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Happy Birthday KayeLynn


It's my little girl's 26th birthday today. She is an amazing woman. She is slowly making her way through school while working full time as a CNA. CNA's don't make a lot of money, so she still hangs out here with Ted and I - much to her chagrine. She has had to struggle a lot through her young life. Two episodes of cancer, the chemotherapy and radiation that she endured has taken a toll on her young body and caused her to have lots of crap that she deals with now, mostly fibromyalgia.

It's been 26 years, but boy, I sure can remember that day she was born. I had been having contractions for weeks. Had to spend a week in the hospital when I was about six months along, because of premature labor. Had to take horrible drugs to keep the contractions at bay for the next couple of months. I was not supposed to work, but, because we were always so broke, I continued working without my doctor's knowledge. Well, the night of September 23, I was having a lot of contractions and they were pretty consistent, so I went to the hospital. The nurse (who had the littlest hands ever), checked to see how far I was dialated and I was to a two. When she checked me a while later, she said I was a four, so they decided to admit me. I watched Cujo and The World According to Garp - an interesting conglomeration of entertainment and laid in the hospital and waited and waited and waited. Well, the next shift nurse came in and checked me - well, she said I was only dialated to a two!!! AARRGGHH!! I almost had a nervous breakdown!! My doctor came in and decided to go ahead and break my water, then a little while later they gave me potosin to speed up the labor. HOLY COW!! When they did that, I started to have so much pain!! It felt like a vice grabbing hold of my spine!! They gave me an injection of pain killers and I was able to sleep. I slept about an hour when I woke up in so much pain all I could do is cry about how much it hurt. It literally felt like something was completely crushing my spine. They checked me and I was fully dialated and started pushing me to the delivery room. It didn't take long to deliver, and this beautiful 8 pound 2 ounce girl, with a full head of hair!! She was born at 11:40 a.m. However, I didn't care, I didn't care, boy or girl, didn't care - - all I knew was I was no longer in pain!! As soon as that relief wore off, though, I bonded with a beautiful baby girl.

KayeLynn Marie - - Boo Boo Bear - - Marie Bug - - you are an awesome woman!! I enjoyed sharing your day with you!! I am so proud of who you are. I love you!!
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  1. Norman & Trynitee PeatSeptember 25, 2010 at 6:09 PM

    It is so cute to read your stories about your babies even though they are not really babies. It makes me excited to know that I will always have this feeling towards my baby girl even when she's my age!

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  2. UnknownSeptember 25, 2010 at 8:18 PM

    Happy Birthday Kayelynne, leener i never realize that you have a duaghter the same age as me! 80)

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