Today’s is Honey’s birthday, she was born at 7:30 am on a Tuesday morning in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma.
Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Wilma was the twenty-second storm (including the subtropical storm discovered in reanalysis), thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and fourth Category 5 hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 season.
Due to this intense Hurricane that swept across Florida this mama ended up with an extra week of maternity leave. With power out in the area where my office was located work was closed for an entire week. It just happen to be the my last week of work before leaving to have my angel.
Due to my two previous c-sections with my boys Honey was a planned c-section. I had the choice between October 31st and November 1st. I chose the 1st for two reasons. The major reason was I didn’t want her to have to share her birthday with a holiday and the second was I really wanted to take my boys trick-or-treating. So the day before Honey was born I was walking the neighborhood with my boys as they loaded their bags with candy.
Honey was 8 lbs 3 ozs when she was born (my smallest child). Today she is tall and thin and we often call her “crazy legs” because she loves to run and sometimes it looks like her legs need to catch up with the rest of her. On this special day I want to give my daughter a special “Happy Birthday” to the world’s sweetest, smartest, stubborn, and independent daughter there is!
Maryann says
Happy birthday! My oldest was born during a blizzard and my youngest was born during the 2010 Armageddon snow storms that dropped 72 inches of snow. A friend that works for the fire department called her chief and told them to be on alert in case I went into labor before the street could be cleared. and a neighbor cut a single path from our garage door to the street just in case I needed to be picked up at the top of the street.
Colleen says
What an awesome neighbor!
Canadian Mom Blogger says
She’s beautiful (and my daughter has the same leg issue, lol). Happy Birthday Honey!
Penelope (NYC Blogger) says
Happy birthday!
Mellisa says
Happy Birthday Honey!!! She’s adorable Colleen 🙂
ellen says
Happy Birthday Honey!!!!
Her smile lights up her whole face 🙂 Hope she has a wonderful day today!
Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy says
Awww, such a sweet post.
Happy Birthday to your little gal.
Courtney says
Aww happy birthday!
Donna says
She’s gorgeous and looks like you, Colleen! Happy Birthday, Honey!!!
Jennifer says
I love her eyes. woww
Emily @FamilyNLifeLV says
Beautiful! What a memorable birth story too!!
Notorious Spinks says
Awwwww! Happy birthday!
Eileen says
Happy Birthday Honey! I guess we are both saints (missed Halloween but born on All Saint’s Day) because I was also born on the same day but a few years, (ahem) Decades before you! It’s a fun day because you always have TONS of treats around the house after Halloween, but it took me years to figure out NOT to eat too much because I almost always got sick on Halloween night after trick or treating. LOL> ! Hope it was a fun day for you kiddo! What a beautiful smile you have!
Billie says
Happy Birthday to her!
Marcie W. says
Happy Birthday to your sweet Honey! She shares a birthday with my dad and since he’s pretty awesome, I’m sure she is too.
rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
She is so beautiful! Happy Birthday to that sweet girl!
Lolo says
Awe, Happy Birthday! That is such a beautiful photo of her.
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
Happy Birthday!
Elaina- A Time Out for Mommy says
Happy birthday!
Toni says
she is beautiful. Kids grow up much too fast.