I just realized that Abram would be 10 months old today. It hurts to see the words on the page. Remembering the day of his birth brings up so many emotions. What a day that was! We had planned and anticipated that day so much. We spent all of last summer becoming proficient in the Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth. We attended our classes, practiced our relaxation and positioning techniques. We were prepared. After walking around 4 cm dilated for 3 weeks, I had to be induced the day after my due date. We did everything possible to prevent this, even taking Castor Oil. The castor oil got the contractions started but they weren't regular enough, so off to the hospital we went. After a very quick labor (I went from 4 to 10 cm in about one hour after she broke my water) and five hours of pushing, Abram still didn't want to come. We had to resign ourselves to a surgical birth, which was fairly devastating at the time. Looking back now, it seems so crazy to be so upset over it, but I was. I felt like I had failed at giving Abram a natural birth. Josh was so supportive and reassuring. He never doubted for a second that we were doing everything right. So at 7:17 pm on September 24th 2007, Abram Dean Jones made his appearance and changed us completely for the first time, but not the last.
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