50th Post! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS J!

YAY! This is the 50th post and it is "oh so important!" I have crossed a milestone in my life. Or rather my daughter has!:) I will try not to make this ALL ABOUT ME! HOWEVER, tomorrow I will be the proud parent of a bouncy baby TEENAGER! I am happy, sad, confused, and worried. I feel so many emotions. I cannot believe that thirteen years ago tonight I was spending the night with my mother. This is where I went into labor. I was so sick with my pregnancy I could not drive myself to my weekly dr. appts. So I always made a "night out of it" the night before with my mom. My water broke in the middle of the night-and 8 1/2 hours later of excruciating pain (epidural did not take effect) I gave birth to baby J. 6 lbs and 13 oz and 19 inches long. She was small and I am thankful for that. And this is where my maternal instincts kicked in. I knew without a doubt I would do everything possible to give that little girl a good life. There have been times I have failed at this but picked myself back up. I am so very proud of her for so many reasons. Enough said about that. I am worried about parenting teenagers at times. I see where J is so much like me. She is stubborn, holds grudges and can be very moody. I am not so much moody as I am the other two. And I just pray her and I make it through the next few years. Oh-we will make it but I hope we are "emotionally healthy" when she is grown! Sometimes I still feel like a teenager myself. I do not feel old enough to have a teenager and I sure do not look old enough! HA! Jean1 -BE NICE! J is such a blessing in my life and has made me "not quite so selfish." HAPPY BIRTHDAY (a day early) PRINCESS J!