Well, what a day. Today we celebrated Jadyn turning four. Amazing. In honor of her birthday, it was decided that daylight savings time start early this year - and boy did that through me off...but that is a different story.
Over the last four years I have seen this amazing little girl blossom. My life is blessed everyday because she is part of it.
This picture says it all, we are exhausted. Jadyn and her monkey...2006
March 9, 2004
Sleeping when you are pregnant and uncomfortable is never easy, even though you are always tired. I had a little more than a month left and I had just been put on bedrest...bedrest, seriously, do you know how hard that is? Not to mention that allowing other people to take care of me, that is impossible. So my bedrest, luckily for me, only lasted four days. Then Jadyn decided she wanted to come. And come she did. Having your water break is a very unusual sensation, waking your family up at 3:30 in the morning because of it, is sureal. I was not ready to have a baby a month early, not at all. And the thing that keeps running through your head over and over....it's too soon, it's too soon, she's not 37 weeks, are her lungs ready, it's too soon....I had had at least five sonograms, we were going to the doctor three times a week, so I knew she was progressing fantastically, but all I could think about was - it's too soon.
I tried to be strong, my mom was with me and she had six kids without drugs (I don't know how that is even possible), I broke down and said GIVE ME SOME DRUGS!!!! We went to one of the two childbirthing classes and I said this is a joke and didn't do the second. My mom told me that day she had been very concerned about that, but saw that I knew what I was doing. (Those classes were a joke...) I can't tell you how much I read, but you are never prepared...it hurts like the dickens and then the drugs and I could actually sleep through them. AWESOME.
So Jadyn was b
orn at 8:57 p.m. after a long day that started at 3:30 a.m., and I remember the first thing I said - how are her lungs...my doctor sweetly replied, "They don't cry like that if there is a problem, she is fine." Oh relief, I have to say, clearly my question wasn't logical, but that had been my biggest worry. It was like she did as much growing as she needed to inside me and said listen I gotta get outta here for my mom's sake - I can finish the rest on the outside. And she did. "Premies are this, premies are that", they kept her for a week pretty much for observation, because she never had problems. She had jaundice, but I did too when I was born, they didn't keep me in for a week...she quickly packed on the pounds as she was a measly 5 lbs 7 oz when born and then lost a few oz before we left the hospital...but that didn't last long. Our bodies are amazing...even though I still have not yet recovered...the way my body provided what she needed and she just grew and grew and grew. She is in the 96% for height, weight is average, so she is tall and trim. Her feet were big for awhile, but now her body had caught up to them...they grow so fast.
It was funny when we did our exit the hospital interview...those questions, I was dying...I finally said to the nurse...I am the oldest of six children, and babysat countless others, I have got this...and if I had any questions then I will CALL MY MOTHER! Wow. Either the hospital has been sued a few times, or they really have some unexperienced parents...
So now tonight, four years later I reflect on that day, they day Jadyn came into this world. She is fantastic and I am grateful for her. To know her is to love her. She lights up not only the room, but your life. I know all parents think so, but she is amazing! I have a few videos of today, but as she is the greatest child, I am still trying to be up to par as her mother. I went to take pictures, and the battery was dead...talk about unprepared. Hopefully these videos will give you a glimpse at the wonderful little girl that she is. Happy Birthday Jadyn.
There is no song of the day, only Jadyn. She is the music and the melody yet to be written.
OK, I will have to post video in the morning. They are taking forever to upload, and our day has been full and I am tired! Click to view movie:
Sometimes it is hard to get her to smile for the camera (she likes to be silly), but when she does...b.e.a. - utiful...the horse was one of her Birthday presents...Kya braided her up!
Aren't oversized sunglasses the thing right now, Jadyn is so fashion forward...especially with the sequin and heart, pink and purple - hair accessory. She has two of them, because she loves them so much...this is the very most recent picture, unless I take one now....hold on a second, just kidding!
Here are three video's of her throughout her birthday. I need to do some editing, but a mother loves even the boring stuff, not that any of these are boring...I think all you have to do is hover and click. Happy viewing, of the Happy Birthday!
