It is 2:15 and I am up. 7 years ago tonight I was up at this time too. That night it was David's fault-he just couldn't be still, tonight it is post-nasal drip.
I can't believe 7 years have past. I know people always say that, that they can't believe so many years have past, but I really mean it. I remember 7 years ago so clearly.
Daddy was visiting and kept Samuel while I went to the doctor for an amino to see if the
babies lungs were developed enough for me to deliver on that Friday ( it would be 4
weeks early. When the doctor looked he saw that in all of David's movements the night before he had turned upside
down(which was not right side up!) and said that I needed to deliver that day or the next.
Stephen was at school in Memphis and had actually driven his carpool that day. I called him
on his cell phone from a pay phone at the doctors office to tell him that I was headed to the
hospital. He didn't answer, so I headed for the door to leave. As soon as I got to the door, the
pay phone rang. Can you believe it? I did not move fast in those days, but I got there as fast
as I could and told him to stay at school(he got out at 2, and would be home by 4). He of
course did nothing of the sort, and got his friends out of their classes and headed home.
I, being a good patient, headed to Burger King to tell Daddy that he couldn't go home to his
house, but instead had to take Samuel back to my house because I had to head to the
hospital,and to get me a whopper with fries and a coke. A girl must keep up her strength!
I also had to stop by the mall and get some socks. I hate feet, especially in hospitals, even
my own. So I parked at the shoe entrance of Dillards, thinking it logical that the socks would
be there, but they aren't. Socks are in the lingerie dept which is on the exact other corner of
the store. I waddled over there, in labor, contractions 8 minutes a part, and at 3. I finally
get to the check out with my gold-toe socks(which felt suffocating on my swollen feet), and
the lady asks me when I'm due, I told her in no uncertain terms that today was the day, if
not that very minute! She hurried my purchase right away!
I finally make to the hospital. It should have been a 5-10 minute trip from the dr office,
being that it is right across the street, but it took me over an hour. When I step off the
elevator, I hear"Is there a Julie Beavers here?" I waddled over and said "I'm Julie". It
was Stephen checking up on me. Without a cell phone, he didn't know where I was-oh
the good ole days.
Long story short, I had my baby boys at 6:05 and 6:08. 2 healthy dark headed crying bundles of joy. God had blessed our family with babies that were 4 weeks early and healthy. I didn't know if the amount of love I felt could be contained. Stephen and I were so excited, relieved, grateful, and scared to death!
Stephen's parents made it in time to hear them cry for the first time. Daddy came up, and our
preacher buddy Tom and his wife Robbie came. Oh yeah, I can't forget Kim and Jeffery too. What good friends. All of our other friends were at a baby shower for a girl at church who was due about the same time I was, except she waited for her due date!! The next day Mother and Abby came, I've never been so glad to see my family. We were complete (or so we thought!).
This is a wonderful day to celebrate God's beautiful gifts to us. As we celebrate David and Daniel's birthday today we won't forget to thank God for them. They are His precious gifts to us.
Julie
I can't believe 7 years have past. I know people always say that, that they can't believe so many years have past, but I really mean it. I remember 7 years ago so clearly.
Daddy was visiting and kept Samuel while I went to the doctor for an amino to see if the
babies lungs were developed enough for me to deliver on that Friday ( it would be 4
weeks early. When the doctor looked he saw that in all of David's movements the night before he had turned upside
down(which was not right side up!) and said that I needed to deliver that day or the next.
Stephen was at school in Memphis and had actually driven his carpool that day. I called him
on his cell phone from a pay phone at the doctors office to tell him that I was headed to the
hospital. He didn't answer, so I headed for the door to leave. As soon as I got to the door, the
pay phone rang. Can you believe it? I did not move fast in those days, but I got there as fast
as I could and told him to stay at school(he got out at 2, and would be home by 4). He of
course did nothing of the sort, and got his friends out of their classes and headed home.
I, being a good patient, headed to Burger King to tell Daddy that he couldn't go home to his
house, but instead had to take Samuel back to my house because I had to head to the
hospital,and to get me a whopper with fries and a coke. A girl must keep up her strength!
I also had to stop by the mall and get some socks. I hate feet, especially in hospitals, even
my own. So I parked at the shoe entrance of Dillards, thinking it logical that the socks would
be there, but they aren't. Socks are in the lingerie dept which is on the exact other corner of
the store. I waddled over there, in labor, contractions 8 minutes a part, and at 3. I finally
get to the check out with my gold-toe socks(which felt suffocating on my swollen feet), and
the lady asks me when I'm due, I told her in no uncertain terms that today was the day, if
not that very minute! She hurried my purchase right away!
I finally make to the hospital. It should have been a 5-10 minute trip from the dr office,
being that it is right across the street, but it took me over an hour. When I step off the
elevator, I hear"Is there a Julie Beavers here?" I waddled over and said "I'm Julie". It
was Stephen checking up on me. Without a cell phone, he didn't know where I was-oh
the good ole days.
Long story short, I had my baby boys at 6:05 and 6:08. 2 healthy dark headed crying bundles of joy. God had blessed our family with babies that were 4 weeks early and healthy. I didn't know if the amount of love I felt could be contained. Stephen and I were so excited, relieved, grateful, and scared to death!
Stephen's parents made it in time to hear them cry for the first time. Daddy came up, and our
preacher buddy Tom and his wife Robbie came. Oh yeah, I can't forget Kim and Jeffery too. What good friends. All of our other friends were at a baby shower for a girl at church who was due about the same time I was, except she waited for her due date!! The next day Mother and Abby came, I've never been so glad to see my family. We were complete (or so we thought!).
This is a wonderful day to celebrate God's beautiful gifts to us. As we celebrate David and Daniel's birthday today we won't forget to thank God for them. They are His precious gifts to us.
Julie
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