It was 4:31 a.m. on June 21, 1991 and he finally showed up! Nine months seemed to last forever, as I suppose it does for every pregnant woman on the planet... But at that very moment Zachary Ryan Vaught had arrived!



The days ahead would be full of many emotions, many of which I had already experienced with the birth (and life so far...) of his older brother, Brian Michael. However, there were many new emotions that I would experience with Zach that I had never experienced before.



There would be many days that I was going to FEEL LIKE throwing in the towel, but for me... that was never an option. My mother always said that if you're big enough to make a baby you'd better be big enough to raise one!



There are a lot of people who have so many kids they don't know what to do with them and/or how to raise them, nor do they want to raise them.



Anyone can grow up... that's something we ALL do. But it takes a whole lot more work and a labor of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE to RAISE your children.



I'm here to tell you... the ride can be a LONG ONE... but if you hang on tight and persevere it can be one of THE MOST REWARDING THINGS EVER!!



The day it all came full circle for me spoke volumes into my heart as I realized that every second was worth it all!!



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