I hung out around 3 cm for most of the morning and after they broke my water, the contractions increased drastically (in amount and amplitude).
I opted for an epidural around 11 am, which, in my humble opinion, was amazing. I took a short rest after that, then Abraham decided to go get some lunch around 11:50 am.
Ten minutes later the nurse came in to check me and told me I was between 9 and 10 centimeters. I was absolutely shocked. I kept asking her, “Are you serious?”, “Are you sure?”. She said she’d let my doctor know. In the meantime, the resident doctor came to check on me. I told her I was feeling quite a bit of pressure. She checked me and said, “You’re ready to deliver. He’s right there.”
I immediately freaked out. Abraham wasn’t even in the room!!! So we waited and waited for him to get there, with nurses scanning the cafeteria looking for him. He was coming up the elevator, and someone asked him,
“What room are you in?”
He said, “I don’t remember.”
They said, “Are you with Molly?”
“Yes,” he answered.
“She’s already delivered!”
Abraham rushed back into the room with a pit in his stomach, thinking I was going to be so mad at him. I was only thinking about how heartbroken he would be if he missed it. Thankfully the person in the elevator was wrong—I hadn’t delivered, but only because he wasn’t there yet.
Three pushes later, on 8/22 at 12:22, we said hello to our precious baby boy, Morrow John Piper.
He is amazing already. You can see a few different pictures on Abraham’s site, too!
I love him a lot already Molly!!!!
okay. this is my fourth message to you! (two emails and a comment on aber’s blog!)
I AM SO FLIPPIN’ HAPPY!!!! Thanks for the labor story, too! Such a bonus!!! He’s beautiful!!!
sorry about the “flippin’ happy”. you know that’s just jenna-speak for “praise our heavenly Father”!!!
Praise God! What a beautiful little boy, and an awesome — and completely fitting name. Congratulations!
congratulations!!! great name! enjoy your little one for the 26 seconds that he’ll actually be little.
Molly, he is beautiful, and the precious look on your face speaks volumes–what a treasure. Congratulations!
Congrats! What a beautiful boy. What prompted the name choice? I can guess, but would rather hear it from you!
Welcome, little Morrow!
He’s one little cutie! Congratulations toyou both! Love you guys!
what an amazing story, I can’t believe you already posted it! But I sure am glad you did. Praising the Lord right along with you.
Congratulations to the whole family. He’s beautiful!!
Molly I was praying for you last night, this morning and today! I am glad to hear the news. He is a beautiful baby. Interesting that it was 12:22.
the blogging world is amazing… i don’t even know you guys personally, but I am so happy for you and so grateful to our God! He is beautiful. Congratulations and praise the Lord! What a great day!
YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!
I’ve been praying much today and last night!!
YAYYY!!!!!!
he’s precious!
He’s beautiful, and you must be so happy. Blessings to y’all.
Yay!!!! I can’t wait to meet him in September!!!
He is so beautiful!
I am so happy for your family. What a blessing!
It’s hard not to be moved to tears (after only finding out this morning you were expecting again – good secret! – to us who read your blog anyways) over what God has restored. And, hello, the date and time are just now hitting me! More tears. *sigh* God is soooo Good! I know you’ve read this alot today, but I have never met you and yet it feels so cool to know that hundreds of people are rejoicing with you and your family today. Congratulations – he’s beautiful!
Congratulations!!!! I don’t even know you in person, but I feel like I know you through your blog. We are so happy for you and your husband. Please keep us posted as to how things go in the coming days and weeks. I’m amazed you were able to pull off this secret from your blog readers. I don’t think I’ve ever had more of a blog shock than yesterday when I read you were not only pregnant, but having the bayb (and at first wasn’t even really sure if I was reading that right!). Anyway, God bless you!!!!
HOORAY!
Wow!! I am so excited for all of you. I love your pictures and the delivery story. God is so good
Congratulations – how wonderful.
Congratulations! As so many others have written here, he is absolutely beautiful.
Thank you for sharing his birth story too.
So very thankful for the Lords gracious blessings on you.
JLS
Molly, I am so excited for you and Abraham and the baby!!!!!! Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!
-Betsy
Congrats! What a sweetie! Can’t stop smiling!
Molly – I am SO happy for you! I am glad that this worked out so fantastically well, and I hope to meet Morrow before we leave for CA.
