09/29/2026
September 29, 1997, two weeks past my due date, being induced, during a Monday Night Football game with the 49ers playing the Carolina Panthers 🏈… As my pain increased from the Pitocin, I was getting g a bit louder and so then in came the epidural just in time before kickoff … 🙌🏼 … The room was full of family, friends, pizza, and football. And you of course waited until the end of the game to make your entrance.
Somehow, you already knew how to work a crowd…🥰
A few hours later, while I was waiting to hold you close and feed you, we learned something was wrong. I remember everything went still and numb and all I wanted to do was to protect you.
That immediate reaction of motherly protection came to me line the speed of light and it has been that way ever since.
You spent ten days in the NICU and showed us your fighting spirit… Sammy, you’ve inspired your daddy and me from day one.
Seeing you today as you are strong and gentle, we are so grateful that we get to be your parents.
You have such a loving heart. You look out for people, you show up for them, you find the good in them, and then you make everyone laugh with that beautiful goofiness of yours!
It’s a true honor to see the son, brother, grandson, cousin, and friend you’ve become.
God gave us such a beautiful gift when He gave us you!!!!
“I love you forever, I’ll like you for always, as long as I’m living, my Baby you’ll be!”
Happy birthday, to our Sammy…❤️…
