27 years ago

 Mothers day, May 13, 1984 after a lovely day spent with Leon and our 4 girls, my grandparents & mother at my in-laws house, Baby #5 decided it was time to come on the scene.
At 2:15 in the morning, Monday May 14  we welcomed our first son into our family.
Derek was our 2nd homebirth but he was in a hurry, and didn't wait for our midwife to arrive.
She had a 3 hr. drive from her house from ours, and although we called her at the first sign, She arrived an hour after he was born.
Leon was initiated into the role of "midwife" without a whole lot of prep time!

Now this year he helped his own little guy celebrate his 1st birthday already!

 (April, 2011)

Happy Happy Birthday son-- We're wishing you the best year ever ahead!