Happy Birthday Jenileigh!!!

Nineteen years ago my belly was huge. I had been feeling quite miserable for about a week. Hard to sleep, couldn't roll over in the bed without great effort. I had been off of work for about two weeks, taking an early maternity to get things ready around the student dorm we were living in. I was 24. It seems so young by today's standards. So many women put off having their first kid until their 30's. Anyway, I was ready. Was she ready to come? Was she a she? We didn't know. By around noon I was feeling some tightness and sharpness so I thought...This is it. As it turned out, I wasn't in active labor but the OB decided she wanted to hit close to her projected due date of January 31 so she induced me. In retrospect, the labor was not bad at all. She was born by 8:27 pm, welcomed into the world by her Daddy who promptly took her swaddledness out to meet Grandmama, Granny and Papa. Tim said, "Everyone, meet JLW". Our good friend Gary was also there. It was so exciting and Tim claimed, "We need to have six of these!" That first baby, especially a sweet little girl, will always be a warm, happy memory. She has been a joy and is such a precious young woman. I love her so. Ahhh, memory lane.

In other family news, Michael lost a front tooth. This was more traumatic than the last two on the bottom. He sounds funny now trying to talk.

Yes, that is just one tooth missing on top. It looks like almost enough room for three teeth. The famous Hammock gap I guess. LOL. :)

Jen's Gone, My Back

Well, here I am missing my girl. She's only been gone a weekend but it seems like a month. I know she's happy to be starting classes again, keeping herself busy. She likes to keep busy. She is taking 18 hours this semester, a full load. She made the Dean's list last semester. Keep it up girl!

In the mean time, I have pulled my back out, although it is much better today. I must have improved due to watching a bunch of old movies yesterday. Actually, while in the shower this morning I felt it go Pop! and all was well. My muscles are sore from all the weird movements I've made to compensate, but I am on the mend.

The movies I watched yesterday:

Breakfast at Tiffany's(1961)-still love this one...Audrey Hepburn is exquisite.

Sunday in New York(1963)-Jane Fonda was beautiful, Robert Stack gorgeous-frank sexual talk for that time I would think, cute though.

The Tender Trap(1955)-speaking of Frank, Sinatra that is and Debbie Reynolds, lovely costumes, ah the fifties

Trip to Bountiful(1985)-Geraldine Page, what a wonderful actress, just wonderful

All of these were on Turner Classic Movie Channel. It was delightful. I imagined what my parents were doing at that time in their lives and how old they were when the movies were released. Bountiful was released in my time, however this was the first time I had seen it. I don't know what it was about yesterday, but there were a lot of good movies on.

Tim got a new motorcycle. Lord help us! He has already ridden John to get a haircut. He and John plan to utilize it for middle school drop off next year. Should be fun.

Notice how you can see two of the dogs in the reflection and me?