Thursday, October 29, 2009

It's all about the presents...(or presidents if you are Ethan)

Mike got a Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera for his birthday yesterday, but that wasn't his best birthday present ever. Six years (and 1 day) ago he got this:


(chunka lunka...can you believe those cheeks?)

A 10 pound 1 oz birthed with no epidural bundle of happiness. My hardest in ways but best in ways delivery, the only baby that Mike got to cut the cord for and the one he had to work the hardest at. (breathe...don't forget to breathe...don't bug her....no she doesn't want an epidural...I don't think she's really in a joking mood right now...yeah, yeah I think she is in pain...)

This is the birth that when I face hard things I think back on and say...if I can give birth to a 10 lb, back facing, pitocin inducing, non-epidural baby I CAN do anything.

I guess it's appropriate to have the 'CAN'T Do Attitude post changed to a CAN DO attitude post in such proximity to Savanna and Mike...because they are two people that really have shown me what it means to Just Do It!

Happy birthday to my best friend, my companion of 15 years and 'over the hill' 40 year old sweetheart. (That part was for Emily you can see her gagging over in the corner)
AND to my bestest , sweetest, enthusiastic for life 6 year old.

(Photoshop help from Kim Hill--THANKS!)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

You realize I just pretend to be grossed out so you'll keep kissing.e

Sharon said...

What great presents :) You CAN do it - you're amazing.

Mike Clark said...

Thanks. I owe everything I have and am to you, Kathryn.

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