Brett turned thirty today which seemed almost impossible to me. I just couldn't imagine that we were old enough to have a child who was thirty. When I thought back to the day that he was born, it felt almost like I was watching a movie of the event. Doug's memory was a lot more vivid. He had to meet one of his peers before we left for the hospital to pass on the work files. He talked about the railroad tracks that we had to drive over and the pain that it caused me. He still thought that it was funny that our doctor wanted Brett to take a little bit longer so that he could finish watching Jeopardy. I could remember everything that Doug talked about from that day, but it just seemed surreal. Either way we both enjoyed sharing our reminisces with Brett when he got off of work and looking at all of the pictures that I posted on Facebook in honor of his milestone birthday.
As fun as it was wishing Brett a Happy Birthday and talking about the day that he was born, what I enjoyed most on his thirtieth birthday was knowing how much our family values each other. Each one of Brett's siblings had reached out to him to wish him a wonderful day, make plans to get together or talk about their recent visit with him. They had all done the same on Cameron's birthday in January and would again in March for Meg's and in May for Cal's. With Meg's marriage to Nick, Brett's upcoming one to Karen and Cal's long-term relationship with Maggie blossoming, it was nice to know that soon we would have a lot more birthdays on the calendar to celebrate. There are always times like today when I miss being a mom of young children, but having adult children has been so much more rewarding than I could have ever dreamed. Brett turning thirty makes me feel really old, but it doesn't take away the fun I have had being a mom then or now.
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