[Note: Chris is giving away a copy of Argent Dreaming!]
Birthday
August 9th 1996 my youngest grandson, Geek-Boy was born. Not in the hospital, but in his parent’s bedroom in our home. Eldest grandson, Nerd-Boy, then two and a half, was playing in his own room. I was doing the washing up in the kitchen, with the baby monitor on so I could keep track of NB.
The last update the midwife had given me on DinL’s progress was a few minutes previously, to the effect that it’ll be hours yet and DinL was going to have a bath to help relax her and ease her back. It was her second baby, and her labour with NB had been long and difficult. Even so, she had insisted on a home birth.
Suddenly, there was a flurry of activity from upstairs. Then over the monitor I heard an infant crying, and NB suddenly announced very loudly, “That’s my baby…” I dropped everything and ran upstairs, to find a completely dazed DinL sitting on the bed with my son, a furious Geek-Boy in her arms. She’d been on her way to the door for that bath when the contraction hit. Supported by the nurse, she clung to the doorframe as the second followed on immediately, and the midwife hurled herself across the room to catch GB as he was born. It was literally that fast.
As a family, we’ve had our dark times as well as the bright. We’ve had problems and overcome them by pulling together as a team. There are still the odd subject matters on which we do not see eye to eye, and occasionally harsh words are spoken. But the bottom line is summed up by two words; Family and Team. It works for us.
Sounds like a book I need to read.
Sounds intriguing. I will be looking for this one.
Wao on your birthday memory and the book sounds great.
Sounds like Geek-Boy hit the ground running! Does he have that kind of personality? Hot cop,murder and visions? Looks like a good read.
What a birthday story for GB to be able to pass on or for mom and dad to embarrass him with!
Wow I wish my sons birth was like that! Lol. Mine didn’t want to come out!
Your book sounds good.
Nice blurb. 🙂 On my list now.
Thanks Chris.
Wow! Talk about a memorable birth! Your book sounds really intriguing. I’m going to put on my list. Although winning it would be awesome too!
Wow, that was fast. Your book sounds interesting.
What an interesting story your family has to share.
Good catch, huh? Happy Thanksgiving!
Geek-boy and I share a birthday so it’s a good day for birthdays.
oooh! what a surprise he was 🙂 he’s probably a real cutie
Thanks for sharing:) What a great story:)
thanks for sharing. glad they came through ok
A bit scary to hear about but at the same time it sounds like an awesome story to tell the kids or wifey one day. Thanks for sharing it.
sounds like an in interesting story – going on the list 🙂
wow what a lovely suprise
thank you for sharing with us . I bet that was a surprise. 🙂
Thanks for sharing. The book sound great. Can’t wait to read it.