birth of tay V

From Mom

August 7, 1982

3pm-6pm

the next three hours became increasingly more energetic.

breathing soft

hee hee blow blow's

became

hee hee blooowww,

hee hee hee blow,

blow, blow, blow,

hee hee hee blow.

while i never screamed

or raised my voice

i did moan a good deal.

sister cindy prodded

and poked

and at five ish

she determined

based on observation

when the baby's head pushed close enough

for viewing by the naked eye,

that

"the baby has girl hair."

yes your head was peeking out

and then pulling back,

peeking out

and

pulling back,

just the tip top of your

headdy

head

head.

nurses, cindy and dad were holding my legs

up so i could properly push.

i was tired and weak.

they hung in there and pushed with me

for what seemed like days.

more breathing,

moaning,

begging for some pain medication.

NO NO NO.

not for sandy.