Leo's Birthday

This is one of my favourite pictures of Leo. Today is his birthday and for those who know it is truly a special day.... 6th of April......how lucky to be born on this unique day..of all my babies his was the easiest birth.....again as before I needed to have my waters broken it seemed to me that I would never go into natural labour....but it was a good one, well is it ever good !!!!! but because I can compare, it was good..Leo was upside down bottom first ..the Dr. moved him the right way down but I hadn't even walked out of his surgery when he flipped back..... but sometime before his delivery he flipped himself back again...

 Due to the long labour I had had with Jack my first baby.... 36 hours I thought I was in for a long haul and because of that George went home..I believe he painted, I seemed to recall it might have been Ray Charles, he used to paint really well, not sure if he still does...I would have liked him there, but in those days it wasn't encouraged as it is today. You can sure do with that kind of support though....

I find that I can cope better with labour as long as I can walk and walk I did... up and down a little corridor in the Labour Ward...I thought my gosh this labour is getting pretty intense...and the nurse could see that I was struggling walking.."lets have a little look dear, she said"...oh I could hardly get onto the bed..."Oh my dear the head is crowning lets get you up onto the delivery table quick"......sure enough a couple of pushes and Leo was here....   he took his first breath and in went his cute little thumb straight into his mouth....ooohhh he loved his thumb   ...He was a wonderful little man, he did all the right things, sleeping when he should and drinking well, he was a dream to look after...... I really felt that I heard a choir singing after his birth call me strange but I know that I did. I think a woman is so close to the other side during and after birth.

 Katie always said it was a Choir singing

Alleluia ...because he was gone from there........of course it was a family joke...Katie always adored her brothers.

Missing him today and wishing him the best....not sure where he is...can only leave a message on his phone. He was named after my Dad Leonardus and Leo Searle the husband of a  Couple Missionary who were serving in Kalgoorlie at the time..... I always feel that my Dad is watching over my Boy well really not a boy but Man as he is 43...But you know for me he will always be my Boy!!!!