Friday, November 14, 2008

Best Christmas EVER!

I woke up at 5:20am on Christmas morning in 2006, incredibly pregnant and ready to get some rest that did not involve heartburn meds and ice to keep my feet from swelling to the size of my thighs.

Then it happened… luckily I was in the bathroom when the first wave of water broke.

I yelled…. It was time, and since this was baby #5, I had NO time and I knew this.

A quick word to my older children and I flew out of the house, hospital bound.

Two hours later it was all said and done. Little Jacqueline Isolde (Issa) was born!

7:20am on Christmas morning I had my greatest gift I could have ever asked for… a beautiful dark haired Italian girl.

She will be two years old this holiday, and a Christmas present I will never forget.

Thank you to The Present Professor for the opportunity to win a Zune 80GB Digital Media Player

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13 comments:

  1. Charlotte11/14/08, 3:39 PM

    Amazing story!! I love her name!!

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  2. Anonymous11/15/08, 12:25 PM

    that does sound like the best present ever!!!!!!
    Have a great weekend, I gave you a shout out on our blog!
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  3. Debbie11/15/08, 5:22 PM

    What a great story. And weren't you lucky to have such a short labor.
    Thanks for visiting my blog. I love your header and blog.

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  4. Decor To Adore11/15/08, 6:59 PM

    Oh, did they wrap her up in a Christmas stocking?
    Her name is lovely.

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  5. Dee11/15/08, 8:30 PM

    AWWW! What a great story!!! And TWO hours...WOW!!!!!!

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  6. Nicole Feliciano11/16/08, 8:49 AM

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  7. hippos toes11/16/08, 3:54 PM

    That truly is the best Christmas ever!!

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  8. danette11/16/08, 4:22 PM

    Wow, what an amazing story and beautiful Christmas memory!

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  9. Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting11/16/08, 10:03 PM

    yay for almost christmas babies! :)

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  10. Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting11/16/08, 10:05 PM

    Wait. ON christmas morning? How did I misread? LOL I swore she was after when we spoke about it. I'm a dingbat! lol

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  11. Over Coffee - the green edition11/17/08, 1:11 PM

    Hi Crunchy Green Mom. Nice to meet you. I have seen your site on blog rolls but this is the first time that I have stopped by for a visit. I will definitely be back.
    In case you are wondering who I am, I am the one who posted the Green Toy giveaway on BD. Thanks for entering and sorry that you did not win.
    I really enjoyed learning all the things that people are doing to go green! I was happily surprised by how many people are using reusable bags! My current green challenge to myself to is decrease the number of disposable napkins we use. With 2 kids in the house it is kind of hard to do.
    I wanted to let my fellow greenies know that I am doing an
    Act2-GreenSmart shoulder bag giveaway on my blog if you’re interested in entering.
    P.S. My water broke in the bathroom too…talk about convenient. ;-)
    -Lena
    Contributing writer for Healthy Bliss channel at BlissfullyDomestic.com
    Over Coffee – the green edition

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  12. Anonymous11/17/08, 5:53 PM

    That is so awesome. I just posted today about the baby I was hoping to, but didn't, have on Christmas. He held out until the 30th.

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  13. Anonymous11/17/08, 8:07 PM

    Wow! I'm pregnant with our third... and your "no time" is freaking me out!

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