Friday, May 02, 2008
Funny what things from the past we remember---I was watching "Valley of the Dolls", a very old movie even then, when I remember going into labor with Amber. Mike was working nights then, at a new job, only the 3rd night there---I remember not being able to get comfotable and go to sleep...only to figure out, I was in labor with my first child! Mike got home a few hours later, I let him sleep for a few more hours, when I decided it was time to get to the hospital...
Good old Irving Community Hospital, Baylor now....I labored for 8hrs, remembering every time I had a contraction Mike would have to leave the room because he did not like seeing me in pain--- I remember being wheeled down to x-ray cause they thought they were gonna have to do a c-section, passing by my worried parents that were not allowed into the labor room back then--THEN all the sudden just a few minutes after getting back to the labor room after I was checked by a nurse and being told it would be a while, I felt that urge to push--told Mike the baby was coming---he ran out and got the nurse...I was wheeled down to delivery and a few minutes later, (and I mean a few minutes later) Dr.K barely made it in time to deliver her! I was a mommy, my lifelong dream! And were we proud, she was absolutely beautiful--still is!
Mike got to hold her first--but I convinced him to let me hold her when the nurse left the room---she had blue hands and feet, she was a few days late---but none of that mattered. During labor, Mike would write down names, none of which we could agree on--except Amber---finally decided upon her middle name and everything was perfect.
We stayed in the hospital for 3 days then went to mamas for a few days before going to our apartment..We took Amber to church when she was just a week old, I remember having to turn around and go back home and change her cause she made a big mess all over her 1st church dress!
Her daddy had the priveledge of baptizing her when she was 12 at WebbChapel, we were so proud of her for making that decision that Sunday night.
Seems like yesterday, she started Kindegarten then a blink of my eye and she was graduating HS...Now, my firstborn is turning 33, a mother herself.
Amber is living her dream now, being a nurse, something she has talked about doing since she was very small.
My wish for her is to always be happy, to know how much her mama and daddy love her , to be the best she can always be, a loving, gentle person with a very tender, sweet heart. We Love You Amber!
Happy Birthday!
