Yesterday I looked at Cameron's belly button and saw a couple of tiny pieces of dried up umbilical cord. Weird huh! I cant believe they were still tiny pieces in there. That may have been a world record! When I saw that I remembered what they were like when they were first born...
It is almost exactly today that all of the drama started. I am talking about the time that I was teaching and started experiencing back pain. All of that led to a week and a half long hospital stay and a month of bed rest. Wow. I cannot believe that a year has gone by since that time. As I grow older, I get a little sentimental about strange things like thinking about this time last year.
Bed rest was quite an interesting experience. I remember being so anxious and nervous. I remember wanting the babies to 'bake' as long as possible so that they wouldn't have to stay in the NICU after they were born.
I remember when I made it to 37 weeks along. I was so proud of myself. My goal throughout the whole pregnancy was to make it to 37 weeks. Well at 37 1/2 weeks they were born, and didn't have to stay in the NICU.
I have much to be grateful for. Two beautiful boys, a wonderful husband, wonderful family members, and a great life. I am sure that this next month will bring a lot of memories for myself and I especially look forward to celebrating the day that we went from a couple of Flakes to a couple of parent Flakes and a couple of baby Flakes.
Disclaimer: I DO bath and clean the babies on a regular basis. They get baths every night as well as frequent cleanings during the day. The umbilical cord pieces were in the deepest caverns in Cameron's belly button and were not left there because I neglect to clean my babies.
3 comments:
Isn't it always fun to go down memory lane?? haha. And I'm sure you clean your kids. Things like that happen!
Owe..good old bed rest. I am so happy that you made to 37 1/2 weeks. We are so excied to see you in May.
Meredith, I so wish I could have seen you when you were so pregnant, but it also makes me remember about when I came to see you guys after they were born and the babies were so different then they are now. I'd never been around such new babies. So that was a new experience for me, and I really enjoyed it. It is cool that they have almost reached one year old now! So many things have happened since then. Good thing everything is well documented with the amount of pictures that have been taken of them. If they ever wonder what they looked like as a baby when they are older, there are many pictures for each occasion I'm sure. Tell me what you're going to do for their birthday next time I talk to you.
My goal has been to write a very long comment, and I think I may have achieved it! But I had a lot to say!
P.S.
You are so funny, " the deepest caverns of Cameron's belly button " hahaha!
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