Well, it wasn't dark or stormy.....but the afternoon my bitty-baby was born was warm and sunny and very much looked-forward-to by me. Her due date was Nov. 1st, but she decided to make an appearance on Oct. 18th. We named her after the wife of a pathologist with whom I had worked in Norfolk, and we didn't find out until several years later that her name means "joy". Someone from above must have guided me to name her that as she has seldom been anything but a joy to us from the minute she was born.
She forbids me to write about her here, but I will say that we almost lost her when she was 2; a crippling Asian flu which evolved into a mis-diagnosed ear infection, which turned into pneumonia and empyema. She was in the hospital for 28 days and suffered a collapsed lung in the process, and other indignities, such as when the intern cut her arm while trying to remove a bandage. Through it all, she was a ray of sunshine.
Today (as everyday) I thank God for saving her, for letting us have her in our lives, to enrich all of us with her presence. Happy 34th birthday, Baby, we love you beyond measure.
"Mom! You are ESPECIALLY forbidden to tell Google that I am 34! Sheesh! Some people...."
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, "Joy."
A very sweet tribute to your daughter!
ReplyDeleteOh my..happy birthday to your Joy!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your daughter. And a Happy Day-You-Gave-Birth to you!
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot for one little 2-year old to endure, Judy. It's amazing that Joie was able to manage it with smiles.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the castor oil suggestion, Judy. I'll probably buy some in a few days in case this happens again--as well as the gel form DMSO that Magz suggests. I just didn't feel like limping through a store with my ankle the way it is.
Happy Birthday "Joy" and many more of them! Thanks for stopping by Kenju!
ReplyDeleteYes, a beautiful tribute and I am sure your daughter is smiling and knows how much you love her.
ReplyDeleteI hope she realizes how young 34 years really is.
Happy Birthday to your "Joy".
ReplyDeleteAnd yes 34 looks younger every day.
The one thing that is hard to forgive our kids for is growing up.
ReplyDeleteHappy day.
Happy 34th to your ray of sunshine!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your daughter!! She sounds wonderful, and I'm so glad she made it through.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice post honoring your daughter! I am teary-eyed!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your daughter. Congratulations to you on a job well done! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tribute to your "Joy". Happy birthday to you and her! :-)
ReplyDeleteA wonderful and sweet post.
ReplyDeleteYes... congrats to YOU mom, for being there every step of the way for your little one. And a most happy (though belated) birthday to your "Joy."
ReplyDeleteThat must have been awful, watching her in the hospital... there is nothing harder on a mom then not to be able to help them when they're sick!
ReplyDeleteHappy Very Belated Birthday to "Joy", and here's to many, many more!