Birthday Friends
I think Liam’s birth story will always begin with the birth of his friend Henry, born June 8th – just 6 days before Liam showed up.
We went to visit Henry when he was no more than 24 hour old. In the car ride to the hospital we talked with a very excited Nathan about what to do when visiting a baby (ask before touching the baby, use hand sanitizer, be calm, quiet and gentle). Of course, Nathan, being more than ready to become a big brother, asked if Henry’s arrival meant his baby was coming soon. And we reminded him of our mantra:
[i]What do we tell our baby?
Hi Baby! Stay put till end of summer![/i]
We arrived at Henry’s room, stood outside the door to get one more squirt of hand sanitizer, and before going in, Nathan took a look at the big bump that his baby hand said “Stay put baby!”
36 hours later I was in labor.
Tonight our bible study is having a little party to celebrate these two sweet boys as they turn one. They have very different personalities, and being developmentally two months apart, still have a pretty big skill difference at this point. We joke that someday, Henry and Liam will be the same age. And we hope that someday they will be great friends.