flashback friday

on the back it says "Kathy (G___) H____

1954"

happy birthday--mandi!

this is a combination flashback friday/birth day post for my beautiful daughter, mandi!

so, my due date was March 30th. it came and went and nothing was happening. on april 7th, i went in for my weekly checkup and the doctor stripped my cervix. later that day, i passed a mucus plug and contractions started. they were sporadic and it was hard to tell when they started and stopped. i tried timing them but wasn't having any luck. that night we went to my parents house to stay the night (they lived about 1/4 mile from the hospital). we went to bed and i tried to go to sleep but it wasn't happening. after midnight, i woke kevin (he didn't have any trouble going to sleep!) and we checked in at the hospital. they got me attached to the monitors, contraction and baby. with the monitor it was very easy to see when contractions started and ended so i could do my lamaze breathing. i guess i fell asleep because the next thing i knew, my water broke, startling me and kevin. contractions really got going then. i progressed to 9 centimeters but couldn't get to 10! just when the doctor decided to do a c-section, a couple of emergencies came in and i was put on the "back burner". finally, little amanda louise was born at 11:23pm, April 8, 1977, 8lbs....(uh oh i forgot how much and how long!) happy birthday, mandi! (picture -- april 1980)

slightly overdue....

little bit late for flashback friday

had to post it anyway

where was this picture taken, cody?

(about 12 years ago)