Marcie Hunter: Happy Birthday Ethan!

I can't believe Ethan is 6! It's just crazy to me how fast kids grow up. Ethan was born on Valentine's Day. He loves that his birthday is on Valentine's Day. After having Audrey 4 weeks early, at 39 weeks pregnant with Ethan I was ready to have him. However, he was not quite ready to come. At my 39 week check up I was dialated to a 4 and was 60% effaced. The dr told me to come back either Thursday or Friday (after I was over 39 weeks) and he would break my water. TJ had school on Thursdays at the time so I picked Friday. I didn't think about it being Valentine's Day. I went into the hospital around 10Am and the dr broke my water sometime in the afternoon. After getting the epidural my blood pressure went down and my oxygen levels were low. It started to bother me that I couldn't feel anything or move around so I had them turn the epidural down. When I had him at around 6:30PM I could feel the pressure of him coming out. He cried so much. I got to hold him for a long time before they took him to check him out. I remember he wouldn't open his eyes. He was 8lbs 10oz and 21in long. He was so chubby. It was so different from Audrey's 6lbs 2oz. He slept all night in the nursery and was up bright and early. He was the first baby up at around 5AM. Having not had him all night I woke up and went down to the nursery. The nurse had just given him his bath and gave him to me.

Ethan has always been such a ham. He likes to make people happy and adores his big sister. When he was a baby he would always rub my arm. He's always been a mama's boy. Ethan has also always been an early riser. He still gets up bright and early. He's usually up at 6:30 before anyone else.