Today is my youngest daughter’s forty-first birthday and I can remember that day as if it were yesterday. I was determined that this delivery would not be like the birth of my first child, Robyn -- I spent 36 hours in labor before she finally put in an appearance. She was beautiful and the baby I wasn't supposed to be able to have. My husband was in Vietnam and didn't see his first daughter until she was six months old. I promised myself that next time would be different.So this time, when I began to have contractions and my husband wanted to take me to the hospital right away -- we were living in Madrid, Spain and the hospital was on the air base located twenty-two miles from our apartment near downtown Madrid -- I persuaded him to wait for a bit to make sure it wasn't a false alarm. Finally about nine o'clock that evening I decided it might be time to go. We parked the car in the parking lot at the hospital and then I insisted on walking until I had a contraction, then we'd wait until it passed, turn around and walk the other way until the next one came. When we were almost turning around in a circle, I decided it was time to go inside the hospital. My beautiful daughter, Kerith Elena Kirkwood, was born about an hour later.
Now, how could that possibly have been forty one years ago? Memories as clear and sharp as black and white photos. It was a great day then and it's a great day today.
Happy Birthday, my beautiful one!
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Happy Birthday to Kerith! Hope she has many more!
Happy Birthday,Kerith!
My youngest will turn 40 next month. Didn't think it would ever happen. A 10 month pregnancy. Then when I knew it was time the dr said no, not yet. I went to hospital anyway and let them think he sent me. She was born about 2 hours later. What do drs know anyway?
Happy birthday to Kerith! And continued happy remembrances to you!
Happy Birthday to Kerith - she indeed is beautiful.
sylvia...indeed kerith is a gorgeous woman...a very happy birthday to her.
Happy Birthday to your Kerith. I love her name,floats over my tongue like water!
Kerith shares her birthday with my sister. Happy Birthday to all.
About childbirth - having taken classes prior to the birth of my first child, I was aware of the signs to look for. I had also calculated the arrival date myself.I stayed home, went for a walk, took a shower and washed my hair, then went to the hospital when I thought it was time. It took about two hours for the first child and one hour for the second. And yes, Jill was born on the day I had determined eight months earlier.
Happy birthday, Kerith. What a beautiful woman you are. And to be born in Spain, it can't get any better than that!
Congratulations - to you both - and thanks for sharing a beautiful story!
Happy Birthday Kerith!
good job coming so quick ;)
she is so beautiful Sylvia
She is very beautiful. Happiest of birthdays to your youngest.
happy birth day to kerith. you are very beautiful.may god bless you and fill you with all your desire of your heart.
john
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Sylvia, What a wonderful daughter ! Please wish her a wonderful birthday from me. And her name is so unusual . What does it mean?
Its funny, but when i saw the photo, I actually thought she was a famous ballerina or something ....
Ugich,
Thank you for your lovely comment, as always. I found her name in a book I was reading while I was pregnant -- the title escapes me right now, but it was the name of a woman in Israel many years ago. I never knew the meaning, but loved the name and thought it went well with our last name. Her grandmother on her father's side was names Helen and I had planned for that to be her middle name, but since she was born in Madrid we decided to give her the Spanish version of Helen, hence Elena.
she is so amazingly beautiful!!
Happy birthday to your beautiful daughter. Thanks for sharing this beautiful post, Sylvia. Yes, even after 35 and 30 respectively I remember every details of my sons' births. (((Hugs))) Jo
Wow, she's gorgeous. I hope she had a wonderful birthday, and many more to come!
Your memories made me laugh; I nearly had my third in the car because I wasn't *sure*, I hurt but I wasn't *sure*, and nearly waited too late to get there. Miserable drive; beautiful baby. I'll never forget either one!
Happy belated birthday to your Beautiful daughter...
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