Introduction
Hi, my name is
Leonardo (I'm the cute brown guy in the picture), and this is the
story of how me and my brother Luigi came to be in the summer of
1997. If Luigi looks a little sleepy its because we are only 30
minutes old.
Our
Story
My little mom was doing fine
throughout most of her pregnancy, taking her daily 6 hour naps,
watching Oprah, and eating plenty of pellets fortified with Vitamin
C. She only had morning sickness for the first few days, of course
when your gestation is only 62-75 days, a couple of days of morning
sickness is significant.
When the magic moment came little mom was just
too pooped out from all the excitement, so big Mom took us to see Dr. Ridgeway
at the Long Beach Animal Hospital. He knew exactly what was going on and started
making little mom feel better (which made big Mom feel better also).
Once little mom was resting
comfortably and watching Oprah again, Dr. Ridgeway came in and told
big Mom we would have to perform a C-Section because little mom did
not have the energy to finish the job. I have to finish the story
later because I am getting sleepy from the anesthesia they are giving
little mom......
Once Dr. R and
big Mom decided little mom needed a C-Section, Dr. P anesthetized
little mom. I don't remember exactly what he said next because I
was getting groggy, but it was something to the effect "my god,
she is so big she barely fits into the anesthetic mask".
The following
area contains graphic pictures of an actual surgical procedure
performed at the hospital. It may not be suitable for some children
(and some adults also!).
As soon as little mom was anesthetized Dr.
P went to work. He made an incision in little moms bulging (she went from
a size 5 to a 16!) tummy while me and Luigi were fast asleep. He rapidly cut
through little moms tummy muscles and exposed the uterus because me and Luigi
might not do to well if we stayed under anesthesia too long.
.
That's me and Luigi still in
little mom's uterus. Dr. P made a quick incision in the uterus and
next thing I know I am rudely awakened from my sleep and getting
my bottom slapped-what an indignity!
Dr. P
made sure little mom was put back together real well, with as
rough as me and Luigi play with her, that's real important. Here
is he sewing her muscle layers back together.
.
.Here is
little mom's bikini scar when the surgery is complete. Me and
Luigi had dibs over which of little mom's nipples we would
get.
.
Our first piggy back ride! Now if only Luigi
would turn around I could see where we are going.
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