Five years ago today I underwent a surgical procedure during which a low transverse uterine incision was made and a baby was removed.
The first light that baby saw was not that of the sun. It was the harsh fluorescent light of a cold sterile room in which everyone present wore gowns and masks. (Except for me. As you can see, I was (mostly) naked. Welcome to my humble abdomen!)
Because we went with this cruel and seemingly harum-scarum method of introducing Harper Rose to the world, she has chosen to retaliate by refusing to eat most vegetables, and nary a bean shall touch her tongue.
Happy Birthday, Harper Rose. You’re the coolest five year old I know.
(Happy Birthday to you as well, Harper Lee. You are the knees of the bees.)
20 responses so far ↓
1 Badger // Apr 28, 2010 at 6:57 am
Yay! Happy birthday, Harper! And, you know, the other Harper. But mostly the first Harper. Which is your Harper. Alrighty. I think I need more coffee now.
2 Nichole // Apr 28, 2010 at 8:21 am
Happy birthday Harper!
3 Elizabeth // Apr 28, 2010 at 10:11 am
Happy Birthday Harper! She is such a cutie!
4 Ruth // Apr 28, 2010 at 10:46 am
Happy birthday to Harper!!
5 claire // Apr 28, 2010 at 11:08 am
Happy Birthday to both girls! I’m pregnant with my first child and your stories really make me wish for adorable girls like yours. (Do not tell my husband or the fetus if it’s a boy). I am so hoping Meredith’s friend’s mom gets her act together and calls you soon. That situation is stressing me out more than it should. I hope you’ll be sticking with Fluid Pudding and cute baby animal photos for a while longer!
6 blackbird // Apr 28, 2010 at 11:12 am
Happy Day!
(She looks exactly the same! Except, you know, without that mucky stuff on her.)
7 beyond // Apr 28, 2010 at 11:21 am
happy birthday, harper!
8 Daily Cup of Jo // Apr 28, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Oh my. It appears you birth children with large heads also. I don’t have any still photos of my C-section(s). Oh no, I’ve got a whole movie with sound.
Happy Birthday to everyone! Especially those with the first name of Harper. (To Kill a Mockingbird will forever remain at the top of my favorite book and movie list.)
9 Mary K. in Rockport // Apr 28, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Never saw a c-section photo before, then two in one week! The other is on Dispatches from Utopia.
10 Mitzi // Apr 28, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Congrats to you, Angie… your baby is 5!!
Happy Happy Birthday to Harper Rose!
11 Alyce // Apr 28, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Happy Birthday, Harper! I’ve always loved that name. Hope you do, too. A pretty name for a pretty girl.
12 Alli // Apr 28, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Happy Birthday Pudding Pops!
13 Gail // Apr 28, 2010 at 4:57 pm
They grow so fast. Happy Birthday to Harper.
14 No Minimom // Apr 28, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Happy happy birthday, Harper! I will replay your reaction to “Rattlesnake Bit the Baby” until the end of days.
15 The Coffee Lady // Apr 29, 2010 at 4:17 am
How is it that I managed successfully to avoid seeing my own caesarian operation, but I get to see yours?
Happy 5th birthday. Come round and play with Littlest, who is also 5. Just, you know, hop on a plane after school.
16 Keyona // Apr 29, 2010 at 7:23 am
That picture is AMAZING! Happy Birthday Harper!
17 April // Apr 29, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Happy belated to Harper! :)
18 Sarkasmo // Apr 29, 2010 at 1:46 pm
My sister was born by C-section; I was not. My sister went to and graduated from university. I did not. COINCIDENCE?
(I, however, am not a fan of many beans. We stand in solidarity, Harper.)
19 Sadie at heyMamas // Apr 30, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Wow, that is a crazy picture. I had a c-section and I guess that is what I looked like too.
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20 Sadie at heyMamas // Apr 30, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Oh, and how selfish of me, Happy Birthday to your baby!!
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