I am “Mary”
My son was born on Christmas day
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6 min readDec 24, 2023
Three Decades Ago
My due date was Dec 31, but the pains started on Christmas Eve. I asked my husband to drive me to the hospital at about 4 am on Christmas day. The baby, a healthy 8 lbs-14 ounces, was born a few hours later.
At just over 5 feet tall, I had become so big during the final trimester that people routinely asked me if I was…