The Big One-O
Once upon a time I was tired, very very tired. No matter how much I slept at night I kept falling asleep anytime I sat still for even a minute. Of course I attributed this to the 4 month old daughter that was keeping me on my toes. She was our first child so of course we tracked her every blink and picked her up anytime she made a sound.
One month passed and I started getting suspicious but I just wrote it off again to the now 5 month daughter and my recent return to work.
It came to the point where I knew what was going on but the denial was strong. Oh it was so strong.
The denial was stronger than any river in Egypt.
In fact even when I knew what was happening I ignored it so bad that I didn’t officially find out until for 19 weeks that I was pregnant.
That night when I told Mr. Byrd I cried like a baby because the thought of life with two babies at one time, just 13 months apart, terrified me. He smiled and laughed with joy. I’m glad one of us had our wits about us but I’ll let you be the judge of which one it was.
A few months later those fears were released and forever taken away.
Clara entered the world as a force to be reckoned with. Her goal in life is to care and love anything that breathes and she makes that obvious daily.
Sometimes the way she loves others blows me away.
A few months ago I found a glass of water in the mailbox. It turns out that she left in in there for the mailman to drink if he was thirsty.
Anytime we’re out in public and she sees a baby she literally melts into a puddle.
She’s the one that will take a younger kids hand and do anything to bring them comfort and joy.
Her heart is ten times bigger than her body can handle.
She’s the one that talks the loudest and loves the hardest in our family.
I am blessed beyond blessing that God surprised me with her.
He gave us the daughter that we needed to remind us to love others more than ourselves. He gave our oldest daughter a best friend and connection with her that we’ll never understand and He gave our youngest someone to guide her and simply sit on the floor and still play with her.
We are blessed by this newly minted ten year old.
Happy Birthday Clara.
Cathy Lawdanski says
Sweet girl – what a blessing!
Bobbie Byrd says
Thank you Cathy!
Beth says
God always has the best plans. What a sweet girl~!