Happy 14th Birthday Matthew--May 7, 2016--his Birth Story

Anyone who lives around the Philadelphia area, or in the Northeast, knows it has rained every day for the last 12 days. Like pouring rain.   On Saturday, at around 2, I called out for everyone to come look out the window--you could actually see a little ray of sunshine, but then a rain cloud came out again, and the little ray of sunshine was gone.  Back to gloom.

So, for Matthew's birthday, which we are really celebrating with some kids next Saturday, we decided to go up to see Captain America, Civil War.   I have to say, I don't usually love these super hero movies, but this one was amazing.    A great way to spend a birthday with my youngest son.

I think I may have told his birth story before, but it is worth a repeat--definitely the most dramatic of my five children's births!   Here goes:

I was due with Matthew on May 15, 2002.  It was the first time I was pregnant over the winter, and I found out I was definitely pregnant the night before September 11, 2001.  That was such a crazy time.  Being pregnant over the winter means you can't get out much, because I didn't want to take a chance on ice and snow, and I had three young children, so long story short, I gained 65 pounds.  So, it was hard for me to move.