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Happy Birthday Ben!
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
2:04:00 PM EST
Ben turns 5 today. This time 5 years ago, I was on my hands and
knees in the kids' section of Borders, wagging my "tail" to get through
a contraction while almost-3 year old Julianna looked at Spot books
nearby. We walked over to Sports Authority so that I could buy a
stopwatch to time the contractions and know when to call my
doula, Melissa. They were pretty far apart, but strong enough
that I was stopping to grip countertops until they passed. What a
sight I must have been...
As it turned out, those contractions STAYED pretty far apart, but long. In retrospect, I was probably having one and then another, and then a break. Whatever it was, I never got near that birthing center in Hagerstown. Ben was born about 10 minutes after I staggered into the ER, naked from the waist down and wearing an open bath robe. Now THAT was a sight to take your mind off the long wait to see an ER doc about a sprained finger.
Ben has continued through life much the way he came into it--he waits until he's absolutely sure it's time and then BAM. Didn't fully potty train until 4 and a half. But when he did, he was done. No bed wetting, no accidents, just done. Didn't walk until 17 and a half months. But then he got up and took off. Went from "buh" and "da" at nearly 2 years old, to "Pardon me, do you have any grey poupon" in about a week. Maddening at the time, but amazing with hindsight. And still maddening.
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2:04:00 PM EST
Happy Birthday Ben!
As it turned out, those contractions STAYED pretty far apart, but long. In retrospect, I was probably having one and then another, and then a break. Whatever it was, I never got near that birthing center in Hagerstown. Ben was born about 10 minutes after I staggered into the ER, naked from the waist down and wearing an open bath robe. Now THAT was a sight to take your mind off the long wait to see an ER doc about a sprained finger.
Ben has continued through life much the way he came into it--he waits until he's absolutely sure it's time and then BAM. Didn't fully potty train until 4 and a half. But when he did, he was done. No bed wetting, no accidents, just done. Didn't walk until 17 and a half months. But then he got up and took off. Went from "buh" and "da" at nearly 2 years old, to "Pardon me, do you have any grey poupon" in about a week. Maddening at the time, but amazing with hindsight. And still maddening.
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2/1/05 4:34 PM
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