Mia's 7th Birthday
My baby is 7 now. Where did the time go? I can remember when she was born as if it were yesterday. How my water broke while I was watching "Terms of Endearment" with Denny. How I sat there in shock as the water kept gushing out of me, and how Denny said "my sheets!". How we got ready to drive to New York Hospital and I was in awe that I couldnt feel any pain because there were no cramps. I walked into the hospital thinking of which baby name I would decide on...as we pushed the elevator button, I turned to Denny while rubbing my belly and said "this is a piece of cake!".. I got changed, went into my room and then that's when my contractions began. Oh my God. I was mistaken. The contractions were so painful. I couldn't stand it. I gripped the side of the bed and yelled. I asked for the epidural and they told me "You will have to wait 20 minutes. There is a wait for the anesthesiologist. I said "what???!!" and started to cry a little bit as I squeezed whatever I could get a hold of. My mom tried to make me feel better by pulling out a new nightie she got me for the hospital. I cursed at her to get it out of my face. I feel bad now but it was seriously the most excruciating pain. It was a dull throb that permeated my entire abdomen with such force that I was consumed with the pain. Finally, the anesthesiologist came in and I was scared of the long needle going in my spine. They turned my head and I moaned loudly..The doctor said "How did you get those tattooes if you're afraid of needles?". I said "It's different. It doesnt go inbetween your bones!" When that was over, I couldnt feel a thing. Not even my own legs. I sat there and pinched my legs and felt nothing. This was sooooooo much better. It was around 11pm. I was so excited that I was finally going meet my baby. Throughout the night I had a variety of different people (nurses, doctors, interns) coming in and putting their fingers inside me to check how much I was dilated. In the morning, I started to do my make-up. I told the nurse I felt like i needed to go to the bathroom and she said that meant it was time....
They put my legs up on the stir-ups and told me to push. I felt nothing. That epidural is the shit! Three pushes to the count of ten and Mia was out. It was so fast. They cleaned her up and I held her. She was soooo cute. Not ugly like some babies who are just born. She had chubby cheeks and was so angelic. My dad came into the room with a bag filled with drinks and sandwiches, prepared for a long day of labor. He wasn't expecting for her to be born already. He came in and said "already?!" and came and looked at her and said "oh my god. look at her. she's beautiful. I can't believe it."
Seven years later and so much has changed. I look at Mia now and see how fast she is growing. Her personality is so funny (and can sometimes be a little too much). My baby.....
For her birthday I took a half day off from work. Got out at 12pm so I could pick up the tickets to see Cavalia. I picked up the cake and wrapped her presents. Then I picked her up with her friends Kelsey, Katelyn and Caroline. We went to Arista Curlz at the PV Mall for her party. I snuck out for 5 minutes to the food court and got a REALLY good gyro from Opa. OMG i am so hungry for that right now. Anyway, she had fun. I took pictures and some video footage. Afterwards, we went home. I made her favorite dinner and then we headed to Cavalia. She loved it. When she found out where we were (because she had seen the tent up for weeks), she exclaimed "OMG! You're the best mommy in the world. This is my best birthday ever!" and she kissed me. Awwww...When we got home after the show, we fell asleep shortly after...I didnt even hear my phone when Denny called to say he was downstairs. He finally found my door and knocked on it and woke me up. We chatted for a bit and he went to sleep.
I let Mia have today off from school to be with her dad. Its 1130 now and I'm starving. I'm going to go to the cafeteria in a bit to get lunch and eat at my desk.
Later
They put my legs up on the stir-ups and told me to push. I felt nothing. That epidural is the shit! Three pushes to the count of ten and Mia was out. It was so fast. They cleaned her up and I held her. She was soooo cute. Not ugly like some babies who are just born. She had chubby cheeks and was so angelic. My dad came into the room with a bag filled with drinks and sandwiches, prepared for a long day of labor. He wasn't expecting for her to be born already. He came in and said "already?!" and came and looked at her and said "oh my god. look at her. she's beautiful. I can't believe it."
Seven years later and so much has changed. I look at Mia now and see how fast she is growing. Her personality is so funny (and can sometimes be a little too much). My baby.....
For her birthday I took a half day off from work. Got out at 12pm so I could pick up the tickets to see Cavalia. I picked up the cake and wrapped her presents. Then I picked her up with her friends Kelsey, Katelyn and Caroline. We went to Arista Curlz at the PV Mall for her party. I snuck out for 5 minutes to the food court and got a REALLY good gyro from Opa. OMG i am so hungry for that right now. Anyway, she had fun. I took pictures and some video footage. Afterwards, we went home. I made her favorite dinner and then we headed to Cavalia. She loved it. When she found out where we were (because she had seen the tent up for weeks), she exclaimed "OMG! You're the best mommy in the world. This is my best birthday ever!" and she kissed me. Awwww...When we got home after the show, we fell asleep shortly after...I didnt even hear my phone when Denny called to say he was downstairs. He finally found my door and knocked on it and woke me up. We chatted for a bit and he went to sleep.
I let Mia have today off from school to be with her dad. Its 1130 now and I'm starving. I'm going to go to the cafeteria in a bit to get lunch and eat at my desk.
Later