I know, who cares what happened on November 25th, 1984? It is not a particularly important date in world history. It is an important Sunday in my personal history. Twenty-five years ago today I became a mother.
The day started out the same as many Sundays. I woke up earlier than need be. I tend to wake up before my alarm goes off to this day. I sat in the rocking chair for a long time – the same one that now carries a load of cloths in my bedroom but that will change eventually – as my stomach hurt. I was 23. What was I to know about how labor would feel at the beginning?
I got up and showered. Then, decided maybe we should go to the hospital. I thought my water had broken. I was to find out later that was wishful thinking.
Eddie was born during half time of some football game, approximately 2:15 in the afternoon. I might have been in labor six hours.
Anyway, I need to bake a cake – to celebrate his birthday and to celebrate my becoming a mom.
November 25th, 2009 at 9:43 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you mommy… time flies so quickly doesn’t it! A 1/4 of a century of being a mom, amazing -my eldest was born 27 years ago in June and all my 3 babies came as the result of my excitement over some sport event or other…
Thanks for visiting my blog, love youxxxx
November 26th, 2009 at 7:36 am
Thanks, Dawn! I can’t say that I can pinpoint mine coming due to excitement over anything.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Oh, congratulations .. I know I’ll never forget the day i became a mother – it is a passage whose echoes we feel, obviously, forever. And one that we don’t understand, I don’t think, for a long time.
Happy, happy.
xo
November 26th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Thank you, Lindsey! Have a great Thanksgiving!
November 28th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Twenty-five years! How amazing. Isn’t remarkable that through the mush of memories certain days, exquisitely meaningful days, stand out and sparkle? I hope it was a wonderful day for you and your family.
November 30th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
I really enjoyed this post. Congratulations
November 30th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Mel – thanks! He is single if you are looking…LOL