The Quick and Crazy Birth of Michael Joseph







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  1. What a crazy, fast and beautiful story of your son! :) Birth stories are my favorite.
    Hey, question? Do you like hospitals for birthing ;) lol. I crack myself up.
    Your children are so very lucky that you are their mom. and Brian's picture CRACKED me up. #duderesponse

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  2. I remember Brian's call that night. I was on my way home from some social event. I had an overnight bag in the car just incase one of these days you went into labor. I don't think Brian realized that you would be going to the hospital that quickly because I think I was surprised when Jim answered the door. Good thing you didn't wait for me because I think I arrived at 11:20 after driving faster than I should have from the far south side. It was amazing how prepared you were. You had cute bags filled with different things that might be needed. Early in the AM Brian called for me to look in one bag for the list of Saints for each day in March so you could consider those names ,too. JP was wonderful but missed you as much as you missed him. You were so relieved to be back home and have all your men of that time around you. Thanks for letting me be a part of it.

    Grandma in Chicago

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  3. I had 2 fast labors like this, and I sort of think it causes PTSD because I'm terrified of doing this again. I just need to focus that at least it will end soon and I'll have a sweet baby to hold!

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    1. I think there's something to that for some women. After going through this birth, I prayed a lot before my next labor literally asking that it be longer! I really wanted the experience to be calmer with time to enter in and get what was happening and not be such a whirlwind. Thankfully, He said yes and the next labor was about 5 hours and was the labor I felt the best about afterwards. I'll be praying for you. You will be able to do it no matter how it happens and He'll be there with you giving you the strength. Feel free to email me when it's go time and I'll get on my knees and help pray you through :)

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  4. My second born was born in 4 hours... and I thought that was a whirlwind! You are one tough cookie!

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  5. Beautiful birth story! I always wonder how some women can move around during labor because I feel like I can't move. I don't receive an epidural or anything, but for some reason during that time moving around feels completely out of the question. You're so blessed you got to go home so soon. My doctor always says I can go home after one night, but the pediatricians always want the baby to stay two nights!! For Peter, I kept crying because I did not want to stay another night away from my family, but I had to. I even made the nurses call the pediatrician again , but he still wouldn't let us. They say it has to do with group B strep.

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  6. Gorgeous photo of the scale. I'm sure you have that one blown up and framed!!

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  7. What a beautiful baby! And I love the one of his dad looking at him. Is it just me, or do they have the same nose? Difficult to tell in babies.

    Our quickest was 3.25 hours, and it was juuuuust a little too quick. The midwife didn't make it to the hospital, and a passing nurse-anesthetist delivered the baby. I think six hours is just about perfect for labor if one is going somewhere to have the baby born—time to assess that it's time to go, time to get the other kids where they need to be, time to get to the hospital/birthing center, time to get the birth attendant(s) there, time to be relaxed about things. Our last baby did it just right. :-)

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    1. I have a very hard time telling that kind of stuff on my own kids! I can always see family resemblances with other people, though!

      I like that time frame, too. The baby after Michael was about 5 hours and he was born at home. Time enough to get that it's happening, to get your things ready, to remember all your coping strategies... Thankfully, the last two were both about that length!

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  8. The car ride brings back memories of my our crazy car ride with the birth of our daughter (our fourth). I had already been in the hospital TWICE with her with "false labor" so I was refusing to leave the house unless I was ABSOLUTELY coming home with a baby! We had a 40 min. drive, I remember just telling my hubby to "drive faster" in between contractions as I'm crawling all around the back seat of our station wagon trying to get comfortable. I think we left a wee bit too late because I was hitting transition as we pulled up to the hospital. The checked me and told me I was at a 6 (NO WAY was I at a 6 in that kind of pain) but when the dr. came in a checked me 10 min. later I was past a 9. She was born about 40 min. after we arrived at the hospital. The fast labor left me a bit shell shocked, my hubby liked it but I much prefer the slower ones. It seems easier to stay on top of the contractions when I have a bit more time to build up to it.

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    1. Ah, that sounds so familiar! I always wonder what a cop would do if they pulled someone over in that situation! And after a few births I've been at, I've lost a lot of confidence in the reliability of most internal checks. SO subjective and I think sometimes they just make up a number to have an answer!!

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