I blinked...- and I was having a baby girl on Halloween. It was a Monday in October and we were having the first snow of the season. This, the nurses told me, was the reason I was in labor. She was a whopping 6 lbs. 4 oz. Yes, she was full term...just tiny!
- and she was starting to talk. She couldn't say her "K's"so we would say over and over...say Ka...Kimberly, and she'd say Ka...Timberly.
- and would watch her play outside with her friends laughing when she would not knock at her friend's door because she didn't want to pass their cat on the sidewalk.
- and was crying as I took her to kindergarten when she was still only four years old and after a talk with her teacher decided that another year home with me would be just fine.
- and I was amazed at how fast that time went by.
- and her popularity grew as well as her self confidence.
- and her world came crashing down on her when we moved to California.
- and she tried so hard to make new friends.
- and she made Freshman cheer.
- and she did make friends and grew in beauty and self confidence.
- and she cheered and cheered.
- and she was a teenager who turned boys' heads wherever she went.
- and she made Vocal Ensemble.
- and she sang and sang.
- and she was driving and dating and cheering and singing.
- and I was losing sleep waiting for her to get home when she was out.
- and she started dating an amazing boy, and I still stayed up and waited for her to get home.
- and she was graduating.
- and she left home for college...and I cried...and she cried.
- and she felt like her world was crashing down on her.
- and she made new lifelong friends.
- and she was glad she went.
- and my life changed when she got engaged to this amazing boy she loved.
- and we loved him.
- and her world changed.
- and she blinked....
and she became more beautiful and self confident and is saying that time is going by too fast.
My advice? Don't blink! Happy birthday Kimberly. We love you!
6 comments:
Thanks for the birthday tribute! You didn't even say what age I am turning...good for you...it will be our little secret. Forever 28!
I'm glad that you used that picture in the magic light of the sunset outside of Las Olas. You should've mentioned how hard Kimberly made us all cry when we dropped her off at school.
Happy Birthday Kimberly!!!!! I cried at the end of mom's tribute...don't blink! I hope your birthday is all you want and more...you deserve the best!
I forgot she was a Halloween baby. She truly is a beautiful person and a great mom. So glad to know you! Happy 28th.
P.S. I'm 28, too. How does that work?
Happy Birthday to Kimberly! She is so beautiful and has such gorgeous children. Maybe I should say.. well done Diane! Like mother like daughter. :)
Well make me cry. What a great forever 28th birthday. I remember when you were 28. I remember that eventful Halloween. Halloween has been a special day since that wonderful day. Do you remember the birthday cake that Duchess ate the middle out of? Kimberly is just like you forever young, poised and beautiful.
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