Take care,
Marcella
I’m crying, and I don’t even know you! Congratulations!!!
I know it’s probably intentional…but Happy 22nd.
…and our soul’s well up with Hallelujah’s!!!!
Congratulations, Molly, Abraham and big brother Orison!!!!
Congratulations! I’ve been praying and thinking about you throughout the day. He’s beautiful.
P.S. So were you as excited as I was that the announcers mentioned Phil Dalhausser’s baldness yet again? They had to sneak it in just once more!
You are ALL adorable!
What a beautiful day:)
We are so happy for you, sweet family. My sister and I called each other back and forth (from Indiana to Alabama) talking about it, as we both check up on your blog.
Your story has given me hope and a much needed humbled perspective during a difficult season for our family. Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations! That last picture of you and Morrow is especially precious. More than words can say.
Blessings on you all,
Heidi
I AM SO HAPPY!
Oh wow! I am SO happy for you guys! I had no idea until yesterday you were pregnant – wow – I am SO happy for you and your family – Sunshine
yay! that was fast!!
I totally didn’t expect to hear anything til tonight.
I love his little lips! so sweet. He’s a big guy for being early- wow
I forgot to say that he is beautiful – absolutely precious! Sunshine
Praise the Lord Molly!
Isn’t it so wonderful to hold him and never let him go!?
I am so happy for you, your husband, your parents, your in-laws, and all the family that will be rejoicing with you!!
It was so wonderful to read of your good news, and to be reminded of how good God is. His mercies are new every morning, and great is His faithfulness.
Morrow is beautiful, with a wonderful name to tell others the story of his beautiful big sister.
I am so thankful God gave you this sweet boy. Enjoy!
Congratulations……he is absolutely beautiful! Praise God!!
WHOO HOO!!! YAY!
Mia’s singing, “Cute little baby, cute little baby!” He is cute! Way to go Molly and Abraham!
beautiful. perfect.
congratulations. OVERJOYED FOR YOU GUYS!
I went to the KY state fair today, and as we were walking, at about 11:00 totally out of the blue I stopped and said: “oh, 22… Molly…dear Lord, bless them, bless her labor!! .. so I’m so happy to know that the Lord reminded me of you at a time so close to Morrow being born!! I am sharing your joy with you! I want to hug you sooo much!
WHAT?! I didn’t even know you were pregnant!! I am a total stranger, I know, but I read Abraham’s blog and yours ever so often and I am so happy for the two of you. CONGRATULATIONS! And on the 22nd…oh, wow! Blessings to your family!
I would love to hear the story of the name, too!
We are soooo Happy and excited for you, Abraham, O and now little Morrow. Congratulations what a beautiful little boy. God is Good! Hopefully we will get to see you guys soon.
Andrea
congratulations! He is beautiful!!!
Congratulations! He looks a bit like Orison. So adorable! We’ve been praying for your family all day. Thanks for sharing.
elisa engesser
I was so excited to check the blogs tonight as I sat down…I just knew there would be wonderful news about your baby boy awaiting. He is beautiful! Congratulations! Isn’t our God amazing? What a wonderful testimony.
May God bless Morrow and his family further. Even more than he has today already
God not only wanted to “show off” and do something amazing on this 22nd day, he made sure that Baby Morrow was born at 12:”22″! How amazing is that!!!
What a cutie!
You are a true blogger! You blog the day you give birth! I wasn’t blogging when I gave birth two years ago, but I am sure number 3 (whenever that will be, hopefully sooner than later) I would blog the same day!
Again I am just thrilled for you and pray you get lots of sleep!
Very exciting.
(I know I don’t know you, but I am just excited for you all!)
Heather
I could not be happier and I don’t even know you. That is the wonderful thing about being together in Christ!!
I was crying tears of joy earlier today when I first saw the pictures on Abraham’s blog. He sure looks bigger than 7 -13 though!! He is gorgeous and you look radiant.
Love the birth story too!!
Thank you so much Lord.
Congratulations! What a sweetie.
I am so happy for you. What wonderful news! The smile on your faces says it all. May God bless your sweet son.
Abraham is right, he’s perfect!! So proud of you both and praising God for his blessings to you!! Rest well. Wish I couldcome bring you fettucini alfredo! Love you!
