I feel as if I am a the most blessed mom to have had, two great boys born in the same month. My youngest was 24, on the 4th of February, and my oldest will turn 30. on the 26th of February.

As I was writing about my oldest birth, I realized that both of these births were so different. Oh let me tell you, I had great deliveries…I have nothing to complain about on that end. Interesting thing is that on bring both of the boy’s home that it snowed. So 6 years later after Sean, bring Seth home it snowed the day he came home too….
BUT the births were completely different...as the boys are very different in personality, strengths, and gifts.

Since Seth just had his birthday and I was in Colorado I thought that I would start with him. As with all my children I had a doctor’s appointment the day of delivery and when the doctor told me that I was dilated with Seth. I told him that I would see him that evening. You just know….and it worked for me every time. We decided to take the other two kids Stephanie, and Sean to out to eat knowing that I would be in the hospital that night. When we started dinner my labor pains were 10 minutes apart and upon leaving they were 4 minutes apart. Well…with the third child you should have plenty of time to get to the hospital right?
YES, and with delivering the kids (Stephanie and Sean) to the grandparents we then rushed to the hospital.

Now with Seth I was dilated to 7.5 cmm upon arriving to the hospital and just in time for an epidural to which I asked for. I had heard that it was heaven and I wanted to experience heaven for this delivery. Yet it did delay my delivery about an 1 hour in total…I know! I will never complain about my great deliveries. Seth was born and was his dad’s first son so he was a proud dad. Scooping Seth up and out the door to show everyone that was waiting in the waiting room. Seth was a beautiful baby and all he would do as he grew was smile….My smiling boy, and there are times that I pray that –that smiling boy would come back. Seth is now 24 and out of the Army…I am so proud of him and I know that he will do great once he figures out what he needs to do. I pray for him daily as he has been staying here with me and helping me when I am not here with my pets. I am very proud of him and how he is handling my affairs for me.

Now…..

My oldest son’s birthday is Friday, and as he turns 30- a moment of emotions floods my mind. Wow! Thirty years ago, a single, unsure, scared mother to be was getting ready to have a baby boy. I will never forget the morning; I had a doctor’s appointment. I went in to the usual office visit when you are 8 months along and to my great surprise my doctor stated…oh my we are dilated and if you would like I will meet you at the hospital by noon, and we can get this boy on his way.

I was excited and scared at the same time. I worked at E. F. Hutton and a friend of my Sandy was going to help me deliver. Well let’s say that she needed this as much as I did because she was married without children. This was her attempt to check it all out and we just became great friends at work and church. We would laughed all the time at work, to the point of tears running down our cheeks, so she was a great candidate for helping me birth with laughter.

I placed my phone calls after the doctor’s visit to Sandy, mom and met mom at my grandmothers to then go to the hospital. I thought that it would be good to have other support.

I started thinking about the baby shower that I was to have with E. F. Hutton that night and I would be missing….funny the little things you remember as you jot down memories. I had never had a shower and was looking forward to it.

Upon arriving at the hospital, seeing Sandy smiling as I walked in and we waited to get into a room. A room of several beds-like in a recovery room…not a single room that you stay in.
I remember we laughed telling stories or looking at magazines until my first real pain. I remember looking at her (Sandy) and stated, “Oh my that wasn’t very fun”….but through the laughing- I got through it and it was two other pains… and Sean was born! GREAT delivery into this world as I only had 45 minutes of labor.

I look at Sean now and he is a wonderful son, father, and husband, and I am so proud of him. Not sure how much of an influence I had on him other.\, than I made a choice to have him, loved him, and taught him about the Lord. I would have never had it another way. As he has brought me such joy, just being his mom.

So as I reflect on the delivery…knowing that his birthday isn’t till Friday, I have to say Happy Birthday Sean. You changed me into the woman, and mom that I have become over the years. Thank you for being a great son, father and husband to not only me but to your family. I could never express to you how very proud I am of you!

I HAVE the best boys and I know that they are going to do great things over the next year and years to come.

I love you both!

MOM