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Subject: I don't know about the weather, but

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KatherineJ

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Date Posted: 14:11:57 11/15/02 Fri
In reply to: Lynn7 's message, "When I was born" on 18:46:40 11/14/02 Thu

I do have unusual circumstances surrounding my birth.

My parents lived maybe 30 miles away from my grandparents (her parents), but for whatever reason they would drive to my grandparent's house in Quincy every weekend. My mother actually went into labor in Quincy early Sunday morning (5/20/73). She tried to keep quiet about it until my father had no choice but to drive her to the hospital in Quincy for the delivery. (He had a cousin who was a doctor 40 minutes away in Rushville -- I think it was part family pride and part him wanting to save a buck or two.)

But he found out just in time for him, and loaded her up with my grandma into the back of her 68(?) LeMans. Grandma has always said she was sure Mom was going to give birth in the back seat! They made it in time, though, and I was born in Rushville with my father's cousin at the delivery.

I was a bit over 7 pounds, my mom was in labor maybe 5 hours, and she was pissed off that the only thing to watch on TV at the hospital were the Watergate proceedings!

Coincidentally, my ex was born in the same hospital 10 months before.

Monica

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Lynn7
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Date Posted: 18:03:07 11/16/02 Sat

I tried posting to this but it didn't work. I'll try again.

So, do you think your dad's cousin never charged for the delivery? I don't think I could have a family member that closely involved with my most intimate parts..LOL It would be strange passing the mashed potatoes on holiday occasions after such an intimate ordeal. Hope helped deliver Connor but I was so drugged out that I could have cared less what she saw at that point. She helped shower me at the hospital too..LOL

Coincidence that your ex was born at the same exact hospital?

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Hope
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Date Posted: 17:53:01 11/18/02 Mon

Just kidding... lookin' atcha birthin' yer baby didn't do much to my eyes. Well, they did open REALLY wide when I mistakenly thought his wee pee pee was the umbilical cord! Here I was thinkin' what a lucky woman he would have as a wife... LOL

Sure I got to see more than I should have but who am I to argue with a Doctor eh? BTW... next time... shave that leg eh? I got freeking road rash! ;-)

That was a night I'll not soon forget. Although I could easily skip the puking up of the jello part. (I'm a sympathetic puker... *sigh*)

H