Birthdays and Blessings

Today is JTS' 9th birthday. WOW! I have been reflecting back on the day he was born. It started about 3:00 that morning. Hubby was sleeping in the other bedroom, as he described sleeping in the bed with me like sleeping in the bed with a beached whale. Yeah, whatever. :-)

The contractions started at 3:15 a.m., precisely. Every 5 minutes. I told Hubby. He pulled me in bed and said every thing would be alright and promptly went back to sleep. I laid there another 5 minutes, decided this just would not do, and pulled out THE BOOK. You know the book...."What to Expect When You're Expecting." I LIVED by THE BOOK. Sure enough, I consulted THE BOOK and found the chapter that applied to my current situation, although it wasn't titled what I thought it should be titled.....FREAKING OUT TIME. I was SCARED to death. I had never done this before and try as I might have tried to prepare myself, this was fixin' to happen and there was NO turning back.

I called the doctor, who said, "Come on in," rousted Hubby up and away we go at 5:15 in the morning.

I gave birth to JTS in Jackson, MS. For those of you who are familiar with the roads in Jackson, you know they tend to be filled with potholes. And Fortification Street is expecially bumpy. WHY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH Hubby decided to go down Fortification Street is BEYOND ME. Maybe he wasn't thinking clearly. Who knows? But we BUMPED on down to the hospital and 12 hours later, after an unexpected C-section, there he was. My first little boy. Life changed at precisely 6:36 p.m.

God blessed us with a healthy, lungs-working (LOUD!), beautiful little boy. God blessed me with the abillity to experience love like I had never felt before. God and JTS have blessed me everyday since then.

Nine years. WOW. As I reflect on the time with JTS, I wonder if he reflects on his time with me yet? Probably not. But I hope one day he will and I pray it will be a happy, cheerful, loving reflection.

Happy birthday, little man.