Michael Brandon Fry!

Today is Michael's 34th birthday! How can that be? Wasn't it just yesterday that beautiful black haired baby boy was born????? I can remember the moment I first saw him and how I burst into, well,  laughter! His eyes were WIDE OPEN and his hair was sticking out everywhere! The nurses were laughing saying that he had more hair than they'd ever seen on a newborn! He did! A head FULL of thick black silky hair! Gosh, he was gorgeous! Rosy red cheeks; the FRY eyebrows; that pretty little mouth. He was like a doll baby. I fell in love immediately, of course, with my 2nd son!  Now I must admit, I was hoping for a GIRL , before he was born,  but one look at Michael and all thoughts of pink  and prissy girls were gone.Just like when Charles was born, I felt so overwhelmed with love that I started crying! I couldn't believe that I had another perfect little baby! I felt as if I had known him my whole life the minute he was placed in my arms. How can that be? Yet, it's true. The minute those babies are placed in the mother's arms it's as if you have known that child for your whole life and that feeling of love and joy is unparalleled  to anything else. (I believe when I get to heaven, that the first thing I will get to do is re-live the moment I saw my babies for the first time!! What joy)! I remember holding Michael when he was so tiny and never wanting him to grow up! I wanted to just keep him like the little doll he was.  But I'm so glad he did grow up!Because that little beautiful baby was the start of a beautiful life! He was THE cutest little boy---so full of joy and life and some of my fondest memories are watching he and Charles fly down the street on bikes; playing soccer together on the front lawn and whispering together in the bedroom (while I stood outside in the hall listening). They were the cutest pair! So close in age--well for 9 days they are the same age!!!! I was blessed to have 2 precious boys together. If only I could go back in time for JUST ONE DAY!.......... From the day he was born, I knew THIS CHILD had stolen my heart. He  has it still.........

I love you, my sweet Michael! You have brought our family so much JOY and LAUGHTER over the years as well as steadfast calm (when needed) and strength and LOVE. As I watch you as a daddy now, my heart soars. How blessed Lily is to have YOU for her daddy! You make HER laugh just like the rest of us! How blessed we all are to have you in our lives! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!