My mother planned her pregnancy. She told me on several occasions that she only wanted one child...a little girl named Shay. And at the age of 30 she decided to stop taking birth control pills, have that one, and go back on the pill :o). Man I feel lucky! I am literally lucky to be alive. My mother only wanted one child and my father did not want any...ever. I was able to make that small window of opportunity to be the only child to Connie and Lee. Yes, that is right... neither one of my parents have any other children but me. Wow what are the odds? I am not sure how my mom convinced my dad to give her one child but I am sure glad he agreed.
Remember that my mother was very petite so I can not imagine her carrying a 7 pound baby. But I saw the pictures and she was very very round. My mother once told me the story about when I was born...
She had a cecerian/C-Section after being in labor a long period of time. I was very bright (light skinned) when I was born, my father was very bright, and my mother was a dark hershey chocolate brown. In 1975 babies were taken to a germ-free nursery after birth, especially after a c-section. So when a bright baby was brought to a dark mother the nurses assumed that there had been a possible mistake. They did not want to give me to her and she demanded that they give her her baby! I loved this story!
