Today is E's birthday (well, it was when I originally wrote this on 12/11...). Just like many moms in my situation, I woke up this morning thinking of the first time I got to see her face!! Wow! What a miracle. I also woke up thinking of the events that lead - very quickly - to our first introduction. I'll save you all the gorey details (like my water breaking in the car on the way down Boulder Canyon...or that I was only in the hospital about 45 minutes before E appeared') But I will tell you that part of it included a one-eyed Irish Medical Technician wheeling me up to the 3rd floor of the hospital, all the while crooning to me in his Celtic lilt, "It'll be alright dear...just breathe through it love...we're almost there now..." I will also tell you that I was in the hospital for less than 60 minutes before she appeared, and we went home less than 24 hours later.
There was nothing ordinary about her birth...it just stands to reason that there is nothing ordinary about that girl either! As you know from a previous post, she is a dearheart...but she's also courageous and creative. She is constantly drawing on her magna-doodle, or creating crayon masterpieces. She loves Dora the Explorer, her white blankie, and singing. She also wants to be a superhero. So, naturally, she wanted a superhero cake. When I asked what superhero she wanted on the cake, she said, "Super Me"!
I responded, "You want a Super E birthday cake?"
"Yes. Red and blue. With rocket boots."
So, my darling girl, you got your cake. It's a good thing Daddy decorated it...who knows what you would have gotten if I would have ended up in charge!!!!
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