September 9 - 13, 2008 - Baby Leah

During this week, I was in Oxnard with my best friend Laura. She was due to have her baby girl on Septmeber 11th. We did all the home remedies to induce her labor like having her eat spicy food, walking up and down stairs. On the day she was due we went to the beach and walked for a long time. That might have helped a little, because as soon as we got home she started feeling cramping and little signs of labor. She made it through the night. She had a doctor's appointment the morning of the 12th and when she was getting examined, her water broke, and she was sent to labor and delivery. She had long labor, and in the end, she ended up having to have a C-Section. At 5:15 am on Saturday September 13th, Leah Victoria Bermudez was born. She was exactly 10 pounds and 21 inches. She was a big girl!! Both Laura and the baby were just fine after the birth. That was such a happy day for all of us.

I was going to stay there in Oxnard until Monday, but I received some news from Texas that night. My dad was in the hospital, and apparently he was really bad. So that happy day turned into a not so happy night. My plans changed and I was going to get a flight to Texas on Monday first thing in the morning, so I had to get back to San Diego by Sunday.