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The oldest

When it comes to birth order, I really lucked out with my kids so far. My oldest daughter is the perfect model for an oldest child. There are so many things going on in the world today and I just wanted to point out some of the good ones. My children. This post is dedicated to Michaela Jones Griffith. Michaela at about 2 months old. Man, she is cute. I became a mom on May 11, 2010. My water broke the day before and we waited and waited for my contractions to kick in but I ended up needing pitocin and an epidural in order to deliver her in the 24 hour window after my water broke. Every birth is special. But the birth of your first child is really two births. The birth of your baby and the birth of your motherhood. I remember nearly every detail of those whirlwind first few days at the hospital. My baby came out healthy with the sweetest covering of little blond whispy hair on her head. She was perfect. I can remember this time in such detail that it is mind blowing to me to th...