September 17th

September 16th, 2010,

My baby turned twelve.  I can't believe it was twelve years ago that I was in Okinawa and she was born.  It seems just like yesterday.   Twelve years ago I was at my friends house wondering when I was going to have my baby.  I was already a week overdue and was anxious to be a mother.  So I was at my friend's house and it was about 9 p.m. and my back started hurting.  I didn't think anything of it and then my friend told me that I was probably starting labor.  Sure enough, that is what was happening.

I went to the hospital at 5:30 a.m.  At 1:14 p.m. Julia was born.  She was so beautiful.  And still is.  She smiled at Trevor and he swears it was a real smile.  I think it was too.  Trevor called my family and his family to tell them Julia was born.  When he called it was only September 15th in Michigan.  We always tell Julia she has two birthdays because it was September 15th in Michigan when she was born. We know the 16th is her real birthday but it is still a cool story.