My Man.

Happy Birthday to my handsome, and amazing husband! For the boys birthday's I posted bits from my journal on their births, and well, since I wasn't there when my dear husband was born I went directly to the source! So here are some words from my fantastic Mother in-law...see girls, its very important to keep a record of these things!

"On February 15, 1982, our second beautiful boy was born. Sunday the 14th, I was very tired of being pregnant so I took castor oil but Ryan wasn't born till Monday afternoon at 4:05. Dr. Sefcik broke my water at 11 am, then after 3 hours of nothing, suddenly the pains started at 2 pm and it only took 2 hours. Dr. Sefcik was at a clinic in Stand Off and didn't make it back in time. It was an easy delivery so the nurses didn't have much problem. Cheryl Beazer was the nurse that delivered him. Ryan's birth was a beautiful experience. I had no painkillers so I was very much awake. (The smell of Roy's hamburger and fries made me very sick though!) As soon as he was born, they laid him on my stomach and there he lay, just crying his heart out. I kept patting him and telling him not to cry! The doctor stayed right in the room with us for about an hour as we marvelled over this brand new person. He was a nice 7 lb 7 oz and 19 3/4 inches long. Dr. Sefcik had me get up off the delivery table and walk back to my room. I was very shaky. My mom had phoned the hospital 3 or 4 times and finally got the news. I was very tired afterward which took me several weeks to get over.

We couldn't decide on a name for this new little one for quite awhile. Nothing seemed right. (especially when everyone told me it was going to be a girl!) Finally, the day I was to leave the hospital we stood around for a half hour throwing names around. I had been reading a book in which there was a man named Timothy Ryan and I liked the name Ryan so I said "Ryan-----Matthew, for Roy's grandfather. It just seemed to be right.

Ryan slept through the night at 6 weeks and was a very good baby. David called him Rynan.

Happy 29th Birthday Ry, we love you!!

Mom"

I am so grateful to this wonderful, amazing woman who raised my equally amazing husband! Everyday I marvel at how perfectly suited we are for each other and I have no doubts that are meeting was inspired! The older you get Ry, the more I love you!

Happy Birthday!