Thursday, October 22, 2009

I Remember.....

Today is Man-child's Fourteenth Birthday. WOW!!! Hallelujah!!!

I Remember.... going to the Inner Harbor everyday for lunch and having 1/2 lbs of steamed Shrimp with cole slaw and prune juice (Never had morning sickness) with his godmom, Paulette, who gained 20 lbs. (BTW, I gained 75 lbs and never regretted it)

I Remember...My MOM spoiling me with Steak every evening for dinner

I Remember... when my water broke - I had to have a tuna sandwich.

I Remember...breaking the rail on the hospital bed, because I was determined not to scream and yell so I just beat the crap out of the bed.

I Remember... my Aunt, Annette, arriving and playing the ocean water tape to relax me but it actually drove me crazy

I Remember ... after 22 hrs, begging for the epidural - and being scared

I Remember...having the c-section performed- and being scared

I Remember....when the Doctor placed him on my chest and he immediately began to nurse

I Remember... in the recovery room, Barry White's song "My First, My Last, My Everything" was playing on the radio and thinking "He is Soooo Right"

I Remember... crying - from being so overwhelmed with joy and Love - that I could not stop

I Remember... promising to raise him to be a God Fearing, Honest, Responsible, and Loving Man.

Happy Birthday to Brandon Geoffrey Bronson!!! Love ya more than words can express :-)

9 comments:

  1. That is simply beautiful. I love it. My craving changed with each child. My oldest was Oreo cookies(a sleeve a day), my son was Boston Market Lemonade, mac & cheese and mashed potatoes(No one elses would do, had to be Boston Market) and my last baby was chinese food.

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  2. This is a wonderful tribute to your son.

    Happy Birthdy to Man-Child who is rapidly beoming more man than child thanks to his wonderful mother.

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  3. Beautiful tribute to motherhood, and to your son.

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  4. Happy Birthday Man-Chila and know that you are loved dearly.

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  5. Cilla,
    You are gonna make me cry. I can just feel the Love. Man-child is a very blessed young man.

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  6. Oh, that was so beautiful. I hope he reads it and appreciates it. Happy birthday Man-child.

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  7. This is so beautiful, 'Cilla. Thank you for sharing.

    Best!

    Patricia

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  8. Ditto everyone else - this is beautiful! Made me a li'l teary!

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  9. Happy Belated Birthday. Now I know his name LOL

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