Mascara Blobs in the Eye

Just thinking about this has had me laughing for hours.

Lauren just happens to be my child who loves, no, I mean LOVES to pick at things...her scabs, pimples, moles, hang nails, and she is not a respecter of others things..she will pick at yours too.

As she and I were Sheridan's "coaches" during labor, we were heavily involved in the process of helping Sheridan to focus and push! So, while we were getting ready to encourage Sher to push one more time Lauren looks at me and says "Oh my word Mom" (all the while I am thinking about what the heck could be going wrong) then she continues "you have a HUGE blob of mascara in your eye..should I pick it out?"

I will say, though, that she has precision picking skills. Now we need to work on the timing!

Birth Day

The date of the induction was scheduled for Monday, January 24. It was Saturday, the 22nd and I was wracked with concern for Sheridan and praying that she would not have to be induced. Having had all 4 of mine born by c-section, I don't know a whole lot about vaginal births, except that being induced typically means a long, hard and sometimes complicated labor. All day on Saturday I had a nagging feeling that she was going to go in to labor on Sunday. Sunday morning came... Sunday afternoon came and she commented to me "here it is, Sunday, and nothing has happened". All I could say was "the day isn't over". At 8 p.m. her labor started....

At 2 a.m. Lauren and I drove her to the hospital and at 12 :14 p.m. a beautiful, dark head full of hair little boy was born. Sawyer Scott Hargrove. The birth went smooth and Sheridan healed quickly.

I am so thankful for the opportunities that I have had to watch my daughters give birth and become Mothers themselves. What a miracle! I am so thankful for my girls. They are truly my best friends and I love them so much. I feel honored that Heavenly Father has given me the blessing of being their Mom.