Cincinnati: Jesse was born in 11 hours from water-breaking to birth, after 2.5 painful hours of pushing. I had an epidural, which I despised. I was starving through the whole thing. He was 8 lbs. 11 oz., and I was dumbfounded. How could I have such a big baby?
Ames, Iowa: Laurel's birth was the most pleasant, although it was a long day. I had a midwife for her, and she let me eat graham crackers and other yummy things. Back in Iowa we had this drug called an ITN (intrathecal narcotic), which was awesome. So much better than an epidural. I knew Laurel was a girl, even before I had the ultrasound that confirmed my intuition, but I was flabbergasted when she came out 9 lbs. 9 oz. What is up with these big babies? (No, I didn't have gestational diabetes.)
Maryville, TN: Duncan was due on Christmas Day, but of course no one ever has a baby on her due date. Except of course I did. The nurses were traumatized that I didn't want an epidural (at that time, only one anesthesiologist at the hospital could do my beloved ITN, and it wasn't likely that I could get him on call), but Duncan's birth was fairly quick and not really terrible hideous. And just when I thought they couldn't get any bigger: 10 lbs. I have no idea. Duncan aspirated meconium in utero and he had to be whisked off to the NICU at a different hospital right away. His story is here. I am so thankful for his life.Those are my babies. I miss their sweet-smelling skin and their tiny hands. But I love who they are now, and I am so very blessed to be their mama.
Your turn. Do you have a Monday Memory to share? Post it on your blog and sign Mr. Linky below with a direct link to that post. It's okay if you don't post on Monday and if you don't have photos; I like to read stories any day of the week! So dig down deep into your memories and get started!
Oh, I know I should have posted something sweet about being a mom...but I had this one on my mind to write all week, what with the anniversary" of it all...perhaps next week I shall post a sweet mommy memory...
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet pictures.
ReplyDeleteI hope to post a memory to my blog sometime soon... just haven't decided the topic yet. However... welcome to the sisterhood of big baby-makers :) My first was 8#12oz at 10 days early and my second as 10#4oz pretty much right on the due date. Of course, I was a 10lb baby myself, so I wasn't terribly surprised.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, sweet post.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I post memories often on my other family blog, but I will come up with a post this week and join in with you!!
ReplyDeleteBy the way - the blog-to-book thing is available on www.blurb.com. I'm still making mine. You actually sign into your blog through the program and it "slurps" (that's what they call it) your posts and pictures and then you can either have them auto-populate it into the book or you can do it manually. What a great idea, isn't it??
Jennifer