Happy Birthday Little Man!

*August 26th 1995


Ten years ago today I gave birth to my son. It was a very hot summer and I had just climbed into bed, it was about 11pm when I heard and felt my water break! My labor started immediately! I called my mid wife and let her know that my water had broke and I was in labor. She was at a pre season football game in Buffalo, but was on her way back. I was trying to get things ready in my home, I was going to try and have my second home birth. I knew I had dishes in the sink, and I wanted to straighten up things. I never got the chance!!! My labor started to move along very quickly, I was just able to walk, my best method of dealing with the pain. My husband knew my labor was moving along quickly, he reconized all the signs even though I was still thinking I had lots of time! He called the mid wife back and she talked to me through several contractions, she asked me to meet her at the hospital. I was insisting that I was fine, I didn't want to go!!! It was after midnight now and I was still just pacing back and forth through our apartment. Rick kept saying to me, "You are in transition Lisa" (meaning the last stages of labor, right before you can push) I thought he was dead wrong and told him, "NO I am NOT!!!!" I remember being in my living room and I FELT the baby drop down!!! It scared me! Suddenly my mid wife was there.....She had drove like a bat out of hell from Buffalo, never even paid the toll!!! She asked me, "Are you going to have this baby in the living room?" I said, no we have the bed already set up. Rick had made the bed, sheet, plastic sheet and then another sheet over the top of everything. She said, well we better get into the bedroom now!!! I climbed up and she wanted me to try squatting, I couldn't do it, I laid on my side, just like I had when I pushed Calla out. I was so scared because I had torn so bad with my first birth, I didn't want to push! My mid wife encouraged me saying she would talk me through, helping me breath and I wouldn't tear again. I decided to trust her!!!! I pushed only a few times and Ricky was born! His nose was so squished!!! I thought he looked just like my father and I was horrified!!!!! Even Rick said, "Wow you just gave birth to your father!!!!!!" We wrapped him up and I nursed him, he was a very aggressive nurser, a boob boy from the get go!!!! My whole labor took a short two hours and he was here! My mid wife asked me, "Would you like to take a shower?" I said yes!! I got all cleaned up, got into new pajamas, Rick had taken the sheet off the bed and it was all nice and clean, I climbed in and said, "lets wake up Calla to meet her new brother!" She was thrilled!!!! We took several pictures of them together, I had washed him up and had him in a pooh onesie, matching hat and booties! He wore that outfit alot!!! It was about 4am when my mid wife decided she was going to go home. She came back later that day to make sure everything was well. We rested, but I could not sleep, adrenaline rushing through my body, I remember being the only one awake! Even the baby slept!!! Calla helped me make Ricky's first birthday cake that day!!! We had party hats and everything!!!! All my relatives and friends stopped by to see our new boy!!!