HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEG!!!

Twenty-two years ago today, God blessed me with a beautiful baby girl. I remember being just barely 23 myself - and headed to the hospital at 6am on August 27, 1986 to have my second child. I wasn't really scared because I had done this before. Brandon was born three years earlier and weighed 9lbs, 3oz, so I knew I could handle anything. Once I got there and they admitted me, they induced labor. My regular doctor was out of town, so Dr. Curry was his back-up and decided to go ahead and induce me...she was two days past her due date. After several hours of labor, pretty intense labor, I wasn't prepared for what they were about to tell me...she was BREECH! Had no one figured this out before they decided to induce me?? They decided since she was "buttock" down, instead of feet down, they would let me go ahead and have her...no c-section needed. She was born at 2:15pm that afternoon and weighed 7lbs, 4oz. She was one of the prettiest babies I have ever seen. Beautiful skin, lots of brown hair and...Perfect. That's the only word that comes to mind. She was all, and more that I ever dreamed of. And, to top things off, she slept all night through beginning the first night she came home from the hospital. I wasn't prepared for that either. I would wake-up every couple of hours and just lean over and put my hand on her chest to make sure everything was okay. She slept the first couple of months in a bassinet next to my bed.

Three months after Megan was born, her dad and I decided to separate. We got a divorce after that and there I was, 23 years old, a three year old and a three month old. I can't tell you how many times I have thanked God for such wonderful children. They both were very respectful and never got into trouble. God has blessed me in so many ways, but being a single mom, I truly feel like he was always there to guide me each step of the way.

I was proud of her growing up, but I have to say...I think I'm even more proud of her now as a mother. She is a wonderful mother to Hudson. He is one lucky little boy.

Happy Birthday Megan! I can't believe my baby is already 22.

KB