I cannot believe that in such a short amount of time, this precious baby girl is already a year old! And while it seems like a snap of the finger, it also seems like forever. I couldn't imagine our lives without this vibrant and fun little girl. We are so thankful to have her in our lives to cheer us up when we're down, and to laugh with us at the silly things she does.
I won't say this past year has been smooth sailing, nor will I say that I love missing sleep for the past year-but, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Trading all these hardships means that I may not have her here today. As I type this she's napping on the floor in our living room, and I'm watching her sleep. Moments like this is when I realize how big she's gotten and how lucky I am to be her mom.
I won't say this past year has been smooth sailing, nor will I say that I love missing sleep for the past year-but, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Trading all these hardships means that I may not have her here today. As I type this she's napping on the floor in our living room, and I'm watching her sleep. Moments like this is when I realize how big she's gotten and how lucky I am to be her mom.
When she was only a day old she choked and gagged on us in the hospital. I thought my world was crashing because everything I was doing wasn't working. My husband pulled the emergency cord out of the wall and the nurse took my baby out of my arms, and I have never felt so helpless. Mucous. She had more of it than normal because her birth was so quick.
Home from the hospital for only a few days and it happened again. We were over 20 minutes form a hospital. I tried not to panic and to take care of it at home (I mean the nurse was able to do it, so I should be able to dissolve the issue, right?). I couldn't get her suctioned out. No matter what I tried she wasn't doing any better. Her breathing was shallow and her face was turning red.
Rushing her to the hospital I was doing CPR the whole way. I couldn't get her breathing back up, she wasn't responding to me, and her feet and hands were purple. I was so petrified I was going to lose my baby girl. Panic took over, and the minute we got her into the freezing hospital on the ice cold bed, she began to scream. Sheer panic and worry turned to tears of overwhelming joy.
I am blessed beyond measure to have such a beautiful little girl to call my own. And she is in turn blessed with a nine year old big brother who has her on a pedestal so high, no one will ever be able to touch her. Her daddy is already making plans to chase the boys away, and I am sitting back waiting until she sprouts her Diva horns and starts to sass me.
This. This is what it's all about. Waiting and watching. I hope you enjoy the video I made for her first year with us. I am sad she's growing so quickly, but happy to see what the next year will bring for us!
Home from the hospital for only a few days and it happened again. We were over 20 minutes form a hospital. I tried not to panic and to take care of it at home (I mean the nurse was able to do it, so I should be able to dissolve the issue, right?). I couldn't get her suctioned out. No matter what I tried she wasn't doing any better. Her breathing was shallow and her face was turning red.
Rushing her to the hospital I was doing CPR the whole way. I couldn't get her breathing back up, she wasn't responding to me, and her feet and hands were purple. I was so petrified I was going to lose my baby girl. Panic took over, and the minute we got her into the freezing hospital on the ice cold bed, she began to scream. Sheer panic and worry turned to tears of overwhelming joy.
I am blessed beyond measure to have such a beautiful little girl to call my own. And she is in turn blessed with a nine year old big brother who has her on a pedestal so high, no one will ever be able to touch her. Her daddy is already making plans to chase the boys away, and I am sitting back waiting until she sprouts her Diva horns and starts to sass me.
This. This is what it's all about. Waiting and watching. I hope you enjoy the video I made for her first year with us. I am sad she's growing so quickly, but happy to see what the next year will bring for us!