Yes, Orlando was born 5 years ago today! A little before 2 in the morning, if I remember right. After hours of induced labor that wasn't going anywhere, the doctor finally gave in to the inevitable and did a C-section. (Want to feel useless? Try standing in what was going to be the delivery room while they wheel your wife into the operating room to prep her for surgery.)
Here's what he looked like on that day.
He looks pissed, doesn't he? Well, he eventually cheered up!
So today he's officially a 5-year-old! Unfortunately, he's also a sick 5-year-old. Dawn took him to the doctor, but they say he's not contagious. Hopefully he'll feel better by Saturday, because that's when he's having a birthday party!
We let him open a couple of presents today: A castle from us, a horse and wagon from his Grandma Lois and Grandpa Noel. He also had a couple of sugar cookies as a "cake".
Saturday will be the big event -- 16 kids at a bowling alley! I'll definitely get pictures and video!
P.S. They did not start work on the septic system today. High winds meant that they didn't want to venture out on the highway with a bunch of construction equipment on a trailer. Hopefully they'll start tomorrow!
D'oh! What does Lando want for his belated birthday? Besides getting well and having a working septic tank?
Posted by: ross | 12/11/2009 at 08:55 AM
Dragons, knights, action figures, sports stuff, puzzles, cars, games with lots of pieces to get lost and/or stepped on, etc. Frankly, just about anything! But I guess what he's mainly into at the moment is little figures (e.g. Imaginext stuff).
Posted by: Wally Hartshorn | 12/12/2009 at 09:00 PM