People would always ask me if I planned on having any children. I was married for over 14 years and no grandchildren existed in the family. Our families were pretty much ready to go out and adopt some grandchildren. My response always was "Do you know what an incredible responsibility a child is? Your entire life, from the time they are born, is dedicated to that child…….the rest of your life." To me, that was the most overwhelming responsibility a person could be given. The usual response was "Yes, BUT, you don't know what you are missing". Well no, I guess I didn't, after all, how could I miss something I never had?
In the spring of 2005 I found out I was pregnant. Talk about a shock! My first thought was, why now? Why after all these years did I finally get pregnant? I don't know that answer, only God does. He obviously felt it was "time".
Beside swollen feet and ankles, my pregnancy for the most part went very good. I was due Feb 15, 2006 but apparently my little guy was comfy cozy where he was. I had a doctor's appointment the following Tuesday and they sent me for an ultrasound. They admitted me that day because the scores weren't as high as they should have been. I was nervous and excited at the same time! They started pitocin on Wednesday morning but my little guy was stubborn and did not make his way into the world until Thursday at 11:57 PM.
A year has now gone by and I now know what everyone was talking about when they would tell me "you don't know what your missing". My son is the love of my life! Not a day goes by that I don't hug, kiss him or tell him "I love you" about 50 times during the day. I still feel raising a child is an enormous responsibility but I'm looking forward to it. It is our responsibility as a parent, to help "mold" this child into who they are going to be as they grow. I'm not talking about making them into someone WE want but "molding" them in the sense of being a caring, loving, responsible person. How can this NOT be a huge responsibility?
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They do change your lives and bring so much joy, don't they?
Yep I'm towards Lancaster. Why in PA are you?
Oops, sorry, "where" in PA are you?
They sure do change life, but yes, they are worth it! I'm near the Scranton area.....Nice to see a fellow Pa person! Thanks for stopping by my page.
I've got ya bookmarked, if you don't mind me lurking around?
That was lovely. They sure do change everything, in a good way. Everything I do now is centered on how it will effect her. Oh my goodness, that was a long labor!
Momma Roar.....Not at all! I love visitors. I'm new at this blogging so I don't know how interesting my stuff will be :-)
Sheri.....There's actually alot more to my labor story so yes, it was a VERY long labor! :-)
I am surprised that they let you go that long. I thought I was going to die when they gave me pitocin. I was in labor for 18 hrs and they were ready to do a c-section. Thankfully I didn't have one.
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