Austin had his 7th birthday today. We celebrated by eating pizza for dinner and then took the family to Jamba Juice for shakes. Austin spent some time highlighting all of his favorite memories from when he was 6 years old. He talked about the camping trips and going to the ocean. Kindergarden and the little chick that pooped on him.
Tonight I want to remember the day we first met him.
On December 4th, 2001 I spent the day working. We were very excited to have friends from out of town spending the night with us (Kelly and Ryan and their 6 month old son, Tucker). I was 39.1 weeks pregnant.
We played games together for a while, then the ladies decided to get some sleep while the men stayed up to play some more. I hit the bed at 11:00 pm and almost instantly had my first contraction. Then the next one 5 minutes later. I sat up in bed, made myself comfortable, turned on the TV and started watching the clock. My contractions were 5-7 minutes apart and noticeable; not painful...but noticeable.
Kevin quietly came into the room at 1:00 am. With a surprised look on his face, he asked me why I was still awake. I smiled at him and told him that I thought I was in labor. He could hardly contain his excitement! He wanted to wake the world and tell everyone that he was about to be a daddy. We waited about one more hour and the contractions were about 3-5 minutes apart, then off to the hospital we went.
When we arrived at about 2:30 am I was dilated to a 3 and progressed to a 4 within about 1 hour. I spent some time in the tub and the painful contraction began. After being up for 24 hours and contacting for 7 hours, exhaustion set in and I was more then ready to get the epidural by around 7:00 am. Instant relief. That is what I remember feeling. I was finally able to rest. It didn't take more then a couple of hours before I felt the urge to push. 10:00 am-10 cm.
1 hour and 55 minutes later we looked into the eyes of our first born son. A moment that I will never forget. I remember feeling his little body placed on mine and and a mother's love instantly find it's way into my heart. An amazing moment.
Little Austin James Currey arrived on December 5, 2008 at 11:55 am weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Bookworms
11 years ago
3 comments:
What a great way to remember his birthday! The kids love the picture of him smiling during his bath. Too cute!
I looooove how you are journeying back on each of your kids' birthdays! Great idea! And I can totally picture both you and Kevin when he came in at 1:00am, too funny! Love the bubbly picture :-)
Fun! Thanks for sharing the beginning of your journey into parenthood. That's about how we felt when we got "the call" last weekend, but alas, we continue to wait. :)
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