Today is a very special day!

Twenty two years ago today (actually 8:42pm) I became a Mommy for the very first time! My precious little angel was actually due June 28th but of course she kept us waiting! We had spent 4th of July, 1987 at a family reunion, remember I am overdue at this point, the party was outside in the oppressive heat of a So Cal summer and every single person in my husband's family (and there were 150 people at this reunion) touched or rubbed my tummy! They stuck me in the comfy chair, the soft one that made it impossible for me to get out of without help and of course I got no help! It was a long day and bets were placed as to when she would be born, what she would be and how much she would weigh. Cousin Julie won on all counts, kind of scary actually, she missed the birth time by just a bit but got all the other details right!

So Sunday morning I felt a little weird, thought it was from the day before. I thought maybe my water had broke so we called and they told us to come on in. They checked me in and checked me out and said my water hadn't broken and they were getting ready to send me home and my water broke! LOL I didn't go into labor so they induced and I was told by my doctor that I wouldn't be allowed any drugs because they had to induce and since I'd never had a baby before I had no clue what I was in for! I learned quickly though!!! Eight hours and forty-two minutes later she was here and although that is fairly short for a first time labor it was the longest nearly 9 hours of my life and I seriously thought I was dying! Within minutes our families were all in the room with us and we were celebrating our new baby girl!

Sorry about the quality of the pic, I had to take a pic of a pic because we didn't have digital cameras way back then, although this is one of my favorite pics of her and she is 2 in this one.



It is really hard to believe that not only is she mine but that she is 22 because I certainly am no where near old enough to have a child her age!! Where did the last 22 years go to, she grew up in the blink of an eye and I didn't tell her she could do that!!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY KT.......I love you!!!