I was born on September 3, 1979, which was my paternal grandmother's fifty-first birthday. I loved sharing my birthday with her, and I feel like it played a role in how close we were. When I was 14, my cousin Rachel was born on September 14. Both of Granny's granddaughters were September babies. (Both of her grandsons were January babies. I always thought that was kind of neat.) In addition, Granny, Rachel, and I all shared the same middle initial, C. Granny's middle name was Clarice, mine was Corinne, and Rachel's is Claire (she's Granny's namesake). Rachel and I are very close, and I enjoy our relationship so much. I know that the age difference between Rachel and Wolverine Baby will be a little more than the difference between Rachel and I, but I hope they end up with the same kind of bond Rachel and I have.
In addition to the September birthdays on my side of the family, Ray's sister Elizabeth was born on September 21, and his cousin Haley was born on September 11. So when you think about September in the VanHandleyham family, you end up with a mess of September birthdays. I really hope that our little Wolverine Baby gets to share a birthday with her aunt or one of her cousins.
I also really cannot wait to teach her (I'm totally convinced it's a girl, but that's for another post) my favorite September phrase: It's my birthday month! ... Although, upon reflecting how many times I've used that phrase with Ray, I may live to regret doing so.
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