Happy Birthday to My Andrew

How it all happened with Andrew ....
He was due January 20th and had been breach for my whole pregnancy well at least since the doc could feel what position he was in ... So we waited to see if he would flip....
I had a doc appointment to see how I was doing the 24th and when they took my blood pressure it was rising I was getting Pre-e (called toxima back then) I also had it with Mindi and both her and I almost died ...
My Doctor sent me strait to the hospital to have a c-section..I was given the choice of being put to sleep or staying awake.. I choose to be asleep ( I wish I had chosen to stay awake now) I was so scared, this was before c-sec were so common like now and I was worried I would feel the pain ....
when I woke up in the recovery room I was in awful horrible pain probably the worst pain I have ever had in my life, besides labor pain ... It took about 45 minutes for them to give me any pain meds something about wanting to make sure I was awake from surgery or something ....
Finally after I don't know how long I was able to go up and see my little Andrew 6lbs 10 oz sweet little baby man ....I slept with him on my chest the whole time I was in the hospital and this was when they would take the baby to the nursery so you could "get so me rest".... nope not for me I wanted him with me the whole time... He was such a good little baby, very calm and good natured, he still has the same persona today and I tell you I am so very thankful and blessed to have him in my life..

So now 24 years later we will be picking him up and shopping for video games then out to dinner at one of his favorite restaurants a teppenyaki grill where they cook the food in front of you with the flipping of spatulas and food... I don't think they flip knives.....