Day 73: The Day Kameron Was Born

Today is Kameron's 14th Birthday, and of course as a Mom we tend to reflect on the day that we first met our child. So today I'm going to tell you about the day Kameron was born, and how his birth went. I'll try to spare the gross details but can't promise so, as it's childbirth....it's either gross or beautiful. I tend to think it's beautiful, grossness and all. It's raw, and real. I think I'm going to do this on the other kids' birthday's as well. I really don't have much documented to their birth story or their arrival in to this world, and I have told it many times. So I'm doing this for me, and for my kids. Something to look back on, and to know what happened the day they were born. So here's Kameron's story....you might want to grab a drink, a snack, or something as this could get long, and I do babble.

It was Wednesday, March 14th, 2001, I was scheduled for an induction that morning. I was 37 weeks along, so he came 3 weeks early. No Doctor today would do an induction at 37 weeks, but on Monday, March 12 at my Dr's appt. the Dr. asked how I was doing, and I said I was miserable. My back & legs hurt all the time. I was in physical therapy for a part of my pregnancy with him & the boys, which was pool therapy. So he knew I had always had pains. He said to me, "What are doing Wednesday"? I said, nothing. He said, "How does Wednesday sound to have a baby"? I said, sounds great!! I was SO afraid of him arriving on his older brothers' birthday, I did NOT want them to share a birthday, but in the end they do anyways. I arrived at the hospital at 6:00am and they broke my water around 8:00am. I wasn't progressing as fast as they wanted me to, so they had me get up and walk. Then it was on to the birth ball. Dr. came back in, and checked me, and I wasn't progressing that much. So he had said if I made no more progression by 1:00pm, them pitocin would be given. So back to walking I went, and more bouncing on the birth ball. I remember the Dr. leaving his hat in the room, and Frank wanting me to put in on while I was on the birthing ball so he could get a picture. I'm sure you can just guess what type of response he got from me...hahaha!!

My contractions started to pick up, and boy were they bad!! I swear the Devil came out of me the day he was born. The words & profanity I was using. I really didn't use sentence enhancers back then so it was jaw dropping to quite a few. I remember my Mom & Sister leaving the room trying to hold their laughter back. I did try to remain calm when Frank's Grandma & Grandpa came up & I was in the middle of some hard labor. His Grandpa had never been in a delivery room before!! The pain was getting worse & so I kindly asked Frank if he could get his Grandparents to leave, I really didn't want them in their for the birth. LOL I remember screaming for drugs, and then I would get myself to a good place. But then came that damn, burning ring of fire, and I started screaming for drugs again. Well the nurse pulls a needle & syringe out of her pocket & then stabs me in the arm with it. I screamed, THAT HURT WORSE THAN THE DAMN CONTRACTION!! I was 9cm dilated so at that point it really didn't do anything for me. Maybe calm me down?! I got the go ahead to start pushing, I don't know how long I pushed, but I know I pushed hard. I broke blood vessels in my face. I can remember thinking He's out!! I was so relieved. Kameron arrived in to the world at 5:30pm, and he weighed 7pds 13oz, and was 20.5" long. Frank cut the umbilical cord and was totally grossed out afterwards. So I'm happy he was born 3 weeks early. I asked if he was a boy, I knew he was, and I then started to cry. They put you on my belly and you peed on me right after you were born!! You're toes were long, and you had this little patch of hair that would stick up on the back of you're head. You were such a beautiful newborn baby!! We had considered the name, Riley Jacob, but Kameron Micheal fitted you much better. We left the hospital when you were 26 hours old, so we got home around 7:30-8:00pm, we had to wait till you were 24 hours old, you wore a cream outfit that had bears on it. You're brothers were interested in you and kept saying, "Baby." They really didn't show much of an interest when they came to visit you in the hospital, but they loved you the day you came home. Don't let them tell you otherwise, either. You can imagine what our first days at home were like, 3 under, 3!! Although we did know more about parenting this time around, so the whole "newborn" thing wasn't new to us. You were a pretty good baby but once you got upset, you were upset!! You are pretty stubborn too, and tend to get angry quite a bit. I blame your birth for that, it wasn't a calm, peaceful birth and hence why you are so  edgy. It's kinda weird but all the kids do kinda have traits in as to how they were born, I'll say what those are in future posts, but for Kam, it was an angry, loud, birth. LOL But he does have a sweet side at times.

I just can't believe that Kameron is 14 years old today. Today he stands taller than me, and he weighs a little bit more than me. Happy Birthday, Kameron, you have been a blessing & we are so proud of you. You are such a smart boy....who shares a birthday with Einstein. Coincidence?! I think not.

Happy Birthday Kameron!!