Lindsay's Birth

Lindsay was born about this time 25+ years ago. The Colorado grandparents came out before Christmas to be with us and to be there when little Lindsay was born.

It was a very foggy year, unlike this year. I went down to pick them up at the airport and despite the fact that airport was reported as clear, by the time I got down there it was socked in to the degree that I could not see the exit signs clearly. In town the streets were a little better. After the 2 1/2 hour trip to get down there, the airport was officially designated closed. They would get the people that were on the plane in by bus from San Francisco the next morning. I did not want to travel back home so I got a room at the Holiday Inn at the airport and waited until they arrived the next morning. It was so foggy that I could not easily figure out how to get out of the airport. they arrived the next morning by bus and I picked them up. The fog lifted and the drive was only one hour and 20 minutes home.. and a whole lot less intensive.

Back at home.. We were not sure that she was going to be a girl. But we were sure that she was going to be big. Mom had to stay home in bed because of the beginnings of toxemia. That is a very dangerous complication. She was teaching resource and special day students in a pull out program El Nido school. El Nido is 12 miles south of Merced on the way to Los Banos. Heather was going to school there too. She could hardly wait for the baby to come. We bought her a little baby of her own prior to Lindsay's arrival. Her name was Martha.. or as she said, Marfa. It was a very life like baby totally soft to the touch with life like features of a mature newborn.

As the waited and waited, Lindsay was due right after Thanksgiving.. but alas she did not come and she did not come. Grandma and Grandpa were both working at the time and had to delay plans to return to Colorado multiple times.

When the call came out for Sue to head to the hospital, Heather and Grandma were shopping for sweaters in downtown Merced. Heather still remembers Candy discussing with the bus driver as to whether she should be charged for Heather or not and if she was charged should she be charged the adult rate of 50 cents.

When she arrived on January 2, the doctor had to interrupt his office party at a downtown Mexican restaurant to deliver her. At first they did not want me to be in there with Sue. I had to convince them that I had taken the La Mazz training to be there with her. Sue argued too.. so they relented and I was able to help with the breathing prior to and in the delivery room. Lindsay was born over 10 pounds in weight and over 24 inches in length.

When Lindsay was born she had born with a full head of red hair. She was a sensation at the newborn nursery because they were mainly used to seeing Latino babies born. One of the big red headed nurses publicized it too all the hospital staff to come up and see this big red headed baby that was born. Linzi was not the first baby born for the new year, but she was close.

Both Grandmas and Grandpas Aunties and Uncles and a cousin were able to see her soon. Heather was disappointed that she could not hold her right away. Two days later, when Lindsay came home she was very happy that the new baby was a girl.

Happy Thoughts .. Pat