My name is Ethan Ford
Cañisá Harper.
I was born on 1 December
2004 to Ian and Gina. I got here about a month early, but I'm in perfect
health and so is Mom. I was pretty small; only 18 and a half inches long
(Dad says closer to 19 inches) and 6 pounds 5 ounces.
Mom's water broke on
Tuesday night, but it was such a small amount that we didn't get to the
hospital until the next morning. Mom officially started labor at 13:00
hrs (Dad is teaching me military time) and at 18:05 hrs I was sprawled
on Mom's chest while Dad cut my umbilical cord.
I only spent two nights at
the hospital, and I didn't have to go to the NICU (Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit). The second night I went back and forth from Mom to the
nursery all night.
Friday morning they took
me and snipped... well, we won't talk about that. Anyway, Friday night
we all went home. Saturday I saw the doctor and after he took half of my
blood out through my heel for some kind of test he ordered a light pad
for me to sleep on. It's blue, I think. And that's my life so far. I
believe I'm going to like it here.