William Bowen O'Connell (DOB - 10.07.94)
Matthew Emmett O'Connell (DOB - 10.07.94)
I remember everything about their births, minutes apart from each other. Billy had the umbilical cord around his neck and eventually emerged with the assistance of metal salad tongs leaving him with a subtle cranial deformation that marks his historic journey. Matt was breached and tried to step into this life feet first, hitting the ground running. Both were six weeks premature and sweet little peas.
Today, they are eighteen and a half years old, size fourteen feet and a towering 6 feet 3 inches tall like their father. They are wonderful, young men that I am extremely proud of every day. I miss them every day as our years of physical separation have pained me for decades. I love them both with all my heart and with every fiber of my being. They make me very happy and I look forward to watching them continue to morph into mature young men with Darci at their side.
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