Daniel with puppies
Daniel with Jamie Moyer (Ex-Seattle Mariner)
Daniel turns the big 1-0 today!! Ten years ago at 10:40 a.m. our gorgeous son was brought into this world. He weighed in at 6 pounds 3 ounces and was 18 inches long. I will never forget the moment I first heard his cry....it was the most amazing thing in the world. Similar to my pregnancy with Kelsi, Daniel's was also full of surprises (3 months of bedrest). After being on fertility pills again, it was confirmed we were finally pregnant! At 18 weeks along, I had an appointment to get an ultrasound done to see how things were progressing. Kevin and Kelsi were in the room with me (in fact, Kelsi was sitting on my doctor's lap while he was performing the ultrasound....they just adored each other). Dr. Sand asked us if we wanted to know what we were having and we said "yes of course"! I've always believed that it's easier to plan ahead - and you're never disappointed. I remember him telling us "well congratulations - you're having another little girl"! I think my mouth must have dropped open because I just "knew" I was pregnant with a boy...having another girl never even crossed my mind. The three of us left the doctors office went out to dinner to celebrate. The very next day my dad and step-mom sent me a dozen pink roses with a card that read "Congratulations on another daughter". I have to admit it was a little difficult trying to wrap my mind around having another little girl when my instinct was telling me I was having a boy. A week later I was sent to the University of Washington to see a specialist because my blood pressure was creeping up too high already and it needed to be addressed. Upon check in at the UW - they said they had a new ultrasound machine and asked if we'd be interested in having one done (no charge of course) because they wanted to try it out. We didn't pass that offer up and the next thing we knew we were looking at our baby. The technician asked if we already knew what we were having and we told her it was a girl (at least Dr. Sand said he was 90% sure). When she put the wand over my belly she immediately said "Ummmm....you're not having a girl....it's definately A BOY". I think our little Daniel was trying to "show off his stuff" to make sure we weren't going to rush out to buy pink for him.
Daniel is truly an amazing kid and has the biggest heart of anyone I know. He has a gift of being very athletic, smart and a great sense of humor. Let me tell you...he is all about sports...and it's something that I think he was born with...he just loves any type of sport - but has a bigger passion for baseball and basketball. When he started school his teacher said she wanted to start a book of "Daniel-ism's" because he is so funny! People get the biggest kick out of watching him play sports because they don't expect to see what he can do because of his size. When we went to China to get Maci, he was probably more excited than all of us put together. He literally could not sit down in the van when we were going to pick her up at the Civil Affairs Bureau...he kept jumping up and down. We were all laughing at him. He was truly beaming with pride to finally hug the little sister he had been waiting for, for so long.
Daniel, we hope you have a happy birthday. We are so proud of you and love you so much!
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