Seamus' birth story

I wrote my birth story down for Seamus to read when he got older. It's written to him so keep that in mind!

On Tuesday June 23rd 20009 you were born. This is the story of how it all went down.

I had had a doctors appointment the day before and Dr. Golden told me to go into the hospital if I didn’t feel you move at least two hours after I ate anything. Well, I ate breakfast and nothing. So, I called your dad and we went to labor and delivery at TMC. The nurse in triage was very nice and even came to visit you after you were born. They monitored me there for a little over an hour and said that I was having contractions but that the were pretty far apart and not very strong, they also did and ultrasound to make sure that there was still enough amniotic fluid surrounding you (there was). So, we left. Your dad and I got lunch and went home. After I ate my contractions got more intense and frequent so I told your dad that he might have to leave work again. Dad left and almost immediately my contractions became painful and very close together. While watching Rush Hour 2 I timed them for the duration of the movie using the time elapsed on the DVD player as my guide. They were 4 – 7 minuets apart for over an hour and that’s when I called Dr. Golden's office. One of the assistants told me to go ahead and go to the hospital. So, I called your dad again, and we went back. We got the same nurse from earlier which was nice. Your dad made phone calls to tell everyone that we were at the hospital and that you were on the way. Your Grammy Glor and Uncle Donny were the first to get to the hospital, and then Aunt Heather followed by Grammy Hosack and Auntie CC and finally Aunty Granny Lynn.

I was moved into a delivery room once Dr. Golden had had a chance to examine me and approve my admission. My nurse for the delivery was named Katie and she was very honest about what was going to happen and how things would progress. They gave me a shot of before they gave me the epidural so I felt pretty good for a while! Once I got the epidural it was only an hour or so before I started pushing. While we waited everyone talked and laughed. Your Grammy Glor and Grammy Hosack talked about quilting and Uncle Donny talked to Auntie Granny Lynn about how excited he was to be an uncle.

They broke my water manually and found meuconium in the fluid. I was told that NICU would be in the room when I delivered and that I would have to stop pushing once your head was out so that they could clean out your airways before you took your first breath to lower the risk of aspiration.

Around 10:30pm I was told it was time to start pushing. It was hard to know where I was pushing and if I was pushing hard enough at first because of the epidural but after a few rounds I got the hang of it and after an hour you were here!

My lil mokey in a giraffe suit!

So we got Seamus' halloween costume the other day and I couldn't resist putting him in it! He's so cute!

This is his valiant effort to sit up... We're not quite there

Well there he is in all his glory! My monkey in a giraffe suit!

Our Story

So, I thought I'd tell the story of how John and I met - in detail. It was 2006; I had lost my job and crashed my car because of some very poor decisions. I was partying 7 nights a week; one bar I was a regular at was The Depot. The Depot has Karaoke three nights a week, that's how I met Sheila. We became fast friends and spent a lot of time partying. At the time I was living with Heather but her lease was up and I was jobless. My friend Travis offered to move me to the Spokane, WA to help me get a fresh start. The big day came and Travie never showed. Long story short Travie had a breakdown, flipped out and drove to Phx instead of getting me.

So, there I was it was September 2006 and I was jobless. car less and homeless. Sheila offered her home to me and I accepted. John was her roommate. I moved in, it was a full house. There was Sheila and her husband James and their 3 kids, Kalysta, Garrett and James, and then John and I. Naturally John and I bonded over the madness of the household. John was in a relationship, a looooong term relationship. They broke up and John and I began to date. It was strange dating your roommate but I liked I felt safe.

John propsed to me in December of that year, I know that was FAST! but when you know! I of course said yes to my yellow twisty tie engagment ring and that was that. I still carry that yellow twisty tie with me where ever I go, it itches so I don't wear it but it's in my purse at all times.

The living arrangements began to suck - The P's relationship was going downhill fast and She turned out to be the opposite of what she was in the beginning. John and I moved out into an apartment of our own and began to live our lives stress free. We lived in Retro City for six months when my Mom moved to Texas. Not wanting to be so far away from my mommy I decided that I wanted to move there too. John supported me, he left first to find a job and get some money saved up and I stayed behind to finish up our lease.

We were apart 5 months but it felt like a year. We would talk and text and email everyday but that first night I cried my eyes out and told my sister that I had changed my mind and I wanted him to come home. I was so lonely. As time passed it got easier to sleep but that was about it. I through myself into work and did everything I could to stay busy at home.

When April finally rolled around and it was time to go I was ready. The apartment was packed a week in advance. I actually had to go out and buy plastic silver wear because I forgot to leave a fork, knife and spoon out! I left for Texas on the 19th and drove 18 hours nonstop until I got there. We lived in Texas for four months but decided to move back here because I couldn't find work out there.

We moved back to Tucson in late August 2008 and learned that I was pregnant in October. My pregnancy is a whole nother story. John and I had our son in June and here we are! That brings everything up to date!

SO HERE'S THE DISH!

I've decided to start blogging, I don't really know why but I have. I barley update my facebook status but I think that this will be nice way for my family to stay up to date on the day-to-day happenings of my life.

Here are a few quick facts to get you all up to date, the specifics will follow later. I am Cameo a 25 new mommy and almost wife to John the love of my life. We have a son Seamus Mark who was born on June 23rd 2009. Right now I'm a stay at home mom and John is the manager of check cashing/ pay-day loan store here in Tucson. Seamus is 3months old so all he does is act adorable.

I was born and raised here in Tucson, graduated from CDO high school on OroValley and found my passion in behavioral health. John was born on Northern California and lived in Buffalo,NY before his family moved to Tucson when he was 13. He graduated from Saguaro High school and took some classes at Pima Community College before joining the marines. He served for a short amount of time before breaking BOTH of his feet due to clumsiness and being D/C'd for a much needed surgery. After that he found his passion to one day one his own business. Since then all the steps we've taken are to prepare ourselves for small business ownership.

We met in 2006 through a friend(John's roommate) and there was an instant connection. I later moved in with them after a botched attempt to move to Washington. The romance started from there. So that makes three years we've been together! It hasn't always been easy for us but I can't imagine another person I'd be willing to be dirt poor with.

So that's the fam. Now here's some super cute pics of Seamus!