The Hodgins Family: Happy Birthday Kaleb

Happy birthday to my baby boy, who isn't even close to being a baby anymore. What a big boy he has become. Can you believe that this time next year we will be doing kindergarten roundup? Wow!

A trip down memory lane. Kaleb was born at 7:17pm on April 26, 2004. It was a Monday and my first official day of maternity leave. Since there were only 6 weeks left of school I decided to take off beginning that day so that I could get things done around the house before Kaleb arrived. He had other plans. My water broke around noon in the middle of folding towels. For about an hour I walked around the house not knowing what to do. Once those contractions kicked in Jason and I knew it was time to go to the hospital. When we arrived I was 4cm. Being my first child we were expecting a long evening ahead of us. 5 hours after we arrived to the hospital it was time to push. 1 hour later Kaleb arrived. All 8lb 6oz and 22 inches of him. Man was he a gorgeous little gerber baby!

We had some scary moments right after birth. We knew when we arrived to the hospital that there was meconium in the amniotic fluid. Unfortunately Kaleb aspirated a little of it as he was born. His breathing was a little labored and his nostrils flared. They decided to take him to the special care nursery right after the delivery and it broke my heart. I wasn't allowed to see him until after my iv bag had emptied. With the help of a nurse and Jason we got that iv to go in a little faster than normal! As soon as I had full feeling back and was unhooked I walked myself down to that nursery to hold my baby. The nurses couldn't believe I had walked there, but nothing was going to stop me.

Luckily Kaleb did great through the night and no other special care was needed. We took him home on Wednesday. Kaleb was such a good baby. He has been growing like a weed since we brought him home. Today Kaleb turned 4, and it blows me away that he was born that long ago. It doesn't seem possible. Kaleb had a great birthday party at a park by the beach. The theme was pirates and I think the highlight of the party was the pinata! Thank you to everyone who attended and made his birthday extra special!

Here are a few pictures of my favorite boy!

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