Six!

When I was One I had just begun...

I always tell my kids the stories of their births on their birthdays.  You all know why Legolas's is so much fun to tell!  I love remembering.  He came after a long day of contractions that I had written off as "Braxton Hicks" and ignored.  

 My brothers and sister and brother-in-law had come to hang out.  At 10pm my wise younger sister sent me to bed with a promise that she'd get the boys to leave soon.

Labor really began once I made it upstairs, but I wasn't a pro at reading the signs.  I got into bed and thought I'd wait to see what happened with the contractions.

When my husband came to bed about 30 minutes later, I told him I thought I might be in labor but wasn't sure.  About 5 minutes later I had a monster contraction and was sure!

We called the midwife and convinced her to come NOW!  We called my mom at 11pm to tell her I was in labor, just to be on call.

I tried a warm bath, but didn't find it comfortable.  I went to lay on my bed and...my water broke, and with it, I felt my baby's head!  My husband called the midwife, who was 20 minutes away.  She talked him through the delivery: head, check for cord, catch the baby.  

Legolas came out pink and screaming!  I knew he was just fine!  We snuggled until the midwife came.  I called my Mom at 11:30 to tell her it was a boy!  And what a boy he is!

Legolas, my little Light, Happy Birthday!  He's Six!!

...I think I'll stay Six for ever and ever!

Road Trip

When your sister decides to breed her golden retriever, you really can't pass up the opportunity to visit!

 One puppy for each child, Arwen is holding Sam's (who wasn't really having it).

Each of the puppies got a different colored collar.  Even in the 24 hours we were there, we were able to tell them all apart and pick our favorite, which was really all of them.

 Legolas with "Bert" and "Jip" (Bert is in yellow--he's the pick of the litter--but Jip in green totally stole my heart!

 Rosie fell in love with "Snitch"

 "Reuben" (in the red collar above) was another of my favorites--I would take him home in a heartbeat!

So, did we get one? No.  They were all reserved before we ever came.  I really am not up for a shedding dog, but I'm sure I would have forgotten that and taken one if I could have!

Dogs aside, it was a delight and a joy to spend the time with my sister, brother-in-law, nieces and nephew!

 Must,

 Love

 my nephew!!

couch time!

cousins!

BFFs

You know what? I don't even mind growing old if I get to do it in this girl's company!

Thanks for the visit Aunt Ann!