Ok, i know that time flies. and it flies even faster when you are having fun, but what is happening...? 2011 is nearly over and I feel like it went way to fast!
My middle child turns 8 today.
Ethan was the most difficult delivery out of the three I had. even the pregnancy was tough, i had gestational diabetes, testing my sugars all day, insulin shots, etc. so we decided to induce early because the sugars were out of control.
we had an amnio done to see how the lungs were developing at noon, by 3pm contractions were 7 minutes apart, by 9pm we were at the hospital walking the floors, i was even in the hot tub for part of the labor. labor was slow and steady, it took forever to gain cm in dialation.
at around 5am they broke my water. by 7am i was pushing. his heart rate dropped dramatically around 9 am and they inserted the heart monitor on the crown of his head. then he was stuck in the birth canal. dr. matt's face completely changed and he was very serious looking which terrified me. he had an intern with him and they decided to put me on all fours to see if that helped the baby drop further and get un stuck, they tried pushing him back up in, they were talking about emergency c-section. then dr. matt a decision to break my pubic bone, the intern put intense pressure on the bone and ethan's head came through!
He was blue, did not cry and was floppy...they whisked him away and dr. matt steadied me telling me he was going to be ok. He was 6 pounds 12 ounces.
About 10 minutes went by as they worked on him he had whimpered a few times and finally they brought him to me, he was pink and warm and bruised pretty badly.
we had not chosen a name yet, in fact we had not agreed on any names. dan really wanted Lars I wanted Levi or Aidan. We finally came to Ethan as our name...Ethan Grey.
Ethan's apgar score was a 3 out of 12...but he was beautiful and alive which was good enough for me.
When we brought him home I had the worst time remembering his name. I called him Evan, Ian, Isaac, and others...eventually I came out of my stupor and remembered his name.
Today he is healthy, vibrant, active, and such a sweet heart. I cannot imagine our home without him. He is a delight to have fun with, teach, and love on. He loves to snuggle up and read books, watch movies, he also loves playing games...board games, card games, ipod games, ds games, and outdoor games like football, soccer, tag, trampoline, bike racing, scooter, and plain running!
i love my little E-man and we are thrilled that he is a big 8 year old today!
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