Today is Poodledoc, Jr's 13th birthday! He arrived a month early, via a planned C-section. The first view of him was a little leg being pulled out of his mother's incision by the surgeon at about 9:15 AM. Quckly, the nurses cleaned him up, wrapped him snug as a bug and I got to hold him for the first time and show him to his mom, who was still awake, althought the rest of her body was "asleep". His mom lost a lot of blood which was scary. I was ushered from the recovery room by one of the nurse-midwives to a room, where I called all sorts of people to give them the good news. I couldn't stop holding him until finally the nurses came to take him for some "food". His mom had a tough time due to the blood loss from her placenta previa (that's where the placenta implants over the cervix, "blocking the exit",hebce the C-section. So getting him out was perilous. Luckily, she survived, although it was a close thing. Later, I took Tristan over intensive care to nurse for the first time.
I wondered what he'd be like. Now, he's a lot bigger, can beat me in arm wrestling (well, almost), loves to read, play with dogs, draw and paint, play Dungeons and Dragons, camp and does a lot of laughing. So today we'll celebrate. But I try to remember that every day with him is a celebration. Even the tough days. I love you, Tristan!
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Wish him a happy birthday for me! What did you get him? All-you-can-eat chili dogs?
Well, we are taking him to Chili's tonight, his favorite place. Don't know if they have chili dogs. I'll ask. I am taking him and two other boys to a gaming palace to play electronic games until their brains turn to mush. Am I a great dad, or what? I agreed to do this because why?
Don't forget to bring ear plugs and sunglasses. You'll be glad you did.
I'm thinking soundproof room? But I do have ear plugs. I don't believe in sunglasses, however.
So THAT's what PD, Jr. looks like. I'd been wondering ...
He can't beat ME at arm wrestling. I KNOW.
But seriously, folks, this is one smart 13 year old. He likes Terry Pratchett BETTER than J.K.Rowlings.
Yes, he's become a Terry Pratchett evangelist, turning his friends on to Sam Vimes and everyone else in those books. But at least he's not "tagging" or smoking cigarettes.
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