Coda was born at 3:04 P.M,
on June 11, 1982, weighing in at 5 lbs. 13 ozs.,
after 13 hours of labor! I can remember my Mother,
(who had 3 daughters and wanted a son - now
with 2 grandsons and wanting a granddaughter),
standing in the maternity recovery room,
looking at the tiny tightly-wrapped bundle
beside me, (wringing her hands to keep from
touching it!), looking at me and softly
whispering, “ Do I have my girl?”.
She was the “apple of her Grandma’s eye”!
Coda was SO active as a little one and it was all I could
do to keep up with her. She did not like being dressed
or confined in any way, was adventurous, outgoing,
a TOMBOY like her Mom, and full of laughter and mischief!
We gave her dancing lessons when she was only 4
to keep her busy, but soon that was not enough,
so it was on to gymnastics!
She is a championship gymnast and has
won many awards, including the
“First Place All Around USGF Title”
for the state of Pennsylvania!
(Proud Mama here? You bet!)
Although gymnastics came quite easily to her
and she advanced almost TOO fast, she worked
really hard for that honor. That, of course, was
a few years ago; she has since moved on and
is now taking acoustic guitar lessons.
We’ll have to see where THIS leads.....
So now it is on to boys, and maybe a
little heartbreak for her. (We’ve all been there!)
Sometimes I think growing up is about the
most painful experience we go through. You
have your children, raise them, give them the best
advice and values you have, and hope and pray
they find their way in this life and live to look
back and say.....it was ALL GOOD!!!