Today was one of those perfect Sundays. My darling husband let me sleep in (and sleep in I did, until 11am!!) and when I finally rolled out of bed I drank copious amounts of delicious coffee, cuddled with the little ones, and finished watching Inception (which is a fantastic movie, if you haven't seen it yet, you really need to) since I fell asleep halfway through last night. Okay, so don't let me fool you, there was plenty of tantrums, breaking up of fights over toys, and messes to clean up, I do have three kids after all, but overall it was a very good day.
Last week my oldest, Logan, turned 6 and I've been doing a lot of reminiscing to that day back on January 6th, 2005 when I entered into this new adventure called motherhood. I can still remember that immediate rush when I knew for sure that my water had broke in the middle of the night, the anxiety when we realized the battery in the car was dead because it was so frigid outside, the anticipation of finally getting to the hospital where I spent the next 15 hours mixed with excitement and pain (of course) laboring until Logan was born at 11:06pm, 6lbs, 1oz, and screaming. Ahhh, that sweet sound of a baby's first cry......I remember how terrified we were when we first brought him home and how emotional I was, all those post-pregnancy hormones raging relentlessly. John, my best friend Ami, and I got to our house, it was about 11pm that night (we couldn't be released until 48 hours had passed since he was born) and it was really muddy because all the ice we had gotten a few days before was melting. Our golden retriever was thrilled to see us since we had been gone for a few days and in his excitement he darted outside and got all muddied up in the yard, then ran back in tracking big, muddy paw prints all over the carpet. And of course, me in all my hormones burst into tears right then and there! And then the 836 times we woke up that night, just to check on him and make sure he was still breathing. And then that first bath, and those tiny little toes and feet....
So yeah, obviously this mama has been a bit emotional the past few days. Everyone always says how fast these things go by, but you don't really realize it until you have kids. One minute they're tiny, precious little things all bundled up in the bassinet and the next they're in kindergarten. Oiy......
So amuse me a little here and tell me about what you remember most from the birth of your first baby. We could all use a little sentiment now and then, right?
(Logan last February at 5 yrs old)
I remember the moment right before Dr. Babb yanked Conner out of my belly. I remember looking at Eric, I burst into tears and said, "Oh my God, this is it." He was perfect and tiny and I couldn't stop staring at him. Oh, and the song "Hey there Delilah" was playing on the radio in the operating room. So everytime I hear that song, I think of that moment. Great memories.
Posted by: Ashley Sokoloski | 09 January 2011 at 10:54 PM
Oh the yanking!! That brings on a whole slew of other memories, thanks Ash! I'm sure he was tiny and perfect, thank you for sharing!!!
Posted by: Susan@SmallCompilations | 09 January 2011 at 10:59 PM
Braden was born in the middle of a huge snow and ice storm almost 9 years ago :) The power was out all over the state. I had him at a private hospital and the linen service was late so they were in a scramble for towels after my water broke lol. His was the most easy, peaceful birth. I laid watching the snow outside, watched some t.v., visited...it was so nice. And the most memorable thing was after he was delivered watching his lips as he cried. He has the best lips, still and it was so sweet to me because 3 days before he was born I watched his mouth and lips while he swallowed and yawned on ultrasound. I'm sure that sounds silly but it was so precious to me.
Posted by: Mandy | 10 January 2011 at 01:25 PM
Mandy, that is so sweet, what a peaceful birth you had with Braden (and a good thing too, seems that Kayla and Maeli's were so chaotic!!)! It's funny, because Logan's mouth was really memorable to me, too, when he was first born - they reminded me so much of John's and I thought it was so incredible :) And so not silly at all!! Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Susan@SmallCompilations | 10 January 2011 at 02:17 PM