7 Years Ago

Wow. Seven years ago at 8:36 pm William David Harrison came into this world 30 years and one week to the day at the same hospital I was born. After 13hours of labor it was decided to cut me open and take him. I was terrified. Mary helped me so much. She helped me understand that a C Section was not as scary as it sounded and I would be okay. She was right. William was such a good baby. He so lulled me into a false sense of how babies behave. Had he not been number one there may have not been any others. I guess that is why the Lord sent him first. He knew I needed an easy one first. Dan was born when I was when I was twelve and as everyone knows I had many others after that and helped care for some of them. I knew the mechanics. That was cake. What I was not prepared for was the amount of love I felt for this child. I loved him while he was in the womb and wanted him desperately but nothing could have prepared me for that feeling. This overwhelming wave of love was amazing. Like the one poem says to have a child is to have your heart walk around outside your body for the rest of your life. It has been such a privilege watching him grow up. He is such a sweet hearted child. Hopefully he will keep some of that growing up. OK. I am going to stop being mushy now so I can stop crying.
Take care,
Raye

William in the hospital

Blowing out his candles tonight