I don't know why I'm having such a hard time believing this! I mean, he's really going to be TWO! I think I'm in a little bit of denial. I only just bought his presents today. :( Now, granted, it's been a busy last two weeks, but seriously...I'm a bad mommy. :)
This time two years ago, I was supposed to be leaving work...my last day of work in fact. But instead, I was stuck in the office cleaning up someone else's mistake and didn't get off until 5 pm. Two years ago I spent 2 hours at the airport waiting for my dad's flight. And then found out that Chris wouldn't be arriving until 3 am because of bad weather in Dallas...my parents ended up picking him up.
Two years ago tomorrow, I arrived at the hospital at 7 am...went to the wrong floor (LOL), and got checked in. Had a wonderful epidural (that actually took on the first time!) and headed off to surgery. I remember talking to the doctor through the whole procedure, chatting about how cautery on me smelled the same as cautery on a dog (what was I thinking?) and being incredibly nauseous from anesthesia.
And then my little man was born! They let me say hi to him, and then whisked him off to the NICU. I don't even think they told me anything was wrong until I got back to my room.
I think the worst part of that day was not really understanding what was wrong with him and not being able to see him. The nurses wouldn't let me go see him until I could sit up without vomiting...yeah, anesthesia does wonky things to me. I didn't get to see him until 10 pm that night when my mom and I just put our foot down and told the nurse that I hadn't just vomited when she helped me up and into the wheelchair...by that time, I was already halfway down the hallway too!
Oh, little man. How much you worried your mommy and daddy during the first few days. It's hard to believe you were so small....and now so big and strong. Can we just start working on the talking now? :)
