Twenty-six years ago tonight I was VERY pregnant. My little sister and I used to joke about being pregnant forever. We used to say "when you are the ugliest you have ever been in your whole life....that's the day you'll have your baby." Yep. We knew the baby would come soon on this day 26 years ago. I had been cleaning for the few days before. The cleaning that really makes no sense. The deep, on your hands and knees, cleaning that most people never even do. Corners, under the cabinets, kitchen floor type stuff.
My "fine figure of a man" will tell you that I have only made Spanish rice once in our marriage. You guessed it. The night before we met our first born.
The power went off at some point, early morning. I was sitting down stairs in the dark. Laboring. Thinking that this couldn't possibly be the day I would have a baby I thought I would be pregnant forever with. Hubby was upstairs, sleeping peacefully. Not at all aware of the fact that life was about to change, drastically, forever. I'm sure he must have sensed it somehow when he stretched his leg out to look for mine and became instantly aware that I was not in the bed.
We arrived at the hospital at 6 a.m. and Tanner Lewis Eastlick arrived at 7:25 a.m. He was greeted by overly excited parents, grandparents, aunts and more family and friends than a little guy could ever need. He was sweet, wonderful and grew quicker than you can even imagine. He tripled his birth weight in six weeks.
Papa used to say that Tanner "mastered the English language at the age of two". He loved to be read to and would sit on grandma's lap for hours.
One time on a "daddy day", Grant and Grandad took Tanner hunting. Tanner was tired and desired to go home. He said "I want to go home" a couple of times. When this didn't bring about the desired result, he said "I need to go home". Grandad thought it so amazing that Tanner would know to change to "need" from "want". Needless to say they went home.
Today, my son Tanner is a 6'4", special son, brother and friend, handsome, intelligent, fun, energetic and amazing. He desires to be Christ like and has the most wonderful, beautiful wife of four years. Really. He was a delight to raise and a blast to hang out with.
So here's to 26 years of pure enjoyment the so many more years to come. I thank the Lord every day for Tanner and his life here on earth. I love you son! Have a great birthday! <3 Momma
Beautiful, Lillian.
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