March 29

At this time thirty years ago, I was in the delivery room at Owosso Memorial Hospital and about to bring in to this world a beautiful baby girl.  Every year, as we enter February and March, I think back about those months all those years ago with much fondness.  It was a special time in my life and a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me.   I was young and naive and I had no idea what was in store for my life.  I also had no idea how much I was going to love being a mom...her mom.

When I think back on that night before she was born, waking up and not feeling well...but having no idea my labor had started...when I think about that whole night I realize that story is mine and mine alone.  We each have our own pregnancy, labor, and delivery stories, and I'm sure for mom's with multiple children each story is unique.  But I realized last night just how much that story is only mine.  I am the only one who was there for every minute of the entire nine months, for every bout of morning sickness, for every kick, and for every labor pain.  And when you see that beautiful little perfect face for the first time, it is a magical moment.  And you already love that little person more than you can express.

I won't recount the hours leading up to her birth that day, but will say that I had it pretty easy with only 7 hours of labor.  And the next 30 years were pretty amazing too.  Nicol is an amazing human being and I am thankful every day that she came into my life.  I can't believe how lucky I am to be her mom!