I Had a Baby Boy the Other Day

It was simply the most awesome experience of my life. He weighed 8 lbs 7 oz. and was 21 1/2 inches long; big baby! No wonder I was in labor for 18 long hours; waiting impatiently until I could hold my precious baby. I wanted nothing more than to hold that tiny boy in my arms, and when I finally did, I was speachless. The nurse handed him to me, and I carefully took and held him close to my heart, tears running down my face from those final moments of childbirth. He looked at me as if he were happy to see a familiar face, the crying stopping, and his sweet blue grey eyes tried to focus on me. I was speachless as I looked at this Angel that the Lord had just blessed me with, trusted me with, handed over to me to care for....and when Im out of chips and diet coke, still no one will come and pay me $20 bucks and drive me home....he's all MINE. I was simply blown away; what had I ever done so right to deserve this? We stared for a few moments, until I heard gentle whisper...turned out it was coming from me, from my heart. I gazed down at this child, wrapped in a blue blanket with a tiny yellow cap, and I spoke these words:

"I waited my whole life for you", and then I silently thanked him for chosing me. He chose ME!

My God, what a gift. Its unreal. Some how, some way, that tiny boy is 10 years old today. Its been 10 years since I whispered those words for the first time, and Ive said them every year on his birthday for the last....10 years? As in TEN? WHAT? HOW?

We wear the same size shoes, he's almost as tall as I am (Im short but still!), and he can fix my computer when I cant figure out "what I did now"; did I mention he's going into the 5th grade next week? (Doesnt he have to do k-4 first? We did that?? Slow down!!!!). Lord, Im beside myself. This child is my heart in a pair of size 10 Levis, and I'm so proud of who he has become. He's an animal lover, a team player, a comedian, a reader, a writer, a friend, and (I realize Im bias here, but) HE'S BRILLIANT! How lucky am I?