Riley is ONE!

One year ago today, Riley William was born!

I ran across the journal Kurt had kept from the time I woke him up around 1:30 a.m. with contractions that were 5-7 minutes apart. I was in NO hurry to get to the hospital...Kurt was ready to leave the moment I woke him up. I took a shower, folded the last load of laundry and made sure I had everything in my bag I would need. My water broke around 3:20 a.m., according to Kurt, and he had my parents here and me to the hospital within 20 minutes. By 5:00 I signed myself up for an epidural and had the thermostat turned down. Kurt wrote in bold caps letters that I FROZE HIM OUT!!! I remember still being HOT! Anywho during the whole epidural ordeal, Kurt about passed out...he was light headed, sweating, etc...and he thought that room was cold? By 6:15, we were both just trying to rest a wee bit...I think this was short lived though. My epidural took care of the pain but not the pressure. The nurses called Dr. Haller before 8:00. She barely got to the room in time and simply slipped on a gown over her street clothes and after just a few minutes of pushing, Riley was born at 8:28 a.m.

And now he is ONE!



Happy Birthday Riley!