Monday, June 12, 2006
Meet Vincent - May 16,2006
Well, inspired by the blog of young Luke Svoboda, we've decided to figure out how this so-called "internet" works and start a "blog" of our own. Check back here from time to time if you want to see all the fun and hijinks that our little guy is up to. But for those of you who have just tuned in, here's what's happened so far....
Happy Birthday
So Jen was supposed to have labor induced on May 17th. Vince had the wrong date on his Outlook. So around 4pm on Tuesday the 16th, the water broke, I rushed home from work, and we were off to the hospital. I couldn't help but think that I had seen this on an episode of Saved by the Bell. We even got stuck at a railrod crossing, with what may have been the SLOWEST TRAIN EVER. Seriously, this happened.
Oh by the way, labor pains started almost immediately, and they came fast and furious. None of this 5 minutes apart bull crap. They were almost on top of each other. For the ladies reading this, I don't want to downplay the pain and stress involved during labor. This hurts. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are lying. Jen didn't actually say this to me, but I could see it in her eyes as our anesthesiologist was telling us that he would have to stick her in the back again;
you did this to me!!!
YOU DID THIS TO ME!!!
YOU DID THIS TO ME!!!!!
This is what Jennifer looked like trying not to strangle me
6 hrs, two epidurals (one failed, one successful, both painful), and many many breathing excercises later, Vincent Evan Jumalon was born. For those of you who have never seen a baby jump out of a woman before, I highly recommend it. You know in your head what's about to happen, but you don't actually realize how strange it is to see a baby pushing his way out of your wife. One minute you see the top of someone's head, the next a human slips out, and then after that all this other icky stuff falls out. (and then if you're Tom Cruise, you have a light snack).
Awesome, miraculous, breathtaking, joyful. All those cliche words that people use to describe a birth. They were right. Its all of those things. Although I would also add; painful, spiritual, and Hook 'Em.
This is what Vince looked like 23 seconds after he forced his way out of Jennifer. We were surprised at how non-wrinkly he was.
Well, inspired by the blog of young Luke Svoboda, we've decided to figure out how this so-called "internet" works and start a "blog" of our own. Check back here from time to time if you want to see all the fun and hijinks that our little guy is up to. But for those of you who have just tuned in, here's what's happened so far....
Happy Birthday
So Jen was supposed to have labor induced on May 17th. Vince had the wrong date on his Outlook. So around 4pm on Tuesday the 16th, the water broke, I rushed home from work, and we were off to the hospital. I couldn't help but think that I had seen this on an episode of Saved by the Bell. We even got stuck at a railrod crossing, with what may have been the SLOWEST TRAIN EVER. Seriously, this happened.
Oh by the way, labor pains started almost immediately, and they came fast and furious. None of this 5 minutes apart bull crap. They were almost on top of each other. For the ladies reading this, I don't want to downplay the pain and stress involved during labor. This hurts. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are lying. Jen didn't actually say this to me, but I could see it in her eyes as our anesthesiologist was telling us that he would have to stick her in the back again;
you did this to me!!!
YOU DID THIS TO ME!!!
YOU DID THIS TO ME!!!!!
This is what Jennifer looked like trying not to strangle me
6 hrs, two epidurals (one failed, one successful, both painful), and many many breathing excercises later, Vincent Evan Jumalon was born. For those of you who have never seen a baby jump out of a woman before, I highly recommend it. You know in your head what's about to happen, but you don't actually realize how strange it is to see a baby pushing his way out of your wife. One minute you see the top of someone's head, the next a human slips out, and then after that all this other icky stuff falls out. (and then if you're Tom Cruise, you have a light snack).
Awesome, miraculous, breathtaking, joyful. All those cliche words that people use to describe a birth. They were right. Its all of those things. Although I would also add; painful, spiritual, and Hook 'Em.
This is what Vince looked like 23 seconds after he forced his way out of Jennifer. We were surprised at how non-wrinkly he was.
Later
# posted by Vince @ 9:52 PM 
