Oh how blessed I am. I have not just 1…or 2…or 3…but 4 Valentines. I “met” these Valentines in different months, years apart. Nevertheless, they all have my heart. They fill me with love (which helps me cope in the times when they fill me with frustration…but this is Valentines Day, so I choose be sappy and forget those moments.)

I met my first Valentine in August 1995. I can’t say I knew when I met him that he would be my Valentine. He was my friend who slowly became my Valentine. It was as if one day I woke up and realized how wonderful it all was. I still have days like that.

 

February 2001 my second Valentine entered my life. He had tried to enter 2 months earlier, but with the help of medication and bed rest (UGH!), he waited until February. All 9 lbs. 4 oz. of him entered the world in a show stopping way…and has continued with that daily. With him being my oldest and my only boy, he fills my heart to overflowing. I do love my little man.

Tommy and I the night he was born. Although labor wasn’t really long, he was born at 11 pm. I am NOT a night person, so I was exhausted! I was so happy to have my baby in my arms and we both slept great. This was just the beginning to him being spoiled.

My third Valentine steals my heart with a cut of the eyes, a smile or a giggle. April 2003 she joined us and has a love of life like no other. She doesn’t care what is going on, she finds a way to love it. She loves unconditionally and believes anything is possible. She is so very intelligent, definitely her daddy’s girl! Which gives me another reason to love her more.

Caroline and I sharing a bowl of ice cream. She is her momma’s girl when it comes to her eating habits. Most of the rest of her is just like her daddy!

My 4th (and final) Valentine has a way all of her own. She knows what she wants and she goes after it. She enters a room and begins to entertain. She also loves life, but can hate it all in the next instant, then love it again momentarily. When she took her first breath in November 2005, we had no idea she would be taking our breaths away daily with her personality.

I try to count my blessings multiple times daily, with these 4 at the top of the list. They are my life, my loves, my Valentines.