{"id":265,"date":"2011-03-02T01:44:37","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T01:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/?p=265"},"modified":"2014-02-24T14:48:36","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T14:48:36","slug":"inspiration-by-my-sons-beautiful-spirit-celebrating-18-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/inspiration-by-my-sons-beautiful-spirit-celebrating-18-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration By My Son’s Beautiful Spirit & Celebrating 18 Years!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This picture was taken 18 years ago today, a few moments after I gave birth by ceasarian and after going through labor for 48 hours. I remember\u00a0\u00a0that moment\u00a0 if it were yesterday…that moment of awe, inspiration\u00a0and amazement that this live human being came out of my own body..mind boggling…true beyond words inspirational\u00a0moment.<\/p>\n

Versi\u00f3n En Espa\u00f1ol: Inspiraci\u00f3n Por Mi Hijo<\/a><\/p>\n

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Forgetting my labor pains right after birth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And just a few hours before, those awful labor pains! I wanted to do everything natural, but boy oh boy..when this baby was pushing to come out, I couldn’t dilate. He was mighty ready, and \u00a0my body was not. My obstetrician, who had been delivering babies naturally for decades, was the type to allow nature to take its course. But finally, he said: \u00a0“The baby is struggling. We need to get him out.”<\/p>\n

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Cristian Getting Inducted To Knights of Columbus, January 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And by then, the pain was so strong, that I begged for the epidural, the shot that numbs you wanting desperate relief from the pain.<\/p>\n

But the pain and all that drama for 48 hours flew out the window the moment that they brought me this beautiful 8 1\/2 pound infant boy. Now he towers me at 6 feet and 175 pounds! How and when did time fly? It really did move so fast!<\/p>\n

Life is funny right? You experience ups and downs, pains, disappointments, but the richness in experiencing inspiration and \u00a0love from a child outweighs any hardship and discomfort in life. I have had many intense life challenging experiences, so God gave me the gift of having a son that is near perfect. \u00a0Cristian has been the angel in my life to give me happiness, smiles, laughter and so much joy. He is a jokester and a peaceful type, reserved yet \u00a0witty, accompanied by many funny faces.<\/p>\n

I immersed myself in motherhood full force from day 1 focused solely on giving him the nurturing, care and love that any child deserves. I can say today, I am a proud and lucky mama! I spent time looking at baby pictures, posted them on Facebook<\/a> <\/a>reminiscing so many wonderful moments. And finally at one point, I broke down and cried. Mostly, they were happy tears.<\/p>\n

So today it is \u00a0bittersweet as he is ready to take on the world this year, getting ready to go to college. I constantly encourage him to be confident and emphasize the importance of getting an education. \u00a0So many changes \u00a0are on the horizon for Cristian and myself this year. \u00a0Let’s see what ship he embarks. I am ready to let him fly free and spread his wings.<\/p>\n

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Cristian about 5 years old Miami Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He might have some bumps and scrapes along the way, as we all do. He won’t be able to escape certain pains in life, but hopefully he will recover from them with flying colors and create a life worth living maintaining all the values I have instilled in him. \u00a0I trust and know<\/strong><\/em> he will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This picture was taken 18 years ago today, a few moments after I gave birth by ceasarian and after going through labor for 48 hours. I remember\u00a0\u00a0that moment\u00a0 if it were yesterday…that moment of awe, inspiration\u00a0and amazement that this live human being came out of my own body..mind boggling…true beyond words inspirational\u00a0moment. Versi\u00f3n En Espa\u00f1ol: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiration","tag-inspiration-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":676,"url":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/blogging-from-my-droid-razr\/","url_meta":{"origin":265,"position":0},"title":"Blogging From My Droid Razr","author":"Blanca Stella","date":"February 27, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"As a Verizon Ambassador (tiny.cc\/VZWA), I have been reviewing the new Droid Razr for a couple of weeks. 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