When Kayden Was Born

Did I ever tell you about the time Kayden was born? It's a totally typical story, nothing went wrong, everything was great. Here he is - a newborn, only hours old.


While I was pregnant, I worked the night shift at a call center. The same call center where Eric and I met. I took calls while Eric was a manager and so I'd be talking a lot. All night I'd talk and I'd often wonder if the baby could hear me. I read he could and would soon recognize my voice.

We checked into the hospital at 3:30 pm and I had painful contractions all night. I walked the halls of the maternity ward because the nurse said that would help, while Eric slept comfortably in the fold out arm chair. At 5:30 am I recieved pain medication and then at 3:30 pm on June 16th, Kayden was born. I'd never seen a cuter newborn - usually they look all alien and squishy but Kayden looked like a little angel right away.

He started crying - loud. Crazy loud. The people two floors above us could tell that he was not happy. After they got him ready, they put him in my arms, screaming. And I said "hi baby." And just like that, he stopped crying and looked at me. He totally DID know my voice. It. Was. Awesome. All the nurses and the doctor even commented, "awww, look, He knows her."

Then Eric added, "Hi KAYDEN." and I was all, "um... is that his name??"


So here he is, yesterday, June 16th, the day he was born, three years later.

I have a three year old.