April 3rd

14 years on this Friday I became a mom for the first time.  It is hard to believe that 14 years ago I had my first child.  Time sure has flown when I look back at it.  So many things we have done and we have been through.  I wonder at times why God put us together as a family. 

I was telling someone the other day at work about my kids because they are like night and day.  Preston was the very mellow child.  Everyone loved him and he was so good, never caused trouble, just kind of was there, but Noah is all over the place, but he loves with his whole heart just like Preston does, but Noah makes like fun and interesting, Preston was just an existence.  Don't take this badly of me, but that is how I view them at times.  That person I told that too, she tells me God gave you Noah for the fun to be brought back into your life.  I mean, Preston and I can sit in the living room perfectly quiet and just read and just know each other is there, but that is all.  Noah is all over the place making noises, laughing, making me yell and raise my voice.  He is just a little livelier than Preston. 

I remember the anticipation I was having waiting for the next day to come.  Most of my family had just left that Sunday after my grandpa's funeral and most of them were pretty upset that I didn't have him then so they could at least meet him, but Preston had other plans.  I talked to his grandma Rachel the day before and that was the first time in months that I had even spoke to her and she reached his dad Jacob and had him call me, I guess.  I talked to him too and it was odd.  That Monday morning mom and I left to head off to Poteau and were informed that the nurse on duty was late because she wasn't feeling all that great, but we got there and 1 hour later she showed up and there the pitocin was started.  I was ready to have him then and there, but you know babies they show up when they want too.

I guess I will try gradually this week to tell his story one day at time and on the days it happened.  Might be neat to keep up with memory lane that way.