Monday, January 25, 2010

Happy Birthday Wil


Wil always makes silly faces when we grab the camera!
































On January 26th, 1993, Wilson Lee Thompson entered the world 2 months early. He was not ready to arrive, however my body could no longer cope with pregnancy. I experienced extreme blood pressure and other health problems. On the morning of the 26th, I began experiencing seizures. I was stabilized and taken to surgery for an emergency C-Section.

Wil weighed 5 pounds, but his organs were not fully developed. "Little Wil" grew slowly. He encountered a few obstacles, but GOD was faithful to see him through each of them.

Wil is my youngest child. He is an awesome young man with a tender heart. I am blessed to call him, son! Today, I thank GOD for bringing him into my life and growing him into the young man HE created him to be.

I love you, Wil. I am "very" proud of the person you are becoming! Happy 17th Birthday!

Hugs and love,

Mom

52 comments:

Edie said...

Aw how sweet. Happy Birthday Wil!

Unknown said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WIL!! HOPE YOU HAVE A HUNDRED MORE!!

Mary Moss said...

Yes, he is a wonderful young man! You have very right to be proud of him:-)

Happy Birthday Wil!

He & Me + 3 said...

What a sweet young man. Happy Birthday Wil!

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Wil

A Mother Always said...

God Bless you Wil, Happy happy Birthday

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday to your son...and many more...

Shadow said...

happy birthday wil!!!!!

homeschool101 said...

Awe, How sweet. My son and your son will celebrate their birthday together. Happy birthday to you son, may God bless him richly on this day and may he have a wonderful birthday! Hope all is going well for you. Keeping you in my prayers!

Crown of Beauty said...

Wil must really be special to you, considering the circumstances of his birth!

How wonderful to have a son with a beautiful birthday story.

Thanks for sharing. Lovely post!

Happy birthday to Wil!

Love
Lidj

Alleluiabelle said...

Dearest Andrea,

You are very blessed to have such a precious son who came into the world a little earlier than planned. What a celebration for all of you! Happy Birthday Wil!

I love your new blog makeover Andrea and you know I love you too!

Big Hugs,
Alleluiabelle

Denise said...

Happy Birthday precious Wil.

GodsOwn/Bernice said...

Congrat's with your son's birthday.
Happy birthday Will!

Have an great weekbernice

Formerly known as Frau said...

Happy Birthday Wil! Hope he has a wonderful day!

Nicole said...

Happy Birthday Wil!!!! I still love to make funny faces at the camera and I am 37 years old! Keep it up, life is too short to be so serious. Every now and then take a few serious ones, that's can be fun too!!!

Pet said...

Happy Birthday Wil!

Anonymous :) said...

He's quite a handsome man - and a lovely message.

Just Be Real said...

What a handsome boy. Happy Birthday!

Terri Tiffany said...

Happy Birthday to you sweet looking son!! ENJOY!!!!

Ruth said...

Happy birthday to your precious son, Wil. He looks so sweet and friendly.
(((hugs)))
Ruth

Beth E. said...

What a handsome young man! Hope he had a great birthday.

Our oldest son celebrated his birthday last week...I wrote a post about him, too! :-)

Blessings,
Beth

Mary Ellen said...

Happy Birthday Wil!

Mary Ellen

RCUBEs said...

Everything happens in His perfect time. And what a beautiful, early gift He gave to you sister! Happy birthday Wil and may God bless you richly, protect you and give you discernment. Blessings sister.

http://bitsandpieces-sonja.blogspot.com/ said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WIL!!! I think I'm a day late, but I hope this coming year is your very best one yet!

Blessings!

Sonja

Jo said...

Isn't he handsome! What a wonderful, loving person you are and I know your son loves you and is also grateful to have been born into your life and this world.

Always nice to come by and visit you!

Peace and serenity,
~Jo

Nancy said...

Happy Birthday to your son Wil.

I believe you said you just enjoyed your one year anniversary of blogging. If so, congratulations. You have reason to be proud of many things.

Unknown said...

Happy Birthday Wil!! :)

Debra@CommonGround said...

Birthday blessings to you both! Sweet tribute to a darling young man!
hugs,
Debra

Debbie said...

What an awesome story!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your son. ENJOY! Debbie

Alicia said...

This was such a touching and sweet post. Happy birthday to will!

Deborah Ann said...

H.B. Wil! You are a handsome young man, and blessed with a beautiful mom.

Andrea, make sure you stop in for my birthday giveaway...

christy rose said...

How sweet! Happy Birthday Wil!

Nikki (Sarah) said...

I love how proud you are of being Will's mom and by the looks of him....you have every reason to be. Happy Birthday Will!!!!!

Gaia said...

Oops Happy Belated Birthday Will.
Prayers and blessings to you Andrea and your beautiful son.

Debby@Just Breathe said...

Happy Birthday Wil.

Cathy said...

Aww sweet post mama. Happy Birthday Wil!

Unknown said...

Happy birthday to your sweet son!!! He is a cutie!!!

BTW, I LOVE your new blog design!!! The header is gorgeous!!!

-Alisa Hope

Anonymous said...

Let's hope he's a better 17 year old than I was! :)

And tell him Happy Birthday!

Grandma Yellow Hair said...

So glad I stopped by today so I could wish Wil a very Happy Birthday. This post is so sweet and glad you shared it with us. You have every right to be proud of this handsome young man
Maggie

Michelle DeRusha said...

You've done well, Mom! Happy birthday to your precious, resilient son!

Jenny @ flutterbyechronicles said...

aww what a sweet post.

Wylie @ Shout A Joyful Noise! said...

You are blessed!!! Happy birthday to your sweet Wil! God is so good!!!
Wylie

Barbara said...

Pray this birthday was blessed...my goodness 18 is just around the corner!

Aine Willis said...

Wil is beautiful! Families touched by this type of story have such amazing faith. Thank you for sharing this part of your life. God Bless!

Jackie said...

Oh look what the Lord has done!

Andrea, that's what came to my mind as I read this precious post about Wil! I know your heart overflows with thanks to our Lord for such a blessing!!

Hugs and Sweet Blessings!
Jackie

casiphia said...

Just want to let you know, my daugher was born 2 months early and she just turned 17 herself. Her birthday was 12/15/93. She weighed only 3lbs 8oz. Get this my son was born 12/16/92. Anyways she's amazing no other problems and she acts like a normal teenage girl. Bless you...Robin (casiphia)

Kristin said...

Happy birthday to Wil!

Sharlyn Guthrie said...

Happy birthday to your son. What a nice tribute to him!

Rebecca said...

Belated happy birthday to Will - and God's blessings to you, a godly mother.

Lora said...

Blessings to you on your birthday Will!

Our oldest teen was born in 1993 - what a wonderful year!

Anita C. McCants said...

A belated Happy Birthday wish
to Wil. Blessings and good health
to you both.

Thanks for sharing that touching
story, Andrea.

Jennifer said...

Happy Birthday to your son! I took a break from blogging for a brief time and am sorry to find that I missed this special day for you.