It just doesn't seem like 8 years ago. It seems like so much longer and at the same time yesterday.
My middle daughter, Flower Child, is 8 years old today :) We have all manner of celebrating to do today so I'll just take a few minutes here to get in the Way Back Machine and remember the day she made me the mother of 2 :)
I was at my 39 weeks appt. at Kaiser and was in more than just pain and irritation. I had this whole body itch thing going on, and had been for weeks, they couldn't figure it out so I was going in for tests 3 days a week. That's hard to do
GIGANTICALLY pregnant and with a four year old. So I looked, pathetically, at my doc and said "When, dear GOD when, will this baby come?" Expecting to hear the "Oh baby's come when they're ready" speach I heard when my first baby was 2 weeks late. But instead I heard "Well, I'm working in Labor and Delivery on Monday, how bout then?" I was like "WHA???" Then I said OK, booked it and got the HELL outta there before she realized it would still be 5 days before I was due and change her mind!
So the morning of the 17th we hopped in the car and headed out. I was so cocky. I told EVERYBODY (*insert cocky voice here) "OH YEAH, this'll be quick. My last baby was only 7 hours induced so this should be NO PROBLEM" - HA! After 15 hours, and family coming and going, and coming again and leaving again, I started to get a little upset.
At around 11pm I resigned myself to the fact that my baby's birthday would not be the 17th - "It didn't sound right anyway" LOL Then the fireworks started. I went from a 4cm to pushing in 1/2 hour. The couldn't get the doc fast enough. The nurse came in and said "Oh, you were a four last time we checked, you probably still have a few hours to go" - HA! My then-Hubby MADE them check and then she ran to the door and said "Hold on - DON'T PUSH!" but as you may know, at that point, there NOTHING you can do about it! Mind you, this was after my epidural had worn off so I was ready for this crap to be OVER! Doc came in and 3 pushes later -
My Flower Child was born :) All 8lb 12oz of her! For me, that's a BIG BABY!
So much has happened since then, it's hard to believe it's been 8 years. She is spunky, and stubborn, and funny, and sweet and my sweet Flower Child. Happy Birthday Baby Girl!
3 Comments:
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June 17, 2010 at 6:30 AM
Happy happy happy birthday to flower child!!! She was such a cute baby and is a beautiful girl.July 1, 2010 at 10:14 AMHappy birthday flower child & here is an award for you!October 27, 2010 at 12:43 PMAwww happy birthday to her! My flower child is about to turn 8 as well. :-)
