My Mom’s View of my Birthday

“Ok, Mrs. Griffard, you’re going to have this baby soon,” said the nurse as she moved around the bed and pushed back the sheets.

“This really hurts!” Mom said.  “When is the doctor going to put me out?”

“Oh no, we don’t do that anymore.”

“What do you mean?  I was put out for my other four!”

“No, you’ll have to help push this baby out.”

“You gotta be kidding.  Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! This hurts! Ow, ow, ow!  I feel like I’m going to be split apart!  This is painful!”

And that’s how I came into the world 44 years ago.

Comments

16 responses to “My Mom’s View of my Birthday”

  1. Mom on the Go Avatar

    Happy birthday! How nice of you to share your own birth story.

  2. Jeanie Avatar
    Jeanie

    Happy Birthday, dear sister…

    I’d like to remind you that I remember going to church and praying for “a baby sister.” Now, give credit where credit is due! 🙂

    And, to add an interesting fact about your “birth” date: you were born on August 13th, a friday, (8/13); weighed in at 8 lbs. and 8 oz. and was born at 8:13 a.m.

    You were called, “Rosebud Lips” until it was no longer “hip”!

    Happy Birthday…Love YOU!

  3. Jeanie Avatar
    Jeanie

    Sorry, you weighed in at 8 lbs. and 13 oz. Got that messed up.

  4. DeafMom Avatar

    Jeanie, dear, I was a skinny 6 pounds 13 ounces. Wishing I was skinny again! Love u!

  5. linda and mom Avatar
    linda and mom

    Hi birthday girl>>.Your sister Jeanie was wrong about the time…….You were a Lucky 13 baby girl….. born in the afternoon at 2.13 p.m. at 6 punds and 13 ounces, on Aug 13, 1965….Mom felt very lucky that day!!!!!!
    You came home with beautiful black curly hair the same hair I had when I was born 60 years ago!!!!
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY .. LOVE LINDA AND MOM AND DAD

  6. Robert Hruzek Avatar

    Happy Birthday, Karen! And, er, thanks for the graphic details!

    But I just gotta say, I consider it my lucky day I met someone like you, even if you WERE born on Friday the 13th! 😀

    Tip o’ the hat to ya!

  7. Karen Putz Avatar

    Thanks, Linda, Mom & Dad– I’m really glad that I was an “Ooops!”

  8. Karen Putz Avatar

    Robert,
    Thanks for the birthday wishes! Will be even more fun next year when it’s on Friday the 13th! Fly up to Chicago and we’ll have a Cobblestone together!

  9. Karen Putz Avatar

    Mom on the Go,

    Thanks for the birthday wishes!

  10. Meryl Evans Avatar

    Happy birthday, my dear friend! World rejoice! We’re so lucky to have you putting your footprints on this earth and online.

  11. Karen Swim Avatar

    Happy Birthday Karen! Your entry may have been painful but you have more than made up for it with all the joy your bring to others. I am awfully glad your mom did not stop at three. 🙂

  12. Marilyn Avatar
    Marilyn

    Happy Birthday, Karen!
    Looking forward to celebrating with you in Michigan next week. Hope you have a great day! Love, Marilyn

  13. Lori Krakora Avatar
    Lori Krakora

    Awwwwww! Lucky 13 eh? Happy 44th!

  14. Kym Avatar

    Happy Birthday fellow August birthday friend.

    I’m the 31st of August 🙂

    Have a wonderful day.

  15. Julie @ Wearing Mascara Avatar

    Awwww! LOL your mom was a champ!

  16. Adventures In Babywearing Avatar

    Oh my goodness!

    Love the photo!

    Steph