Happy Birthday To My First Born Daughter

Thirty-one years ago today, I was barely eighteen years old and I became a mommy to my first born daughter Andrea.  She was born on a beautiful sunny Tuesday at 3:11 pm.   I was nervous as I was so young and I really had no idea what I was getting myself into.  I ended up growing up with her and she helped me to become who I am today.

Andrea is a strong willed girl, she is kind, loving and giving.  This girl never followed the pack, she was her own self and blazed her own trail from the time she was a little girl.  I remember a time she was only three years old and she was adamant that she would be picking out her own clothes.  From that day forward she chose her own clothes and look out if I tried to give her some suggestions.

This girl of mine is highly intelligent, she did well in school when she wanted to, most times she was trying to figure out a way to not got to school.  This was our biggest argument over the years.  I really shouldn't have worried because once she found a career she was interested in, she had a 3.9 average in college.  She is now a Graphic Art Designer and amazing at this profession.  I am really proud of her.

Because I was such a young single mother, many people judged Andrea and thought she would end up just like me, I knew better though, she was smarter than that, she held out for the whole dream.  She met Paul on line when she was seventeen years old, they talked on line and on the phone for nearly a year, he flew up her to meet her and  when she was nineteen she moved to Wisconsin to be with Paul.   Lots of people worried, I didn't, I knew that if she stayed longer than three weeks that she and Paul would be together.

I was right, she married Paul in a beautiful ceremony on August 18, 2007.  These two were made for each other, they are each others soul mate.  I love how happy she is and how strong willed she is; this trait was difficult as a child but it is what helped her become the amazing woman she is today.

Then on July 18th, 2011 she and Paul welcomed there first son Jackson into their family.  She is an amazing mommy as I knew she would be and Paul is a wonderful Daddy.  My first born grandson is an adorable and happy child, I love getting little videos and pictures of him.  I can barely wait to see him face to face one day soon.

I am a very happy and thrilled mother, my daughter did not allow herself to become a statistic, she proved she was stronger than this and waited for the whole dream.

"Everything you want, also wants you" ~ Jack Canfield