Tuesday, May 19, 2015
A Birthday Tribute to Our Daughter: 15 Years Ago You Were Born!
15 years ago today we were blessed when we held you in our arms for the
first time. Here you are with Daddy and Mommy when you were just a few
weeks old.
You were 6 lbs, 1 oz., so very tiny, but big enough to fill our hearts
and home with love and wonder! I remember being admitted into the
hospital 2 weeks prior to your due date because of preeclampsia.
To make a long story short, I was able to labor on my own without being
induced and in about 6 hours with no epidural, you went from your dark,
peaceful home into this bright, big world! Your Daddy and I had tears
of joy when we saw you for the first time!
I remember crying myself to sleep one afternoon soon after we got home from the hospital because you were so tiny and I was struggling to get you to latch on so I could nurse you. Your Daddy woke me from my nap to tell me that he had made a phone call to our local La Leche League and made an appointment for us to see a consultant. I remember the feeling of gratitude and relief after our appointment because I was soon able to nurse you. I remember thinking that you have a wonderful Daddy and I have a supportive and loving husband.
We remember when you were and will always be Daddy's little
girl and Dad will never forget his first Father's Day in 2000 when he
held you lovingly in his arms and gave you a sweet kiss in the backyard
in our "old, old house"...
I remember when we were celebrating your first Christmas when you were 7 months old. The outfit you are wearing in the photo below has been worn by all your siblings too to celebrate their first Christmas. Nowadays you are more into what's wrapped in the wrapping paper vs. just laughing at the funny sounds paper can make, like you did as a baby... :)
I remember when you were this little with your sweet bow in your hair...
I remember when I was 17 weeks pregnant with your brother (although
we didn't know if you were a big sister to a brother or sister at the
time), and I held you on my first Mother's Day 2001 (the first Mother's
Day with you outside of my womb) as you modeled your cute outfit with a
hat with your adorable
smile that lit up a room...
I remember when I borrowed a watermelon print dress from a friend just so I could take pictures of you beside a watermelon and eating a watermelon with me while my belly was getting as big as a watermelon carrying your sibling. (that's alot of repetition there!) I wanted the matching watermelon (there's that word again!) dress too so I could make the adorable page for you in your scrapbook....
I remember
how you loved peeking into the (pink) bassinet looking at your baby brother
sleeping. You were just 17 months old when he was born. You loved
taking care of your little brother and still do! And now you take care
of your little sisters too!
I remember taking this special photo capturing special memories. Here you are with Nana and me.
3 generations!
I remember how you loved to dance so much
that you would stand in front of the oven and stare at your reflection
while you made all your graceful ballerina moves.
I remember that even as a little girl you loved learning about our Catholic faith. I remember for your First Holy Communion in 2008, we went and took a picture at the same church that I received my First Holy Communion. I remember thinking "Wow! You really do look like me!"
I remember that you loved and continue to love our family and faith traditions and how you light up our lives with your smile and sweet personality and talents each day.
Happy Birthday to our sweet Cupcake #1! We love you and we are proud of the beautiful young lady you are becoming each day!
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5 comments:
What an absolutely wonderful post!
Happy birthday to your sweetheart! I forgot our kids were only days apart, though I did remember that your first is a millennium baby too! xoxox
Enjoy
Happy Birthday to your lovely daughter!
My daughter Peyton turns 15 this month too!
How quickly these years passed! : )
Thanks Chris! Yes, I forgot too that our oldest were so close in age!
Thank you Billie Jo! Happy Birthday to Peyton! I hope it was a blessed birthday! Time does go by way too fast!
What a sweet montage. Happy birthday to your girl!