Jonathon Turns 15

Happy Birthday Jon!!!

Even though I have two sons I believe they were living with their father when they had their 15th birthday.  And I was so busy working and going to school that time passed in a haze during that period.  I am so lucky to experience this boy becoming a man.  I have a memory of the spring I arrived here, Jonathon had just turned 12 and I remember he fell asleep on the Chesterfield.  His mother picked him up and carried him to his bed, which was downstairs at that time.  He was hanging over both arms.  As she carried him she said "I won't be able to do this much longer".  Perhaps I just imagined it but I thought that there was a touch of sadness in her voice, or perhaps it was just in my mind.  I have never had the opportunity of watching any other of my grandchildren make the transition from child to young adult and I realize now how much I have missed.
It was by circumstance that I was at the hospital the morning that Jonathon was born.  I had been at my son Michael's home the night before, I was with my fiance Paul.  The call came early in the morning that Tami was labour, she was almost a month early and I was a little concerned.  We drove from Hamilton to Kitchener, went to the wrong hospital first, of course.  By the time we found the other hospital Tami was already in delivery.  It was a breach delivery and she had an epideral.  When the nurse brough this almost 5 pound baby boy out she handed him to me.  he was so beautiful even then.  his hair was exactly the same colour as Tami's had been at birth.  It was the colour of a brand new penny.  I am sure other babies have had this colour hair, but they were the only two that I had seen with hair that colour.  The nurse said I should rub him to stimulate him.  I did that and was able to examine him completely and he was totally perfect.  I handed him to Paul, that was funny, Paul had never held a new born in his life.  He had a daughter but was working away from home when she was born and didn't hold her for the first month.  I wish I had a camera, there was a look of terror on his face, then after a couple of minutes a look of complete awe.  He later told me that he felt he had bonded with a new born for the first time ever.  I am glad he had that experience.  Everyone should experience that at least once.

Again Happy Birthday Jonathon!!!!!!

Thursday, April 7th, 2011..............10:02