Friday, April 3, 2015

Friday, April 3, 2015

Tonight's picture was taken on April 4, 2002. Mattie was born a healthy baby at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. I remember Mattie to be born at 1am and Peter tells me it was 12:37am. I was a real mess, so I would take his word for it! Being in labor for over a day can do that to a person! I delivered Mattie by emergency c-section and was running an 103 degree fever and it was there I developed my first migraine, which never left. As you can see, Mattie was born ON! Alert, and all his apgar scores (scores that assess the health of a newborn) were in the 9 and 10 range. So basically perfect! 

Quote of the day: When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. ~ The 14th Dalai Lama

On the day before Mattie's birthday... Peter and I are traveling to Florida today. We try to leave town each year before Mattie's birthday. It just works out better for us that way for multiple reasons. So the next time you hear from me, it will hopefully be from a sunnier and warmer climate. 

We captured the daffodils blooming in Mattie's memorial garden in our commons space! 

You can see our bird feeders in the background. The birds are simply thrilled by our new feeder location this year because basically we planted every bush and tree in this space (which they love to perch on). These plantings all started when Mattie was a toddler and then of course now we plant bulbs each year in Mattie's memory. 

Next to the daffodils are the crocus! So it is a pretty yellow and purple combination!