I really begin to feel my age when I realize that my 2nd born child turned 37 today! OMG, do I feel old!! Theresa was a C-section and my first daughter. Here she is all grown up: 
She has always been a beauty, even when she was little. I have such fond memories of her birth, unlike my other two. All three of my children were C-section, but Theresa’s birth was planned two weeks prior to my due date. Before the delivery I was asked if I minded if nursing students watched the delivery from the observation window overhead. I was also going to be numb, but fully conscious for the delivery. Since, I barely remember the first week of my son’s life (from over sedation etc) I was very excited to see & hear my daughter come into the world and share it with the observing student nurses. I wanted a girl so bad and didn’t know ahead of time what I was having (like they do nowadays). Theresa was my biggest baby, weighing in at a mere 7 lbs. 4 oz. Watching the doctor pull her out of my body, and the loud sound of suction is as vivid today as it was 37 years ago. Hearing her cry for the first time was amazing! I was and still am so blessed to have this beautiful lady in my life!!
Theresa is the daughter that has blessed me with 5 grandchildren. Her oldest, Christian (and one of four sons) will be graduating from high school in a few short weeks. You have heard me speak of Ethan and Kash on this blog quite a bit. That’s because I’ve had the opportunity to take care of them both while Theresa worked. 
They love to play in the sink. Theresa is their mother. Ethan is now in school, so I don’t get to see him as often, but Kash and I are still best buds! 
He’s smiling because the other day he discovered that he could reach the pedals on Ethan’s old bike. Our goal this next week will be to teach him how to pedal it. With 5 children, Theresa has got mothering/parenting down to a science!! When I took her out to lunch today for her birthday she shared with me how she just doesn’t relate to young mothers who have one child and are always stressed! LOL Having babies has been a breeze for her! She was always more of a dare devil then her younger sister. She gave me plenty of worrisome days! One of her favorite sayings when she was little if there wasn’t enough going on was “Mom, I’m bored”. OMG!! If I heard that once from her I’d heard it a thousand times! I’ve often referred to her as my “material girl” because material gifts is her love language. Since I’ve never been rich by no stretch of the imagination – showing her love that way was often a challenge. 
That’s my girl, tho! I love her to the moon and back! She is so uniquely her own person in more ways than I can count! She has added more than her share of gray hairs to this old head of mine, but it doesn’t change the love I have for her. This picture was just taken a couple weeks ago at her sister’s house. She finally had a chance to get away and see her sister’s new home and spend some much needed time away from work and children. Her other two have given me much joy as well. When they get older and get involved in school activities, unfortunately, I don’t get to see them as often, but Hannah, 16 and Preston 13 are still awesome kids!
On this day, Hannah and I had gone shopping and had pedicures. It was just a little quality girl time.
Preston, on the other hand, really likes hanging out at the water park and playing board games with Maw Maw. He’s my game playing boy!
As much as I love my daughter and the grandchildren she has blessed me with she knows that I don’t want her to have anymore. When she comes by the house and holds my other grandson, Jackson, I fear she’s gonna get “baby fever”. But, it’s not for me to say and not in my control. Regardless…I’m so happy to call her mine and so proud of how far she’s come in her 37 years. One thing I can say for sure – as long as my Theresa is around there will never be a dull moment!!
Happy Birthday, Theresa! “We’ve come along way, baby!” Mom loves you!
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