So, June 24th is the day. Jeanne and I just get done eating dinner and she is having some pain. I have a ballgame scheduled to umpire in one hour and ask her if I should cancel. She said to go ahead and work the game, if anything happens she will call me. I come downstairs after getting my uniform on, and Jeanne says "Don't go, I think I am in labor". I call to let my boss know I won't be there and we leave for the Doctors office.
On the way to the Doctor, Jeanne starts to have contractions 3 minutes apart. This is the real deal, she is in obvious pain, telling me to drive faster and informing me that she hopes this is it, because if it isn't she doesn't know how much more pain she can take.
The whole experience, from the time we decide to go to the Doctor's office- 6:00pm- to the time Allison was born- 10:39pm- was a blur. It went quick, and for the first baby it was amazing.
Allison Elaine Hanneman, June 24 2010, 6 lbs 13 ozs, 18 1/2 inches.
So, what is it do I understand? I now understand why, when friends had children, I didn't see them for 3, 4 or even 5 years. This child rearing is serious business. It leaves little time for anything else.
We are not alone in this experience, we have friends that have also recently had children. So now, when we all get together it is a house full of babies and their parents fussing over them.
This is a great life.
