8 years ago at this time, my water had just broken, and I was in active labor. It was many many hours before she was born - but at 10:04 pm, Denise (our wonderful nurse) brought the wee bitty bean for me to kiss (she was a c-section, so i couldn't hold her right away). She was beautiful and perfect and 8 pounds 9 oz such a wonderful christmas present. we brought her home on christmas day. now, in the space of time that seems like nothin', she's 8 and in 2nd grade and loving school, gymnastics, brownies, and just being her own beautiful self.
irene has a style all her own, and while i wish she'd let me brush her hair a bit more, i do love her style - whether it's all stripes, or plaid with stripes with polka dots, it's all her own and i'm overjoyed that she doesn't just do whatever her friends do.
this morning she got a wonderful message and books from the fairies - and there were bits of pixie dust all over the little notes (they had written out Happy 8th Birthday, Irene with each letter on a different piece of unique paper), then we had pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes and we were off to gymnastics where she then tested to go to the next level in gymnastics - as you can see in the previous picture, she passed and is now a blue belt (you start at white, then go to red, then blue and finally rainbow). she worked really hard today to pass the tests and was so proud of herself (as was I).
we're going to go to black rock for dinner tonight (well, late afternoon), then back here to open presents.
it's just amazing to me that she's already 8. I'm so proud of her and the person she's becoming.
i love you, Irene!
-mama
to see pictures of her when she was wee bitty, you can go here
2 comments:
Happy Birthday, Irene!
I am sure you have heard a zillion times and are feeling that it can't possibly be that Irene is 8!!! Give her my [belated] birthday wishes and enjoy your eight year old.
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