Happy Birthday, Zack!

Three years ago Zack was born, and it was a very hard day for me. The CNA who did my epidural was having a very bad day. She missed the first time (after missing on 3 IV attempts earlier that day), and then punctured my dura on her second attempt, leaking spinal fluid all down my back and causing a spinal headache. To top things off, she refused to give me enough anesthesia to numb the pain, and so I delivered Zack (10# baby with a 15cm head) and felt every possible pain. To top that off, I had severe hemorrhaging following his delivery. The day he was born was very traumatic. What a hard delivery. But it was also one of the happiest days of my life. It was the day my angel Zachary came to our family. He was a big little angel--just shy of 10 pounds, induced 2 weeks early. And the minute he was born, I didn't care what I had been through to get him here. I knew I needed him and could never be happy without him.

Zachary requsted a Bolt cake for his birthday.
The cousins from Connecticut were still in town and came over to help celebrate.
Zacky loves his big cousin Alex.
The new Pinocchio friend was a big hit.

Everyone always comments on how BIG Zack is. So on his birthday, I printed off a growth chart to see just how big he is. It turns out, that he is exactly the height and weight of an average 5-year-old. I knew he was huge. Nobody believes us when we tell them he is only 3.

Zack was very excited to be 3. He loved his birthday, and he got so excited about everything. As soon as he woke up that morning, he headed to the kitchen to see if the birthday tablecloth was on the table. As I had been out running that morning and just come home, I had not put out the tablecloth. He got it out by himself and put it on the table.

Zack's favorite presents were his orange car (Snot Rod from Cars) and his stuffed Pinocchio. He ordered a Bolt cake, which turned out to be really easy to make (thank you, mom for teaching me how to make 7-minute frosting).

The best part of the day was that the Connecticut cousins were here, and Zacky worships his big cousin Alex. Luckily, Alex thinks Zacky is pretty cool, too.