one year ago, this minute

[cassidyrose]

One year ago at 8:14pm our baby was pulled from my body with a vacuum through a six inch incision in my abdomen, twenty-six hours after my water broke, after twenty-six hours of labor, after fourteen hours of pitocin and after countless freak-outs by the hospital staff. He came out kicking and screaming weighing in at an impressive 9lbs 6oz and was 21 inches long. He breastfed for the first time in the OR recovery room about fifteen minutes later, before I was even able to physically hold him. Today at his one year doctor's visit he weighed 22lbs and was 30 inches long. He breastfed there as well.

He has forever changed our lives for the better, in ways we could have never imagined.

Happy Birthday Baby Fly! We love you.

A picture from his party on Sunday and of him opening a gift from us tonight.

	playing in water at first birthday party
	First birthday, first wrapping paper

	Just what I wanted!
	Wrapping paper is fun!
	I've got it daddy
	Hmm....what *is* it.

Comments

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Wow, he's the image of his father in the first picture!

Happy Birthday Baby Fly!!

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

He sure is. He has my nose and lips, but the rest of the face is clearly ptor.

Thanks for the happy wishes.

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

His face is so expressive!!

Happy Birthday, Baby Fly!! And happy birthing anniversary, Jessica!

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

And, yeah, he has an incredibly expressive face. His eyebrows tell many stories.

[zpdiduda.livejournal.com]

Hooray! Happy birthday, Baby Fly -- and congrats to Mom and Dad on their first year of the parenting adventure.

Happy Birthday!

[wordweaverlynn.livejournal.com]

He is adorable and well-mannered and such a flirt. I know it hasn't all been roses, roses all the way (what is?), but you've done so well with him, and he shows it.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday to him and happy birth-day-anniversary to you!

Wrapping paper is much more fun than the gift. :)

[prizmdonna.livejournal.com]

He's a beautiful boy. Wonderful job, momma. :-)

- donna