Okay so that is definitely quite a list of birthdays for one family, but in our extended family that is nothing! I am down to the wire... today begins the craziness... I have the rest of the morning and this afternoon to get it all done! I have to do dishes, laundry and the everyday household stuff today, and I also have to finish making all of the gifts I was planning on making to cut costs on all of the gifts that I would otherwise have to purchase.
Tonight is Greg's cousin Justine's birthday party... she is going to be 16 tomorrow! Then tomorrow night is the big January birthday for my family. We have my cousin Jake born on the 15th, my cousins Madie and Paige (both from different families and a year apart) and my niece Natalie on the 16th. We have Pete and Greg on the 24th as I mentioned previously and also my Aunt Patty. Her husband Larry is the 27th and then finishing off the month is John the 28th. Phewwwww! That is quite the list! Good thing we celebrated my Aunt Julie and Uncle Greg's birthdays earlier this month (they are the 8th & 9th)! I am preparing to be caked out!
Thursday I have my MOPS (Moms of Pre-Schoolers) group and then a dentist appointment (I have some cavities) so I will get a bit of a break Thursday evening... oh and we have a funeral thrown in there on Thursday as well that we have to juggle into the schedule. Friday may be a down day, but I haven't finished shopping for my boys or my husband... so my down day just may not happen! Saturday we were invited out to eat and Sunday is the big birthday for 2 of my boys! Pete also wants to celebrate with his friends Dewey and Joe with a Handy Manny party... so that is also in my future here in the next week or so!
*Sigh* I am tired just thinking about all of these exciting events! I also can't believe that it has been 3 years since my little Pete was born and a year since John was born. Their births were both different, but are still very vivid in my mind... I remember so many things from those days and I hope I don't ever forget... is that something a mother can forget anyway? In case I ever do, I think I will tell their birth stories again!
I was induced with Pete. We went in on the evening of the 22nd and they were about to start the induction and got me all hooked up to the monitors and said... "you are already in labor, you are 3cm dilated and having contractions!" Well I had been in so much pain with Pete with my gallbladder, that I didn't even notice. I had a pretty easy night, but then they got the pitocin going in the morning and I labored hard all day with him. My doctor finally broke my water because I wasn't progressing as fast as she would have liked me to and things started to move along. I finally got my epidural, and was comfortable until my diaphragm started to go numb and I was having a hard time breathing. I remember them putting the oxygen mask on me and that was about the time everyone came in to wish me luck before Pete came.
My Mom and Dad, Greg's Mom and Dad, my sister and her 2 little girls, Greg's sister and her husband, and his brother and his wife along with 2 of Greg's uncles and my grandma were all patiently waiting outside the door... yeah, that is right 14 people listening to me give birth! Well, the pushing took a lot longer than anyone thought so luckily they weren't outside the whole time! Pete was stuck! His head had gotten stuck at an angle and he wasn't wanting to come out. I started pushing at 9 pm and at that point we were all betting on if he would have his own birthday or not... well 9 minutes after midnight Greg got the best birthday gift ever! He got to cut the cord and I remember blood sprayed across the room. I finally got to hold my precious little boy and then 14 tired people finally got to see him too... and then they all headed home for the evening... or morning that is.
After they left Greg and Pete fell directly asleep together and they continued to work on me... stitches, trip to the bathroom... all the stuff they don't tell you about when you have a baby... the not so glamorous part! I still can't believe my boys slept through me screaming! So now I am a mother... if you are a mom you know that once you have a baby... all modesty goes out the window!
I wasn't worried about any of this once John was about to be born. We also went in to be induced with him on the 23rd.... what are the chances that both of my boys would have their dad's birthday... well you already know that didn't happen. I labored all day with him and at 5 pm my doctor came in and stopped the pitocin. She said I hadn't progressed and that we could come back and try again in a few days! WHAT!!!! I was so upset and angry. I worked hard all day to have this baby and I got nowhere! I did not want to leave the hospital without a baby! No one had ever mentioned that the induction wouldn't work!
So we went back on the 27th and tried again! I was not leaving without a baby this time! I labored all day and at 5pm my doctor came in and broke my water because I still hadn't progressed any farther than the previous time she induced me! Hello? Why couldn't we have done this the other day!?! Once my water was broken I finally started to progress.
This time it was just Greg and I and we didn't have a cheering section outside the door. I had my epidural and I couldn't feel my left leg at all (Greg was in charge of that leg). This time I knew what labor felt like and when I was ready to push I knew it. I went from 8 to 10 within a half hour and I was ready to go! I started pushing at 10:30 pm and then it was shift change! My new nurse just happened to be the same nurse who was there to welcome Pete... I felt some comfort in that because she is a tough nurse! She made you mad and made you want to get that baby out! I actually liked that and in the future if we have more babies, I hope we are lucky enough to have her again. So, at 12:22 am John decided to be born! He was only 5 minutes later than our nurse predicted and 2 oz off on the weight! She has definitely been doing this for a while!
So I now am the mother of two boys! John was such a sweet angel when he was born (he still is too)! He looked like a little cherub. And I had a much easier time with John, because he wasn't stuck... oh and I had done it before. My doctor even made the comment that he only left a skid mark on his way out. It certainly didn't feel that way, but I will agree that it was easier.
Well, a year after John and 3 after Pete... what a special time in our lives! We now have two boys! And Greg has 2 sons on or near his birthday to celebrate with! I couldn't think of a better gift to give him, however I hope we don't have any more the same week in the future.... our schedule is busy enough and quite costly so close to Christmas! But we wouldn't change it for the world! We are truly blessed with our precious little boys who have led us on this adventure! Happy birthday to all my boys... Greg, Peter and John... you guys keep me busy and keep me happy!
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