Both of you had the same due date...April 11 and both of you let that day come and go without making your individual appearances. Tucker, you showed up on April 15...Tax Day. Surely you were the only good thing that has ever happened to us on that particular day. It was also Easter morning and your older brother Greyson (our St. Patrick's baby) was not yet fully 13 months old and could barely grasp who or what you were. You were our surprise baby and a nine-pounder at that. The first to walk and talk, you ate everything and slept like a top. You still do. Now you're 17 and threatening to follow closely on the heels of your college-bound brother. And then there will just be one.
Wilder, we thought you might be our Earth Day child, but you decided to come eight days late on the 19th...causing me to place a late night desperation call to the Psychic Friends Network to ask someone WHEN THIS BABY WAS COMING OUT!!! The day we brought you home your father left to bring the car around and I was in the hospital room holding you while your brothers (wearing their "I'm the Big Brother t-shirts) were running circles around my mandatory wheelchair and singing nonsense songs before falling down on the ground. I wondered how on earth I would be able to cope at home with Moe, Larry and Curly you and your brothers at home, but having you was one of the best decisions we ever made. Plus you'll keep me from curling up drunk and in a closet when your brothers leave us for Faber College Texas A&M. Tomorrow you are officially a teenager.
Happy 17th and 13th. I love you both.
Mom
Happy, happy Birthdays, handsome ones!
Posted by: daysgoby | April 18, 2007 at 10:06 PM
Happy Happy Birthday Tucker & Wilder!
Posted by: Sandy | April 18, 2007 at 11:18 PM
Happy Birthday, Tucker and Wilder!
Psychic Friends Network...that cracks me up! So...were they right?
Posted by: Fold My Laundry Please | April 18, 2007 at 11:52 PM
Wonderful news, my eldest just turned 10 last week(see on my blog) and my baby is 4 years old now. I got to thinking today, OMG, my son will be at High School in 2 years!!!
Posted by: Cazzie | April 19, 2007 at 03:20 AM
Beautiful boys you have there. Happy birthday to them both & congrats to you all!
Posted by: HollowSquirrel | April 19, 2007 at 06:22 AM
So, do they each get their own cake or is it a two-fer? I would think the odds of having the same birthday as a sib are pretty low, except in the case of twins of course. Duh.
Posted by: Antique Mommy | April 19, 2007 at 07:13 AM
Happy Birthdays!
Posted by: toyfoto | April 19, 2007 at 07:27 AM
Well...they each have separate birthdays...the 15th and the 19th. The older guy wanted homemade brownies instead of a cake. The younger wants chocolate icebox pie...which I'm working on right now.
Posted by: wordgirl | April 19, 2007 at 08:01 AM
Happy birthday to your two. Is chocolate icebox pie like a chocolate cream pie?
I keep looking over at my son who is 10 and thinking that in just another year or two he is going to be as tall as I am.
Posted by: anna | April 19, 2007 at 08:47 AM
Anna-
As I write this, only the 13-year old is shorter than me. He's gaining quickly, however. The older two are taller than me and taller than their father...plus both of their grandfathers.
Posted by: wordgirl | April 19, 2007 at 09:22 AM
That was sweet. Did the psychic network give you the information???
Kids, they grow up so fast...
Posted by: Occidental Girl | April 19, 2007 at 09:28 AM
Happy birthday, boys!
Wordgirl, I only hope mine turn out as well as yours, and that I have as good a time with them as you seem to be having. :)
Posted by: Arabella | April 19, 2007 at 09:48 AM
Wow! All those birthdays so close together. Spring is just one big non-stop celebration for you guys!
Posted by: Jay | April 19, 2007 at 11:23 AM
Happy birthday, guys!
Posted by: Chag | April 19, 2007 at 11:50 AM
Sweetness. Hope y'all are having a blast celebrating both days. :)
Posted by: Beth | April 19, 2007 at 12:27 PM
Two boys who love chocolate: how'd you get so lucky?
Posted by: Nance | April 19, 2007 at 02:31 PM
I should have spaced mine further apart.
Do you ever have mama guilt about your middle child?
Your boys are beautiful.
Posted by: kim | April 19, 2007 at 03:41 PM
No guilt at all. He's a pretty happy fellow and was/is one of the easiest babies/toddlers/kids to ever grace the planet.
Posted by: wordgirl | April 19, 2007 at 04:51 PM
What handsome guys! Happy birthday to both, and well done, Mom!
Posted by: jozet | April 19, 2007 at 10:48 PM
I had to look up Faber College to find out what the joke was. Sure enough, it fell into that 20-odd year gap when I was not in the U.S. Sheesh! The stuff I miss... even after 8 years back here, there are still major cultural gaps, ha, ha!
Anyway, Happy Belated Birthday to your No. 2 and No. 3 sons! Hope a good time was had by all. Certainly all that chocolate didn't hurt!
Posted by: Ortizzle | April 20, 2007 at 08:00 AM
Happy Birthday to both of them!
Posted by: Gina | April 20, 2007 at 09:59 AM
Happy belated Birthday to both your boys! Oh and I love how you've decorated the place since I've been gone!
Posted by: platypus | April 20, 2007 at 04:02 PM
Happy Birthday to your boys! It's truly amazing how quickly time flies by, isn't it? My daughter is 11 already...still my baby, but right on the cusp of something new...it's a great thing to watch, and yet...not sure I'd want to go through those years myself again, you know?
Posted by: J | April 20, 2007 at 04:18 PM
Happy Birthday all around!
Posted by: Chris | April 23, 2007 at 06:05 AM
They are both so handsome! Happy Birthday to both your big boys. My oldest son is two inches TALLER than me and he is ten! And my 8 year old is catching up fast.
Posted by: Elizabeth | April 23, 2007 at 07:47 AM