December 17, 2004

7:30 a.m. the doctor came into my room to check my progression... I had been in labor now for about 9 hours. I barley started getting uncomfortable at this time. I opted not to have an epidural (for as long as I could stand it) but my excitement left no room for pain or discomfort. After the doctor was finished he told me that it almost seemed like you had turned and you were now in a breech position. He couldn't be 100% sure so he said that we would check again after my water broke. And of course he got outside my door and my water broke. You were officially on your way! I called the nurse and she came in and checked you. She was pretty sure that you in fact were breech. She called the doctor and he ordered an ultrasound... Sure enough there you were trying to make your debut bum first :) So the doctor said that because your heart rate was dropping so rapidly in about 10 minutes we would have to have an emergency C-section. Immediate panic set in. I was terrified that something was wrong with you. In less than ten minutes I was wheeled into surgery, given a spinal block (ouch!) and in one life changing, miraculous moment my name was changed forever. I was mommy, and you were absolutely perfect, with your little legs and feet growing out of your ears :) You see, because you were in the breech position for so long, your little legs were folded up to your ears... December 17th 2004 - 8:25 a.m. 7 lbs. 5 oz. 19 1/2 inces. "PERFECT" I will never forget the moment I got to see you. It is indescribable the amount of love I had for you, and we had just met :) It would be 30 minutes before I could hold you in my arms, well more like have you laid on my arms. I was still completely numb and couldn't move, but your daddy got you out of the nursery after you were given the all clear from your crazy entrance, and set you in my arms and for one perfect moment everything in the world was right, and I had been given this amazing gift, and from that day on I knew that having you meant watching my heart walk around outside of my body.

This is your birthday story, the day my life began... Happy 5th Birthday my sweet boy. For everyday I spend with you is a lifetime of happiness. I love you so much it isn't even fair!!!! .

Love always,

Mommy