Congratulations!!!
Alelluia! HIp hip hurrah! What a blessed little baby.
Oh, congratulations!!! I am just SO happy for you!!
wow thank God for the child
i’m curious about the name too! it’s such a cute name!
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Congratulations, Molly, Abraham, and Orison! Three beautiful babies…you guys are good! I am so glad the Lord paved the way for him to join your amazing family. This baby is so blessed and so are you guys. Have fun treasuring each moment!
WOW!!! Congratulations! The Lord is amazing!!!
So many congratulations! He is perfect!
Hallelujah! Our God is so mighty and so good!
The Lord is good! We are rejoicing with you guys.
Finally (big exhale)!! He’s amazing. I am so glad you are doing well. What a blessing the Lord has allowed you to enjoy. We will continue to pray for you and your family.
I found your website from another site and have been so encouraged by many of your posts. We had a stillborn daughter, Sarah Elizabeth one week ago.
Congrats on your new little one! It is encouraging to see new life and wonderful evidence of God’s mercy and love!
Hi Molly! I knew you at Penn State and got your website from Rachel Lusky!!!!
Congratulations!!!! Morrow is perfectly precious, enjoy every minute, every hug!!! I’m so excited for you!
Laura (formerly Forster) Gruner
awesome! i’m so happy for you guys!!!!!!!!
Congratulations! Your baby boy is beautiful.
Rejoicing with you on the birth of your new precious son!
~jane
congratulations! enjoy every moment!
What a story!!!
Between you and Abraham’s blogs, I have had more goosebumps in the last 5 minutes than all last winter!! hehee.
Love!
Rejoicing with you!!
Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy.
At 8/22 on 12:22. Wow. Congratulations. He’s beautiful! Rejoicing with you, Tiffany
Congratulations from one more blog reader who really doesn’t know you!
Congrats to big brother Orison, too!! What an awesome gift from our amazing God~ I’ve prayed for you all year, and it is so sweet to now cry tears of joy with you! Morrow is beautiful~
Congratulations, Molly, Abraham, and Orison!! Beautiful, beautiful boy. I’m emotional for you. What a joyful day!
Congratulations, Pipers! What a blessing from Jesus!
so happy for you!
I was amazed to hear you were pregnant AND had another baby, since I’m one of your cyber “Friends”. Praise God for Morrow!
One more question – did you purposefully want him born on the 22nd? I understand that the 22nd of each month has been difficult for you because of loosing Felicity on a 22nd. I just didn’t know if that was planned.
This may sound strange but I was on vacation with my family and every so often I would wonder about your upcoming delivery and would whisper a quick prayer for “The Pipers”.
Now I’m back and couldn’t wait to see if there was any news. What a thrill! May the Lord bless the 4 of you!
On a side note, I love reading about delivery stories. Yours sounds a lot like mine except that the nurse wasn’t quite so kind to my husband who was gearing up for a long day with a stack of pancakes while I, begging for an epidural (they couldn’t give it to me because my husband hadn’t completed certain release forms), tried to delay the birth of the twins! LOL
Enjoy this most precious time!
Praise the Lord!! What an incredible, funny, beautiful birth story! We were praying and thinking of you guys all day, and as we drove out of town Friday evening I said to Richard, I bet the Pipers have had their baby by now! At least I hope so!
He is beautiful, precious, delightful. Praise God.
The Lord is so gracious, so kind! You guys are glowing with joy in these pics…and your little Morrow is adorable. We’re rejoicing with you! Praise Jesus!
He’s beautiful! What a gift from God. I hopped over here from Rocks in my Dryer. A friend of mine just lost her son in June. He lived 4 days in the NICU. I’m hoping to be a good support and encourager to her. Thank you for being so honest in your writing. And may God Bless your little one!!!
I didn’t even know you were expecting guess I missed that blog. What a Joy a precious little boy!
I was so thrilled and happy for you as I heard about your baby. Someone commented on my blog and led me to yours. Our son, Andrew, was stillborn almost 3 weeks ago. I have been reading yours ever since. Congratulations and Praise the Lord!
Congratulations! He’s beautiful!
Praise God from Whom ALL blessings flow. What a precious little baby and how neat that the 22nd is now a good memory date too!
