Father's Day 1961!

On Saturday morning, June 17th, as I got out of bed my water broke! This was the due date for the baby. Little did I realize that it would be 18 hours after I arrived at the hospital before our daughter would be born! Kellee Anne Brackett arrived at 1:21 PM Sunday afternoon. It was Fathers Day and everything was normal and we had a beautiful baby girl weighing in at 6lbs 14oz. and 20 3/4 inches long. She was born at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. My doctor was Dr. Daniel Ehrlich a fine Jewish obstetrician. It was a long birthing process and I had little knowledge on how birthing worked, so when the final hour approached I was given a "saddle block" and the doctor helped her out with forceps. About 6 hrs. before she arrived the Dr. had told Jim to go on home, it was going to be a while. So, being dutiful and tired he went home and got some sleep. Things starting progressing back at the hospital and the Dr. called Jim and told him to come on over but to take his time. He stopped at Dairy Queen, got a milkshake and probably talked to Chuck who owned DQ before he headed on over to the hospital. When he got there our daughter had already arrived like 1 hour ago! I remember laying in the hall wondering where he was. How I wanted to share our precious gift together. Finally, we got to do that! Kellee was beautiful with a head full of dark hair, perfectly formed with 10 fingers and 10 toes. Four days later we got to bring her home. How joyous and proud I felt to hold, dress and care for my very own child. Jim's Dad met us at the curb and asked to carry his grandchild into the house. So, baby Brackett met her Grandaddy for the first time!