Harvest has ended, and with harvest (or sometimes the ending of harvest), comes another very important birthday in our house. Our first born son, Ryan! I still remember when he was born --- although I have a hard time believing it was actually 11 years ago. The wheat was ready, the guys were ready to cut, but it just kept raining and it was too wet. They had finally gotten in the field late afternoon/evening on Saturday, and then debated about cutting on Sunday (which they NEVER do), and chose not to again. Monday came and they were finally in the field for a full day. Then you guessed it --- right after I ate supper I went into labor. So, I called Chris out of the field, he drove home, and we were at the hospital by around 8 pm. Unfortunately, my labor did not progress and around 1 a.m. they chose to give me pitocin. This seemed to kick things in gear, because at 6:33 a.m. Ryan Christopher Huxman was born. As first time parents, we marveled at the blessing God has given us.
As he was our "first-born", he has continued to be the "first" with many things --- here's a small list from this year.
* first to enter the middle school
* first to be in band (playing the tuba)
* first to feel comfortable singing a solo
* first to play "real" baseball where the players actually pitch
* first to be given the job of tractor/grain cart driver during harvest
* first to be "begging" for a cell phone (and no, he's not getting one)
* first to turn 11 (obviously)
With each year, we learn more about parenting, appreciate all the blessings God has given us even more, and realize that each birthday means he's growing up way too quickly. Before we know it we'll be sending him off to college. But, for now, we will continue to enjoy each new "first" and be thankful for the precious memories we are creating every day.
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