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Sunday, March 12, 2006
9:36:00 AM EST
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Happy Birthday Baby..........
Ok, so he isn't a baby anymore, but in my eyes he will always be my baby. My son turns 20 today. It is so hard to believe that 20 years has passed. I remember it like it was yesterday. Waking up in the middle of the night thinking I had heart burn, calling the Dr., being admitted to the hospital, laying around waiting. At one point I begged for a caesarian and the Dr. replied with 'this isn't a Denny's Donna you don't come in and order.' I remember being in recovery and on the phone with my parents, who were 1500 miles away, to give the news. The Dr. comes in and asks if I need to have the phone surgically removed as no matter when he stops in I'm on the phone. Muah? No way! LOL Telling my mother how beautiful he is, how he has full head of dark curly hair. How later in the day when they brought him into me I removed his little cap only to find light peach fuzz. What the hell? Where did his dark curls go??? Drugs! See what they do to you!? I examined every little part him. I wanted to make sure he was all there.
All the ups and downs of raising a child. The excitement, the joy, helping them through the heartache and failures. Being there as their rock yet far enough away to let them grow. Always wondering if you are handling the situation correctly. They come with no directions, can you believe it? Everything you get has directions. No matter how much common sense is involved, you still get a label on electrical appliances, 'don't submerge in water.' Cars with cruise control, 'you have to stay at the wheel and guide the vehicle.' On furniture, 'do not remove this tag.' OMG! Yet the most important thing in the world comes with nothing but a filled diaper bag and a congratulations.
I could go on and on about what he has done, what he has accomplished, but I will just say all in all he turned into a great young man. Sure, he is still a 20 year old boy and has so much to learn yet. He is on his own and trying to be a responsible adult. I am extremely proud of him and love him with all my heart. Happy Birthday Baby!
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Beautifully written. Giving all of us who are parents, a flood of memories. Belated HB to your son. ~Cheri in CO~
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Happy belated birthday to your boy :-) Hope he had a good day!
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Maybe they switched babies on you! Gasp! I remember those drugs, I wandered out to the nursery at midnight after I had my daughter and was looking at this baby in the incubator, naked where they put them right after they are born. I asked a nurse why my baby was in there and she said thats not your baby! LOL! Linda
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Happy belated birthday Steve! He sounds like a wonderful young man, and has a wonderful mom, too! :-)
~ Susan
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3/14/06 4:59 PM
Donna,
First, Happy belated birthday to your son. Second, he had a good mother! Or has rather. Third, the above is so beautifully written. It's something I read twice ~ to remember.
Dianna