Fifteen years ago today my baby boy Christian was born. My first baby. It was a joyous yet heart wrenching day. You see my baby was born five weeks early. I got to hold him for about 15 min, and then he was whisked away to the nursery where he underwent lots of tests & hooked up to monitors and had to stay under an oxygen tent. It was all very scary. I wasn’t able to hold him again for several weeks. He was transferred overnight by ambulance to the NICU at The Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters. He had many ups and downs and We weren’t sure he was even going to survive, but by God’s grace he not only survived, but thrived into such a perfect & healthy teenager.
Left picture: Christians transport via ambulance, Right picture: the day he came home from the hospital
Fast Forward Fifteen years later. Christian, You have turned into such an amazing person. I could not be more proud of you!
In celebration of your fifteenth birthday , Here are 15 things that I love about you…….
* You are kind
*You are honest
*You always think of others
*You are respectful
*You are funny
*Your gorgeous baby blue eyes that had me at hello
*You are wonderful with children. You have a gift for them.
* You put others before yourself
* You are creative
*You are a talented writer
* You forgive easily
* You love the Lord
*You are a loyal friend
*You love easily
*You are a hard worker
*I love when you ask me for hugs and our late night talks
as you can see I cheated and added a few more because could go on and on about how wonderful you are!
I have so enjoyed these last fifteen years with you! I love the bond that we have. How you are always able to cheer me up when I am down. It saddens me to think about how you are almost grown, but I am not worried about the man that you have become, because I know that you are such a smart and hard working person, you will succeed in all that you do, and because you are so kind, loving, & passionate, you will do great things in your lifetime. I can’t wait to watch! I’m already enjoying watching you as you serve others and spread God’s love to all of those around you. Your future is so bright!
Happy Birthday Christian, you are turning into such a wonderful man! I am SO PROUD that you are my son! I LOVE YOU!!.
