Monday, December 31, 2012

Out with the old, in with the new!

2012, I am so done with you!

Here's to 2013.

Here's hoping this year's a good sight better than the old one, and may my sons be home before it's done!

Happy New Year, everyone!

Monday, December 17, 2012

Eighteen years ago today...

... I was awakened by the start of labor, pain that was so strong that I couldn't walk when a contraction hit.

Fourteen hours later, at 4:45pm, my firstborn child slid into the world... and was whisked away without anyone telling me whether I'd had a boy or a girl! My sister ran after the retreating nurses, saying, "Wait! What is it??"

The need for speed was because the doctor was afraid the baby had breathed meconium into those wee lungs, so the special respiratory team needed to suction out every possible bit of foreign matter before the infant drew a breath. While they were doing so, my sister took a quick photograph, then hurried back to tell our mother and me that I'd had a baby girl.

Great blackmail photo, let me tell you--- all you can see is her swollen genitals, her legs, and the oxygen mask over her face!

We've had our ups and downs, to be sure. But I don't know if I'd change a moment of them, because my daughter is a force to be reckoned with, a strong, vibrant young woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to express her opinions.

Beans, Nana-berry, Hobbes, my little girl with the blonde brain (another long but excellent blackmail story!), I love you so much, and I am so proud of the woman you've become in spite of all the trials of your young life.

Keep up the great work, Beans!

Love always,

Mom