My Baby is 16!

My oldest baby is 16 and since the day he was born, my life has never been the same. Sam was born by c-section and I remember it all as if it was yesterday. The scar on my body has faded over time, but the impact it has made on my heart will last as long as I have breath.

I cannot possibly find the words to describe all that it means to be his mother...and not only his, but also the mother of two beautiful and precious daughters. They mean no less, it is just that he, being the first, will bring us many, "firsts" in life. He is the first to turn 16.

I have realized something that many have already known and come to experience, you only have them as children for about 10 years. At 10, they begin to prepare for puberty as their bodies begin to change and you realize that time is moving way too quickly. Looking back and looking ahead, I only have him two more summers which means I only have my family two more years as I know it NOW. That brings a huge lump to my throat and yet I know that is how God designed it to be.

Oh, I could go on and on and never be done because there is so much feeling and emotion going on on this day. Memories, triumphs, challenges, failures, laughter, tears, goals, dreams, excess, want, etc.

I am celebrating this day with a tear in my eye and pride in my heart for things accomplished as well as hope in my heart for things to come. My baby is 16 today.