Bek buoyed over Boyd – Bek said she was the happiest she has ever been after giving birth to Harrison Aydan Boyd last week. 56980

By Lia Bichel
AFTER a tumultuous year of nightmares, operations, and rehab stemming from a horror crash, Bek Bishop is the happiest she has ever felt.
The 28-year-old gave birth to miracle baby Harrison Aydan Boyd on 15 November.
“I am extremely tired, but so happy,” she said.
“I can’t believe we made it this far.”
Bek was unaware that she was about two weeks pregnant when she nearly died in a head-on crash with a semi-trailer on Princes Highway, Berwick, on 20 February.
CFA crews worked for three hours to free her from her mangled Holden Viva station wagon, in a rescue one veteran CFA officer said was the most difficult in 30 years.
In July, she announced to the Gazette that she was 23 weeks pregnant.
Bek said she panicked when she first found out that she was pregnant, as she was scared of the effects the crash would have on her unborn baby.
Now, she is overwhelmed with emotion when speaking about her “little marvel.”
“It is the most amazing thing,” she said.
“I can’t believe he is here- perfect, healthy, alive. After he was born I held him, cried and told him he was my little marvel.”
Bek’s stepson James, 13, helped pick out the name- Harrison meaning ruler, and Aydan meaning little fire.
“I think the name suits him well because he is a little fire with a big flame that burns bright,” she said.
Boyd was her husband Nick’s grandfather’s name, which is also Nick’s and James’ middle name.
Bek said being a mother felt natural to her, but she still had many obstacles to overcome
“I feel like I was born to do this. I love it, but it is stressful at times. I need to work on physical problems. I don’t have any upper body strength because I haven’t done physio to my upper body. There was a lot of strain on my back, and I have a lot of problems from my wrist,” she said.
“One night in the hospital I couldn’t hold Harrison any longer because of my wrist. I had to give him to a nurse. It was hard to have to give him to someone else and I bawled and bawled because I felt like a failure.”
“I want to thank Dr Kemper and nurse Sarah for all their help,” she said.
Bek said she has had three anxiety attacks since having Harrison and was still afraid to drive, but was hoping to battle her fears in the New Year.
But for now, she is concentrating on spending as much time as possible with her sons and looked forward to a lifetime of happiness.
“James is ecstatic to have a little brother and wants to teach him everything,” she said.
“And I have never been happier. It feels so right.”