We packed in as many activities as possible right before Joseph was born, including "Wicked," Disneyland, and a Star Wars exhibit at the Science Center.
Yes, that is me with an extra 50 pounds and a chubby stormtrooper!
On Joseph's due date (of all days!) I woke up in the middle of the night with contractions and waited to see if they were real. After awhile I decided they were and told Warren to get ready. We were literally ready to walk out the door when something changed and I said, "call 9-1-1, we're not going anywhere any more." My mom rolled up her sleeves and with great enthusiasm started getting things ready with the words: "We're having a baby!"
Warren was on the phone with the dispatcher and told him the team was parked in front of the wrong house. Shortly after that one Firefighter from the Los Angeles Fire Department came sauntering up the stairs when he realized this was real and not some paranoid, over-dramatic West LA mom imagining things and then the whole team came running up the stairs leaving their firetruck and ambulance in front for all to wonder about. They walked over to me and right then and there helped welcome Joseph into the world. This had not been the plan and I was in total shock. But other than that it was a wonderful experience and really couldn't have been any better. From the time I woke up to the time I had Joseph was a total of 2 hours. This was our firefighter's second delivery ever. It is quite rare for them to deliver babies in their neck of the woods. You could see the relief on their faces after it was all over.
Hooray- We did it! We have a baby!
We still went to the hospital where Joseph was under observation and on antibiotics due to a high white blood cell count.
A few days after we got home we joined both sets of Grandparents at the Getty Villa in Malibu.
When Joseph was three months old we returned to the fire station to say thank you!
Delivery number 2!
Deep in conversation with Daddy at an early age
Good pals with Sister from the start
Always a happy, sweet boy.
Early excursions to Disneyland
A trip to Kirtland, Ohio
You bring us Joy
Kauai 2008
Surfin' safari
My little "helper"
Thanks for 2 wonderful years, Joseph. Here's to many, many more...
7 comments:
Very cool birth story. I love that you went back and thanked that firefighter. Joseph is so adorable... I love the chub. ;-)
Happy birthday to Joseph! What a memorable arrival. He really looked like himself right from the beginning. What a great guy:)
Happy Birthday, little man!
Holy crow, what a story!! It's like a movie!
That story will be one that will be passed on to future generations. What fun. I hope Joesph had a wonderful birthday! I can't believe that two years is already here. Time flies and our little ones keep getting bigger.
happy birthday! i love that story. you are such a trooper, dorothea! i miss you guys! hope all is well in homeowner land!
What a crazy story! It's amazing how quickly they grow up...
Incredible.
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