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[Biciclista]

Are we talking about the birth of my first son?

The Doctor said I was due Nov 15 I was ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that I was not due until december. (and I was so carrying so small that the doctor was buffaloed).
First day of Nov I was checked and he said anytime. Uhhuh, I said, sure.
The day before I went into labor I was out working a young horse. Then my DH said, "want to drive up the logging roads to see our friends who live in the mountains this weekend?" I thought that was an awful idea, and he contemplated going alone, but at the last minute he didn't. It's a good thing because my water broke in the middle of the night, nov 4th.
We really didn't have ANYTHING. My baby shower was scheduled for Nov 16th. My sister had sent us some layettes (anyone know what those are?)
and a friend had an old crib that his DOGS had been sleeping in (hey, beggars can not be choosy) so my dear hubby bought a new mattress for that crib, some diapers and diaper pins in the few free hours he had on Monday Morning (son born on Sunday afternoon) and we were set! We were a family and my son who was full term, was what made us a real family.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Mimi that's a nice story!

[Tuckervill]

Mimi, I have two sons born in November, on the 5th and the 6th.

Karen

[cylegoddess]

I had the best of both worlds. i was too premie to breastfeed( one and half lbs) so Mum fed me from a bottle, in the incubator,from breast milk.
Glucose, ick. no wonder they get colic. Wheat isnt so good for anyone.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Glucose, ick. no wonder they get colic. Wheat isnt so good for anyone.

Glucose is a sugar, not a wheat product. Gluten comes from grains such as wheat, corn, rice.

[Selkie]

My mother breastfed us - while she smoked a cigarette! She drank an Iron City beer before to relax her!! This was the early 60s.

I don't have kids. However, I agree this is a highly personal decision.

[Crankin]

That's a nice story, Mimi. Tuck, my birthday is Nov. 4th!
My first son was due 10/26. On the 8th, which was a Friday night, I started having contractions, so I took a bath, shaved my legs, and went and cleaned the kitchen . I woke up at 5 AM on the 9th, in labor and bleeding. At 6 AM, we were speeding down I-10 (it was a Saturday) to Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, from Tempe. We got pulled over by a cop, who told us to just go to some other hospital!My husband peeled out, after he said, "My wife is in labor and bleeding," and we raced to the hospital, which was not far at that point. The guy was going to give him a ticket...
When I got in the elevator, the aide with the cart full of breakfast trays lost control of it and it crashed into my legs. I screamed "WTF?" really loud and was hysterical when we go to the L & D floor. Of course Josh wasn't born until 2 PM.
I am going to see him today for an early Mother's Day celebration and will remind him of this story.

[mayanorange]

That's a great story Cranklin! And Mimi.

I was born on the coldest day ever recorded in Cortland NY (-21 degrees) during a rather large snowstorm. At about 5:30am mom woke up in labor and I was here by 6:30! Good thing the car miraculously started!

[Biciclista]

That's a nice story, Mimi. Tuck, my birthday is Nov. 4th!
My first son was due 10/26. On the 8th, which was a Friday night, I started having contractions, so I took a bath, shaved my legs, and went and cleaned the kitchen . I woke up at 5 AM on the 9th, in labor and bleeding. At 6 AM, we were speeding down I-10 (it was a Saturday) to Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, from Tempe. We got pulled over by a cop, who told us to just go to some other hospital!My husband peeled out, after he said, "My wife is in labor and bleeding," and we raced to the hospital, which was not far at that point. The guy was going to give him a ticket...
When I got in the elevator, the aide with the cart full of breakfast trays lost control of it and it crashed into my legs. I screamed "WTF?" really loud and was hysterical when we go to the L & D floor. Of course Josh wasn't born until 2 PM.
I am going to see him today for an early Mother's Day celebration and will remind him of this story.

Yes, that is a good story. With our first, we learn so much.

[NbyNW]

She drank an Iron City beer before to relax her!!

Good ol' Arn!

[OakLeaf]

My mother breastfed us - while she smoked a cigarette! She drank an Iron City beer before to relax her!! This was the early 60s.

I don't have kids. However, I agree this is a highly personal decision.

Ha, I don't remember what my mom's beer of choice was, but her OB told her that beer would increase her milk production for my baby sister. (She never had any trouble making enough milk for me or my middle sister. ) But anyway, she drank the beer, and my baby sister was the only one of us who could stand the taste of beer when we'd ask for a taste as children.

My sister wound up alcoholic (real strong in recovery now) but I don't really think the breast-beer had anything to do with that.


And, my birthday is Nov. 5

[Tuckervill]

My son and one of my best friend's daughters are both born on Nov 5. Guess what their names are?

Will & Grace.

Karen

[Crankin]

I don't think i've ever known of so many other Scorpios!
I am being lazy today and feel just a little guilty. Went out to brunch with son #1 and his gf and had all intentions of going on a short ride when we got back. I just feel tired, like drugged tired. Then the weather keeps saying it's going to rain/thunder. It will be dark for awhile, then the sun comes out. So after an hour or so of thinking we decided not to ride. Went to the nursery, but couldn't find the flowers i wanted, so now I am drinking coffee and going to start preparing for dinner guests.
I am going on a 40-50 mile ride tomorrow, so I don't feel *too* bad.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I've been putting in my little vegetable garden yesterday and today, and thinking good positive thoughts about our sweet kitty Lydia who is now a kitty spirit beaming her goodness all around the atmosphere.

I got the garden all set and planted for the year!:
http://strumelia.blogspot.com/2009/05/gardens-in.html
(well except for needing to continue planting a few new leaf lettuce and cilantro seeds every couple of weeks.)

My back 'should be' killing me right now after two days of weeding, hoeing, fertilizing, and planting...but strangely it seems to be ok, just a little sore that's all. Lucky me. Must be a benefit of bike riding and fitness walking.

Now that I've been tending to my worm composting bin with my special composting breed of worms (eisenia foetida), I now have a new appreciation of the wild worms in my garden. Before, all earthworms looked alike to me. Now I see distinct differences between the different species- it's cool! I saw some small quick maroon ones and also some big long blue tinged ones. I was happy to find some interesting worms in my garden, and I hope to attract more with the all-organic fertilizer I'm using this year.

[OakLeaf]

It's been too wet to work my soil. I did get home just in time to do the initial tilling before the rain set in.

The next few days are supposed to be dry and windy, so hopefully I'll get my beds dug and some seeds planted pretty soon. My seed order came today. Once again I'll have to buy tomato and pepper plants, but I'm actually going to direct seed a few tomatoes for a fall crop. The last couple of years I've let some volunteer tomatoes grow, and I've had a reasonable yield from them after the "adopted" plants were spent.

Two stems of my red kale survived the winter and were sending out new leaves when I got home. I had no idea it was a perennial! They looked so delicious I couldn't bear to till them in, so I just tilled around that bed and the adjacent one that had all kinds of volunteer cilantro and mustard greens going (never did get around to harvesting those coriander seeds last fall ). It was a PITA maneuvering the big tiller around a small space like that, but greens are so worth it.