8 years ago on October 17,2001, I became a mommy....I like to tell Audrey that, cuz she immediately hunches down into this fetal like state, and says she wants to be my baby again...She is, she just doesnt realize it...She will ALWAYS BE MY BABY....okay, before I tell you about the chaotic slumber bday party she had, I have to make everyone weepy-eyed 1st...That lets me document these feelings I have right at this very moment, to cherish..anyway, back to 8 yrs ago............it was a BEAUTIFUL sunny fall day, much like today, and I couldnt wait to take my 8lb 9oz, 20 3/4in long baby girl home to stay...She was breathtaking, w/her strawberry blonde/brown hair and her fair peachy colored skin, she was mine,,,all mine....(well, we gotta give some credit to daddy, of course)....I never understood how love can come so quickly when you met your baby for the 1st time,,,,,,,,until I had mine....I believe God equips us w/so much love , that its immediate....When my mommy eyes met her newborn eyes, it was love at first sight, never has that feeling left me, I still look at her eyes that same way, and I know I will for the next 30 yrs, if God allows...She was my baby, and now she is this sassy, loud, sweet, beautiful, life of the party, 8 yr old that STILL steals my breath away everytime I look at her sweet pretty face....(cue-sobbing)....She will never stop being my baby.....................................................Anywho, enough of that....So Friday night was "The Sleepover" (sounds like a horror film, right??) right on target..lol.....Audrey had 6 of her closest friends over...there was pizza, cake, ice cream, popcorn, movies, charades, board games, and of course running wild and screaming out loud, as 8 yr olds tend to do, so by 10pm , I was spent...At approx. 5:30pm (30 min before party) Russ brought a bottle of wine home, and said "you may need this later"...I laughed it off and said how much fun we were going to have.....approx 10pm---was working on my 2nd glass of wine....okay, so it wasnt THAT bad, it was fun, my favorite part of the evening was Audrey smiling at me and saying "thank you mommy, I love you"....Happy Birthday, Sweetie....
So sweet - you with the mommy talk, Russ with the wine, and Audrey with the thank you. Hate we missed the party on Saturday, but we had fun taking her for a date.
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