our birthday boy...

BIG DAY TODAY:

Kameron Scott is 10 years old!

He was born Tuesday, April 13, 1999 at 12:26 pm

at Cottonwood Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah.

He weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces

and was 21 inches long.

My parents and my sisters, Lori & Stacie,

were with us in the delivery room.

It was a big day for my Dad:

after having three daughters he was very

excited to have a little boy in the family!

Here are a few of my favorite pics from his first year:

blessing day - almost 3 weeks old

John and his baby boy at a Boise park
with Grandpa Scott - what a funny kid!
snoozing with Daddy

he loved his "bink" but would also suck his thumb
loving his first piece of licorice

licorice day (Kaisha 5-1/2, Kerianne 3)

our realtor loved to give him curls!

this is to prove to Kam that he LOVED mac & cheese!

(he will not touch it now)

Kameron was actually born three weeks early. I had a very high protein count and was starting to develop Kidney problems, so they felt it was best to take him. Early on in the pregnancy I was put on bed rest due to bleeding - I had had three miscarriages along with Kaisha & Keri by then, so it was a pretty stressful time. After getting through that, I worked full-time up until two weeks before he was born. Delivery day was fast & furious! We called in and they gave us the go ahead to come in, and we got there around 7:30am. I was induced and having contractions around 9:00am. It wasn't bad for about an hour, and then the fun started! I had an epidural and was finally comfortable. My family arrived and my Dad kept a close eye on the contraction monitor - he couldn't believe how strong they were and yet I couldn't feel anything! I believe I only pushed for a half-hour and by 12:26pm it was all over! Lori & Stacie were both crying - they were probably mortified by what they had just seen!

The following day was Kaisha's 5th birthday, so we packed up and headed home. It seriously felt like a "drive-through" delivery, but we had a birthday party planned for Kaisha and didn't want to disappoint her. I will have to admit that I was in so much pain (darn hemorrhoids!) that I spent the whole time curled up on the couch - medicated, of course!!! It was great, though, to be at home in my own bed, with my precious baby boy, and my helpful little girls.

I am so grateful to have a son. He is the light of our lives! I cannot believe how fast 10 years has flown by. It was fun to look through the old picture albums and see him as a baby again. It brought back a lot of wonderful memories.

We love you so much, Monkey-Boy!