While Wearing Pearls: My Life Changed Forever....

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

My Life Changed Forever....

Four Years ago today.
I can remember it like it was yesterday!!

Tommy and I could hardly sleep the night before!! We knew that in just a few hours we were going to meet our children.

Tommy, my Mom and I headed over to Morristown Memorial around 4:00 in the morning. I was so afraid that we would get caught in some kind of traffic on route 80. It was smooth sailing.

Shortly after we got there and got settled my mother in law joined us for the fun. It was very important to me to have both of our mothers there. I remember how much Tommy took such good care of me during the WHOLE process. I was and am truly blessed to have such a great husband who truly loves and takes care of me.

I remember that I couldn't wait to get in the operating room!! The four hours I was there seemed more like 10 years.

The nurse finally came in and took me away. She made me leave Tommy behind so I could get my epidural. I was so afraid!!! I heard how much it hurts and I was not looking forward to it at ALL!!! I was greeted by my anesthesiologist who had me cracking up from the moment I met him. He put me at ease by making fun of my Doctor. I love my Dr and and he has a GREAT reputation for delivering babies but they make fun of him because he's something like a Diva.

I got that lovely epidural and then my knight and shining armor came in after my Dr opened me up. I had asked Tommy not to look at me opened up but he kept peeking. I would have done the same thing. HEHEHEHE

At 11:13 am my first child was born. I was greeted by Speed Racer.

The picture below is of me meeting my son for the very first time.

Picture done by Tommy

Three minutes later and much work my baby girl was born.

I remember meeting her and then told Tommy to go and be with our children.

I told him not worry about me that I felt like I was in good hands.

After he left the anesthesiologist asked me if I would like a cocktail for the next part.

Now if you know me at all you know I NEVER refuse a cocktail!! He gave me my cocktail and off to neverland I went!!!

I don't regret my choices!!! If I waited for the kids to come there could have been so many things that could have gone wrong. I probably would have been able to deliver Speed Racer but Ballerina was positioned up under my ribs so they would have had to done a C section anyway!!!

I remember bits and pieces of after the kids were born. The two thing that sticks out in my mind was seeing our parents in the recovery room and waking up looking at my brother who was sitting at the foot of my bed and then throwing up. I remember his face!! It was kind of funny!!!

My recovery was hard because I was so weak from being on bed rest for four months. But as I look at my happy and healthy children I feel that everything I went through from the beginning was well worth it!!

Today they are four and they are such beautiful creatures who I adore so very much!!