Happy Birthday Nicole

Happy Birthday, Nicole. I'm sorry we're not going to learn all about your first appearance. I know I would have enjoyed it.

Happy, Happy, Nicole.

What? No story at all? That's okay. I kind of remember one - you had an induced labor so that Nicole could be a week early, keeping the birth weight down, and therefore not have to be taken by c-section. I didn't like the sections at all for my two, but from what I gather, none of them are a picnic.

Happy birthday, Nicole. May it be a wonderful year for you and may you have many more.

Janine, I can't believe you remember the circumstances of Nicole's birth!! You're right I was induced so that I didn't have another 10 lb baby and a C-section. Nicole came 11:41am May 1st 1991 weighing 8lbs 12 1/2 ounces and 21 1/2 inches long. We didn't know if it was a boy or girl so it was exciting to finally meet our new daughter. It was weird to drop Ashley off at day care as if it were a normal day, head off to the hospital and later that afternoon, Dan picked Ashley up from daycare and then brought her to the hospital to meet her new baby sister. I would agree that no birth is a picnic, "v-back" is far easier for recovery than a c-section. I remember sending Dan off fishing for the opening weekend two weeks later. I'd have never done that with a c-section. What a fun 15 years (mostly) it has been. Carol

Happy Birthday, Nicole! Getting a driver's permit is so much fun! Kids here can't get one without taking driver's ed. first.

Nicole did finish the classroom portion a few weeks ago so she's good to go.