My Birth Story

Family Search's question for July 8th was: What do you know about the day you were born?

I am my parents' first born. I was born on October 25, 1990; in the morning, I think 7:47 am. My mom had been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes early on in her pregnancy, and so she and I were closely monitored throughout her pregnancy. Diabetes creates complications and big babies, so that's why we had to be watched.

About a week or two before I was due, the doctor determined that the numbers looked good and I could be born. So my mom was scheduled to be induced. After 24 hours of labor and 2 hours of pushing, I was stuck and my mom was exhausted. My dad said that the contractions were stronger than my mom's pushes. So she had an emergency c-section.

C-section babies come out looking differently, and my mom told me that my dad thought I was dead when they first pulled me out, but I started crying, and they quickly showed me to my mom and zoomed out of there. My dad went with me and the nurses while the doctor sewed my mom up. My mom told me that she was thinking, "Glenn, where are you going?! What about me?!" But my dad wanted to make sure they brought the right baby home, so he followed the nurses who had me until I was properly ID'd and placed in the correct bassinet. In my dad's words, "I knew I was going to bring the right wife home, but I had to make sure that I brought the right baby home!"

My mom and I were in the hospital for three days. I'm sure I was tested for Diabetes because of my mom, but to this day I'm still good. My dad told me that on my first day of life he was changing my diaper and I grabbed the side of the hospital bassinet with my hand and pulled myself all the way over! He said that I was a strong baby, and I knew that I would have personality and character from that moment.

I am so grateful that Heavenly Father sent me to this family.