Remembering the birth of my firstborn:
August 8, 1998
1. It was a Friday night, more than a week before my due date
2. I ate an Eggo for dinner
3. We started watching the movie "L.A. Confidential"
4. Gary didn't believe me when I said the contractions started at 3 minutes apart
5. She was born in four short hours at 4:19 a.m.
6. It was a girl! (I had thought so all along!)
6. It was a girl! (I had thought so all along!)
7. She was 5-1/2 pounds and looked like a whispy baby monkey
8. The nurse said "Her hair is the color of gingerbread!"
8. The nurse said "Her hair is the color of gingerbread!"
9. We named her Emma Claire
10. I kept thinking we had just witnessed a miracle
10. I kept thinking we had just witnessed a miracle
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Happy Birthday Miss Emma! Ten lovely points about that special day! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Emma! Such a beautiful, simple post. I am trying to think what i was doing then...I think i was on holiday in California with my family before starting my third year at University.
ReplyDeleteWhat is an Eggo? x
It's a frozen pre-made waffle. You just toast it and it's ready. (guess we didn't feel like making dinner that night).
DeleteThat is one beautiful birth-day story.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, indeed.
Happy Birthday, Emma Claire!
ReplyDeleteI hope you and yours are having a lovely celebration!!
Gracie xxx