So after I graduated in June 03, I moved to St Paul Minnesota, with my older brother and sister in law. I was pregnant, I tried to hide it, because I was 19, and when someone said something about what they thought I tended to do that. I wanted to make my own choice. Finally in mid January 04, I came clean with my brother. I hadnt had a doctors appointment before then, and was very very close to a due date. I think I went to 4 appointments, before I went into labor.
The day I went into labor was interesting, it was the 2nd of Feb 2004, and over the weekend it had been snowing so the snow was super deep. My brother and sister in law were at work, and I hadnt been feeling right all day. I ate I hung out, and cuddled with their dog Carmel (who has since passed at age 17). When my sister in law got home from work I told her I think Im in labor, and we packed the car up and headed out. But it was rush hour and we got stuck at the end of the alley.
It took us 45 mins to get to the hospital which was typically 15 mins away. Once we got there, we went from floor to floor because no one knew where we should go. At this point I had concluded that I couldnt care for this baby, and was going to give it up for adoption, I had a family lined up in Pennsylvania. Although they didnt know yet. Once we got a room, I was hooked up to IVs because I was dehydrated and everything. The next day I gave a rough birth to a 7lb 8oz baby boy. Healthy and happy, I gave him to a great family in Pennsylvania, I havent physically seen him since, but the family sends me pictures all the time.
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