Congratulations! He is beautiful. Love his name too.
Congratulations. He is beautiful!
We are so very happy for you! The Lord is so awesome!
Congratulations, what a precious little guy! (little compared to mine)
Prayers for a quick recovery.
Congratulations. :~) He’s beautiful and I’m so happy for your family. What joy!
What a sweet, baby boy. Congratulations! Glad your husband could make it there in time! 3 pushes though? Are you serious !
Wow! With all of my kids I think I pushed for an hour!
Take care,
Julie
words fail! What an amazing gift you have in your arms now! we are thrilled for all of you! time to break out the party hats and noise makers!!!!
I love you so very much. My heart is rejoicing.
Congratulations!
REJOICING!!!!! You are one amazing woman to wait for pushing till Abraham got back! I think I would have wanted to, but not sure I would have been able to : ) But I’m not sure what that’s like, so I really have no idea! : ) We love ya’ll and continue to pray!!!!
From another Erie native congratulations on your amazing little boy! He is truly a blessing from God and I could not be happier for you and your family. Enjoy every minute!
Praise the Lord! How greatly He loves you and your family. And Morrow is such a beautiful name.
[...] good news ending to this woman’s story is that a few days ago, she had a healthy baby boy. I am so happy for her! She and her family [...]
You are so so so welcome! And Morrow is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
What a great birth-story and what a gorgeous Mommy you make!!!
Love Love Love
Ahhhhh, REJOICING!
I am in tears, overjoyed for you. I read your story for the first time this morning, and I wanted to say that I am so proud of you for being so open and honest. Thank you for your wisdom!
Enjoy your precious little bundle!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Hey Molly!!!
Soooo happy for you guys. Great name too, so applicable to your lives right now, huh? (I looked it up in the dictionary…that gives me a 25 word vocabulary now).
My most sincere congratulations to all of you. (I bet Orison is super stoked, too!!)
Congratulations Piper family. From my own experience, I know what relief comes that having that boy in your arms. May the Lord richly bless you and your family.
Congratulations! He’s such a precious little bundle. Give him lots of kisses! I’m so happy for your family.
he’s absolutely gorgeous!! i’m so thankful that everything went so well. what a blessing. I also LOVE epidurals and three pushes, that’s awesome!!
Welcome, Morrow! What a sweet blessing! Thankful that it was a (relatively) easy delivery.
[...] Announcing… Morrow John Piper Born August 22, 2008 at 12:22 pm Weight: 7 pounds, 13 ounces Length: 20.5″ The first time I [...] [...]
Oh Mols, this brings NEW meaning to the 22nd of the month for both of us, I think. Thanks for sharing! Many blessings to you!
My brother’s birthday is the 22nd of August …it’s a great day for a birthday.
Congrats on your new baby, he’s adorable.
Congratulations Piper family!!!!! Welcome Morrow!
We are south site members Congratulations. May our Lord be Praised! Yes, joy does come on the morrow!
Wow. Another baby. I just read your blog as well. Don’t know you personally, but I didn’t know you were pregnant! That’s so great . Blessings upon your family. I’m curious about the name.
Molly! This is so exciting–what’s even better (for me, selfish side note here…it was a surprise! I didn’t know you were pregnant!) Wow–I am so happy for you and Abraham. What a blessing!
xoxo
Molly,
Congratulations to you, Abraham and Orison on the birth of Morrow. We’re so glad to know that everything went smoothly for you. Olivia is in awe of Morrow and now after seeing his pictures is even more anxiously awaiting the birth of her little sister. Needless to say she is wishing she was in Orison’s position with a new baby at home right now!
We can’t wait to see you all again and to meet him! God has certainly blessed you and your family. You’re in our thoughts and prayers. We love you!
[...] On 22nd August 2008 at 12:22pm, God helped them welcome another child, Morrow Piper, into this world! [...]
Congratulations, Molly and Abraham! I’m so glad I got to see these great pictures of your beautiful baby boy! I am so happy for you all and I absolutely cannot wait to meet him…please give me a call when things settle down, or let me know if there’s anything we can help with! I miss you!! Love, Kara (and Morgan and Selah, too!)
[...] August 23, 2009 On Saturday, we celebrated Morrow’s first birthday. Hard to believe that it was one year ago that he came into our lives. [...]