Valentine’s Day, 2004

I was well into a 36 hour labor (actual labor time was 35 hours and 55 minutes–my OCD ensures that this is an accurate time. :))

I had my first contraction at 7:00pm on the dot on Friday, February 13th while watching Omarosa on a taped The Apprentice. I knew that I would have a Valentine Baby, but so wanted him to have his very own special day.

Since it was my 2nd baby, they said I would only go for about 8 hours, max (Ha. Ha. Ha). I was up all night on the 13th, all day on the 14th, and finally Jared came out at 6:55am on the 15th.

I was just thinking that if I was using my former OB for my surgery tomorrow, I would be with the same people and in the same hospital I was in with Jared 4 years ago tomorrow.

And we didn’t do anything really that V-day as that was also my first non-medicated birth, so I was at home, sitting on a labor ball and walking around my neighborhood with my good friend Doula Kay, trying to keep the labor progressing. Well, I guess preparing to birth a baby is sorta romantic. 🙂

It’s hard to believe my one and only little prince will officially be 4 tomorrow.

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Sara Elizabeth Dunn

Sara Elizabeth is a Christian homeschooling mom to 7, a birth and postpartum doula, and a special needs advocate. Having both typically-developing and special needs children, ranging from preschool through adult, she not only understands the unique challenges of teaching several children with different learning styles and abilities, she has experience balancing therapy schedules with family life. Her passions include sharing home remedies, homeschooling tips, encouraging mothers and most importantly, making it all less intimidating.

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