the day that changed my life

15 years ago today you were born. had someone told me being a mom would be this great, i would have definitely started earlier. i've loved each day and have never laughed, worried or cried as much as i have since september 23, 1995. 

i remember the pregnancy being pretty uneventful. a little gas here, a little carpal tunnel there and a house that was kept at a brisk 65 degrees. august was the hottest month. from the moment you arrived, i knew being a mom was what i was meant to be and i was very lucky because you made it so easy.

it's been an amazing 15 years and for some reason these memories are surfacing today:

- if the terrible 2s was about you learning not to push over every child you saw, well, we all survived that with a few timeouts. even those unlucky enough to be pushed.

- when you didn't want me to leave you at pre-school,  i listened to your teacher, ms. debono, when she said just sit outside the classroom on one of those tiny chairs and zach will let you know when he feels ok to be here by himself. after an uncomfortable 6 weeks, you did it with a quick slam of the classroom door. 

- i remember you wanting to be first every morning at the first program's red door and saying goodbye without looking back. and how tall you'd grown by the time you finished 3rd grade and ready for 89th street.

- learning to ride your 2-wheeler without training wheels in the basketball court. i'll never forget that smile on your face when you finally did it.

- making me so incredibly proud at every parent-teacher conference and confirming each time you're where you should be.

- and when lucy joined our family and her excitement when you come home - even if you've only been gone a few minutes.

- being in awe when you balanced continuing with mandarin and learning hebrew in the same year for your bar mitzvah.

there are many more memories and i'm not sure why these are the ones coming to mind today, but i'm enjoying thinking about those times again.  happy birthday, zach!

wwcd: looking forward to the next 15 years and all of the new and amazing memories that i'll have