25 Years Ago
I remember this day twenty five years ago!! In the first place, I had gone to the hospital the night before and spent a pretty restless night. The maternity ward is no place to get rest! The next morning I was called upon to submit to all kinds of treatment undeserving of a modest woman. I remember that Mike had spent the night at home and took time to get "prettied-up" before he and his dad came to the hospital. I was getting worried because I REALLY wanted him there for support and it seemed like it was FOREVER before he came. BUT he surely did and I relaxed when I saw his face. At 9:15 AM, Maleah Shay made her first appearance in this world. She weighed 7 pounds 14 1/2 ounces, quite a little bit less than her brother who weighed 9 pounds 3 1/2 ounces just 22 months before. Of course that is not really THAT much less until you are trying to carry it on your personage!
Maleah had her dad's crooked little fingers and I was so glad that she favored him. Thank goodness my one girl had her dad's long legs and long waist.
She was a sweet kid with a bit of a stubborn streak. She loved me to read books to her. When she was about two we used to lay in the living room floor and read her little books. I can still see her now as she plopped herself down on her tummy right beside me.
Her favorite thing was something we dubbed "bumping"! She used to love to sit in my yellow living room chair and "bump" to "Man Mukik". That was her name for gospel quartet singing. From the time she was 6 months old and able to sit she loved rocking back and forth, bumping the back of her head in that old chair to the beat of the "mukik". Sometimes she "bumped" to the beat of her own drummer. Many times we would be on our way to church and her dad would say "Shhhhh, everybody be quiet!" He would cock his head to the side and listen to see if something was going wrong on the car, only to find out that Maleah was "bumping" in the back seat. Papa used to think she was going to get brain damage as a result but, to our knowledge, she turned out ok.
It was fun going through kindergarten, her sisterly love of her brothers, the MANY friends, several boyfriends, 4-Him recordings and concerts, getting her drivers license, high school and the many piano recitals, volleyball, cheerleading and other activities including being crowned "Miss TCCA" on homecoming night 1999. Then there was her first car and job and moving to St. Louis, letting her go little by little and praying, praying, praying. Then watching her walk down the aisle and get married was a great excitement.
I am very proud of her and she is one of the only people in this world that can truly bring me down from one of my many "rushes". I don't do many things slowly so consequently, I am usually a little high strung. But, if Maleah comes in, I feed on her peaceful personality and give myself a break.
I guess what I am trying to say is, "MAL, I love you more than you will ever know and I am proud of you!!"
HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
Maleah had her dad's crooked little fingers and I was so glad that she favored him. Thank goodness my one girl had her dad's long legs and long waist.
She was a sweet kid with a bit of a stubborn streak. She loved me to read books to her. When she was about two we used to lay in the living room floor and read her little books. I can still see her now as she plopped herself down on her tummy right beside me.
Her favorite thing was something we dubbed "bumping"! She used to love to sit in my yellow living room chair and "bump" to "Man Mukik". That was her name for gospel quartet singing. From the time she was 6 months old and able to sit she loved rocking back and forth, bumping the back of her head in that old chair to the beat of the "mukik". Sometimes she "bumped" to the beat of her own drummer. Many times we would be on our way to church and her dad would say "Shhhhh, everybody be quiet!" He would cock his head to the side and listen to see if something was going wrong on the car, only to find out that Maleah was "bumping" in the back seat. Papa used to think she was going to get brain damage as a result but, to our knowledge, she turned out ok.
It was fun going through kindergarten, her sisterly love of her brothers, the MANY friends, several boyfriends, 4-Him recordings and concerts, getting her drivers license, high school and the many piano recitals, volleyball, cheerleading and other activities including being crowned "Miss TCCA" on homecoming night 1999. Then there was her first car and job and moving to St. Louis, letting her go little by little and praying, praying, praying. Then watching her walk down the aisle and get married was a great excitement.
I am very proud of her and she is one of the only people in this world that can truly bring me down from one of my many "rushes". I don't do many things slowly so consequently, I am usually a little high strung. But, if Maleah comes in, I feed on her peaceful personality and give myself a break.
I guess what I am trying to say is, "MAL, I love you more than you will ever know and I am proud of you!!"
HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
posted by momlinda1945 | 8:16 AM
3 Comments:
i'm wondering if the "bumping" might pass on genetically? If we have kids, i am praying that our kids receive most all of Mal's personality and definitely looks, however the "bumping" could be left off ya know, i can't say i'm praying for that to be passed on lol (and maybe the kids get my ability to play Spongebob on xbox instead of her's- watching her play makes me feel like "bumping" to death)
Thank you for the nice birthday message. Made me feel very special....even got tears in my eyes.....Love you all very much over there!! Friday will be fun!
well hey now... Happy Birthday from down here too! I've been in meetings all day at work and then we went grocery shopping after we got home cause the "cupboard was bare" so I never got to see this until now... how did the birthday turn out?? (cause I know I won't get an update on your blog) :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
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