This is more like a journal posting than blog. Today is a milestone for me as a mom. 28 years ago today I became a mother. My first son Jade Roy Nelson was born on Oct 27, 1987. He was 2 weeks early and weighed just 5 lb. 15 oz. He surprised us as my water broke at 3am.
The night before I'd gotten a perm at Aunt Lori's house and was so exhausted having worked all day I went right home and went to bed with wet hair. Well in our prenatal class we were told that the second your water breaks you need to run to the hospital. So we did. I didn't take any time to put makeup on or do my hair and so my hair was completely crazy and I was so embarrassed all day long with nurses, doctors and everyone else popping in to check on me. I promised myself I'd never do that again! Being very afraid of pain I gladly had an epidural and when it was time to push, I had good strong nurses, one on each side that basically squeegeed him out of me as I had very little strength. We were very surprised that he was as small as he was! I did not expect such a tiny baby! Having some infertility issues and a previous miscarriage made this day 28 years ago one of the highlights of my life. Although his time on earth was brief, I feel very blessed to have been part of his plan to help him attain an earthly body and move forward with his very important mission. Happy 28th Birthday Jade. Love, Mom
