Her nickname became Teish, because that’s how her 3-year-old brother pronounced Patricia, and somehow the nickname stuck until this day. As I tell my daughter, I should also get to celebrate her birthday since I had something to do with it. She was an easy baby to take care of because she slept through the night from the start. As soon as we brought her home from the hospital, Mike even helped with her care. He would rock the cradle while I recovered from the birth. I nursed her for a few weeks, which was unusual, as most nursing mothers continued it for a few months or more.