Ask about your birth

I have not put anything on this blog in quite a while (over a year in fact). It is not that I do not still have a million questions. I am not sure why. I am working on a family timeline and I have so many events in odd orders. It may not be important but it is interesting for me to understand what was happening when. Events prior tend to impact events that follow....as do historical events. Do you know what was happening in your family the month and year that WWII ended or Nixon Resigned?
I am also sending out letters from my Grandmother and Grandfather Rickard and Aunt Betty. Mom Rickard wrote her girls every week and her mother in law 2 or 3 times a week. Working on an old SMith Corona and multiple layers of carbon she pecked out letters rich with family stories. For example, I just read that I was a tough birth. I want to ask my Mom why or what about it was complicated. My Dad is a bit clueless on the whole birth thing.
So, here is the assignment for now...go in and ask your Mom all about your birth. Ask for stories, information, medical stuff. It is all important either for your own knowledge or even medical records.