On this day

Twenty seven years ago today the world was blessed with my sister Nikki Rae and on this day one year ago the world was blessed with my little girl Rosie Rae.

I've never written Rosie's birth story. There was a lot of negativity that day and I guess I'd rather concentrate on the precious little bundle we got at the end of all the frustration. It's basically the story of a lot of waiting and a very fat and frustrated lady throwing her weight around (that's me). Pretty scary.

The funny thing is I can remember seeing Nikki right after she was born as clearly as I can see Rosie. Nikki looked at me and Jon with calm wide eyes. It seemed she was trying to take it all in. She still had blood in her hair and I asked the nurse to show Jon the umbilical cord just to gross him out. I was such a sweet big sister to him. Rosie, on the other hand, literally came out shouting and has been shouting ever since. My first look at her was mostly her tonsils because as J held her down for me to see she just kept shouting with her mouth open wide. She's still one of the loudest children I've ever met. I hope it means she'll have a strong personality and not be afraid to speak her mind when she's older. Lord help us all.

So, my two favourite girls born on the same day with the same middle name. I hope they'll grow to love each other as much as I love them. Though I don't think that's actually humanly possible.