Read my story . Share my story . change my story

***

Saturday, July 2, 2011

5. Going Nuts

Bringing Sean home was easy although I worried about his unhealed circumcision. When I found out at 7 months that I was having a boy, I stressed about whether or not to put him through it. I let his dad make the decision. After his birth, I didn't really have time to fixate on it. Before I knew it, Dr. Toler came in the next morning and said, "I circumcised your son today." I gasped and asked, "How did he do?" and he said, "Well, he wasn't happy about it!"

How did he do? What a no-brainer! I couldn't wait to see that he was okay. I kept thinking about how much I just don't understand it. It is just one of many things in this life.

When it came time to change his dressing at home, I panicked a little. I called the nurse and said in a flustered state, "It is attached to his nut sack." Nearby, my father whispered to my mother, "Did she just say, 'nut --- sack'?!" I don't think well under pressure, okay? My redneck side has a tendency to show itself.

You know you're a Redneck if you say, "nut sack" to describe a part of the male anatomy.

Sean was slightly jaundiced at birth. Aside from changing his circumcision dressing, I was advised to put in him a sunny window to reduce the bilirubin levels.


Where was Savannah? She was in her own little world.

4. Delayed

My second pregnancy was uneventful. Naturally, I was tired from chasing Savannah and carrying a baby bump but I knew it would end - however not as soon as I hoped. William Sean Owen was two weeks late! Dr. Toler agreed to induce me bright and early on April 12, 1995 at Springhill Memorial Hospital in Mobile. I was relieved. I had a fear of labor pain so he made sure to note in my chart that I was to get my epidural, "when she wants it!" I will always be indebted.

I was given Pitocin early that morning. The nurse broke my water midday. I began to advance along and ultimately deliver at 6:09 P.M. "Sean" was not happy! The first thing we noticed were his healthy lungs. The boy could wail!

Sean was circumcised, given his Hep B vaccine and released from the hospital within 24 hours of his delivery. Just when we were about to leave, the nurse came in and said, "He is bleeding a little because of his circumcision so we need to wait until it stops". I thought, "HE is bleeding? What about ME, People!?" I was prepared to take a backseat, but not as fast as a freight train busting through a keyhole.

He weighed 8 lbs. and 5 oz. - need I say more?