44 years ago today

On Sunday, June 5, 1966, our first daughter was born at 9:30PM at the Intercommunity Hospital in Fairfield, California. She weighed 7 lbs 9 ozs and was 19 inches long. She had curly red hair and brown eyes. She was a healthy beautiful baby, and everything went well.

I was very lucky to have my mother with me, because I had no idea on how to take care of a baby. I was 21 years old. We had discussed bottle vs breast feeding and we decided to do the later. Si I started the breast feeding routine and I had no idea how it worked, my mother kept saying the baby was still hungry after feeding and that I didn't do it long enough, and told me to check with the doctor. So during my next check up Dr Wallace told me the baby had lost weight since birth! I was crushed, He asked me to feed her right then and there, and weighed her before and after and she didn't gain an ounce, so he told me we better put her in the bottle. After having a check up myself, they found out I had a tooth infection that affected my breast milk, thus the poor baby wasn't getting much nourishment. After being in the bottle (boy was she happy to drink it!) she gained weight and all was well.

She was a very good baby but with a red head temper!

Her full name is Sandra Kay, but we always called her Sandy. For her baptism, the Catholic father said they were not "Saints" names, so for baptism purposes, her name became Alexandra Catherine.

Here are some facts from the day she was born: Lyndon B Johnson was the President of the US

The Vietnam War was going on. Average Cost of new house $14,200.00 Average Income per year $6,900.00 Average cost of a new car $2,650.00 Gas per Gallon 32 cents .

Oscar to best movie "The Sound of Music". World Series Baltimore d. LA Dodgers (4-0)
NBA Championship Boston d. LA Lakers (4-3). Grammy “King of the Road,” Roger Miller.

Sandy is a wonderful daughter, sister, wife and mother. She married Marty Thompson in 1993 and became the mother of Tristan in 1998. I love you Sandy!!!! :)