I put away the chocolate cake. Memories of my first baby.

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And I started with the salami and a bite of Camembert cheese. The mussels did not arrive. So I´ll have to have a lunch made of snacks as my mom had the days when she went to the market. She knew of a place where they had the best cheeses, hams and olives. And as she came back tired and late, she would make dishes with all sorts of delicious things like those. I specially remember that because it was in one of those days when I gave birth to Tania. I had contractions so I told my husband to take me to my mum´s. She left me playing canasta with my sister while she went to the market with my aunt. My sister counted the minutes with a watch and we both decided I´d have the baby. And when my mom arrived, we told her. My mother and aunt did not care what my sister said. She was 14 years old. But both ladies looked at me and said that no way. And just in case my mom called the matron but told her not to hurry. Anyway, just in case, the matron told my mom not to give me anything to eat. And I sat at the table with them looking at the ham, the olives and the salami. D*MN!!! Ages later the matron came. She examined me and told my mom that I was about to give birth. I had not even brought my small suitcase to my mom´s house. Luckily I lived near my parents and the matron had a car. From then on my mom changed. She wanted to hold the suitcase (Idid not let her) and the matron called the doctor and my father. I barely had time to reach the room when I had the baby. I was 18 so all I could tell my mom was "I told you so" Tania was a true miracle. She had sweet eyes, a tiny nose and mouth and 5 fingers in every hand and foot. Today I´ll celebrate thinking about my daughters. And I´ll toast with a special friend here who suggested that I bought a cake. Thank you @MarieCoyle