She's almost seven.
She asked me to snuggle with her tonight as she went to sleep. I wrapped my arms around her and laid with her. As she fell into dreamland, I couldn't help but go back to the night before (and morning) she was born. So many things raced through my mind.
- I was a week overdue and I was SO excited.
- I knew it was a girl from the moment that I found out I was pregnant. I also had known what her name was long before that.
- I had such a great pregnancy.
- I checked into the hospital the night before they would induce me to be "prepped" for it. The nurse said "we'll see how you're doing in the morning and whether you'll stay or go home." I said, " No ma'am. I'm a week overdue and my doctor said I was having this baby tomorrow. I'm NOT going home."
- I was in labor shortly after that and didn't know it. They had given me something to sleep b/c I had never been in the hospital before and they wanted to make sure I rested well.
- My water broke in the middle of the night. It didn't take long for me to definitely know that I was in labor.
- I slept through most of my labor due to a wonderful combination of a sleeping pill and an epidural. Ryan had to wake me up to push. :)
- I will never forget the first moment that I laid eyes on her. It's a picture forever etched in my mind. The doctor laid her on my chest. It was AMAZING.
- I remember her very first visitor. Don't remember his name. (surprise) :) But won't ever forget his face.
- I remember how soft her skin was. How sweet she smelled. I remember just staring. Her hands...her fingers (everyone said "she'll be a piano player" except Ryan. He said "she'll play basketball".)
- You could tell her eyes would be blue from the first day.
- I wondered what she would be like. I had no idea...
