Brandi's Page

This is my son Anthony (Andy) Eugene and me... He is named after my best friend who died when he was 13 by a drunk driver... This pic was taken in Nov of '97... I had him when I was 16... It was a very easy pregnancy but a VERY hard labor and delivery... I had toxcemia... (high blood pressure and water weight gain) It was very scary... I had to be induced (25 days early) Which means that they started my labor with what I call the devil's drip (pit)... I was in labor for 11.5 hours... 8 of those hours I went w/o any drugs... After those 8 hours I was BEGGING for an Epi... After I got the Epi I didn't feel a thing... Andy was born at 9:36 PM on Nov 4th and weighed 6lbs 1.5oz.. He was 19.5 inches long...

My Angel Destiny

This is my daughter Destiny... She was born on Dec 14th '98, at 5:09am... She was 7lbs 3oz and 19in long... I had a few problems when I was preggo w/ her... I had to be put in the hospital for my blood pressure... They found out that it was due to stress... My labor was VERY easy... I got up and went to the bathroom and started getting crampy... I walked around for a while and got pretty bored... So I got online and talked to a few people for a while and they started timing my contrax... They kept yelling at me to wake my dad up cause I needed to get to the hospital... I finally woke him up and we went to the hospital... I was in labor for 4.5 hours and only had to push 4 times... After she was born I asked what she was (I didn't know yet) and someone said "It's a girl, I think" I yelled "YOU THINK?!?!?" She had her legs closed VERY tight to her and they couldn't really tell... When they handed her to me I started crying... It was one of the happiest moments of my life... She's my lil angel...

My Kiddos