Into the double digits with many thanks

re: Into the double digits with many thanks

Jeanne — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:02:49 GMT

Thanks for the nice comments, all!

And yes, Danielle, I did leave out that detail because I felt like no one would believe it.

The add-on to this story is that during all of this, my husband was having some incredible mouth pain -- and I kicked him out of the hospital to go get a root canal. Sorry, but when you're having contractions, you don't want to hear about your husband's sore tooth, right? Fortunately, he made it back in time to see his son born!

Danielle, you played a critical role in this event as the person who drove me to the hospital. Thanks for that!

re: Into the double digits with many thanks

DanielleEK — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:42:01 GMT

Happy Birthday Jack! I can't believe it has been 10 years because it feels like yesterday! You forgot to mention that Jim was busy getting a Root Canal while you were in route to the hospital!

re: Into the double digits with many thanks

Heather Dorsey — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:26:45 GMT

Wow, I had the colic all day and all night thing for four months, as well. It was challenging enough, in it's own right, and everything else in our lives was just fine. You are such a good mom! My son does know he was a challenging little guy. He's 10 1/2 now and what I wouldn't give to slow down time a little to when we used to be joined at the hip.

Enjoy your celebration! Thanks for sharing.

re: Into the double digits with many thanks

Karen Waldkirch — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:39:43 GMT

Jeanne, great post to remind us that sometimes we take things for granted. Healthy babies are definitely one of those things. Happy birthday to your not-so-little guy!

re: Into the double digits with many thanks

Linda Mulholland — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:38:35 GMT

Well, thank you for sharing your story today. You made me teary and added a smile to my day as I think about you counting your blessings on your son's big day. Although my traumatic pregnancy story is not quite the same, I understand and completely relate to your feelings at that time and it is good to look back and see the gifts our children bring to us. Thank you!