Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Happy Birthday, Matthew

On September 6, 1989 my eldest son Matthew James came screeching into this world weighing 10 lbs. and measuring 23 inches long.

He looked like he was three months old.

If I had had the strength, and if the epidural had not temporarily paralyzed one side of the lower half of my body, I probably would have kicked the doctor off his perch betwixt my legs right after he handed Matthew to me.

Twenty-seven years later - he is still one of the best things I have ever done in my life. Even when he drives me up a wall and insists on learning things the 'Matthew Way' I have never, not even for a moment, regretted my decision to bring him into this world.

Happy 27th Birthday, handsome son of mine. Cheers to many, many more trips around the sun. 

I love you.

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