4 years ago Today...I met my Princess for the First time

I'm going to pick up from the 13th now, the day my daughter was born. She would've been born on her exact due date which was the 12th, but I was having complications at the time. I wasn't dilating anymore and my daughter's heart beat kept dropping. The doctors had me lay on both of my sides and when that didn't work after the 2nd time. They gave me a choice. Continue to see if I would dilate and if her heart beat kept dropping, I would probably end having a emergency c-section or I could have a C-section now. I chose to have the C-section now. I didn't want anything happening to my baby girl. After 9 months, what do you think would be my choice. I carried her for 9 months. I didn't want to have anything happen to her and I wanted to meet her. I wanted to hold her in my arms and keep her safe. Both my Mom and husband (boyfriend) were upset with me making that choice...but once they knew why I did it...they understood. I had a choice on who was going to be in the room with me while they were performing the C-section and I chose my Mom. It was a choice my husband already knew about from the beginning. I wanted her to be there to see her granddaughter be born. Once they wheeled me into the Operating room. They made sure I couldn't feel anything at the bottom when they did the C-section. My Mom got to see Alexia come out...but not all the way, since I had a blue sheet protecting me from what I wasn't supposed to see and what my Mom couldn't see. I could feel the doctors pull Alexia out of me and when I heard her cry for the first time, I started crying myself. It was tears of joy. I could hear my baby girl. My precious little girl who was now in this world. At 0400 in the morning on the 13th of July she was born. It was the most amazing and memorable moment of my life. This was the day that changed my life even more. It was also the BEST day of my LIFE. My Mom got to help cut Alexia's cord and she carried her to me so I could see her. She was absolutely gorgeous. Of course more tears ran down my cheeks. There was my little girl...the one who kept me company for the past 9 months at work. The one who helped me out so much in ways she would never know about it until she was old enough to understand. The best little miracle that happened in my life. When I got back to my room, my husband (boyfriend) was there and so was my Mom and there next to my bed waiting for me was my baby girl...my princess...my mini-me: Alexia Renee. I was so exhausted from the labor and the epidural had me drowsy too. I hadn't also slept for the past couple of days because of having contractions. When I got into my original bed, the nurse put her in my arms and of course I cried again, happy tears. It was like looking at a angel. I held her so close to me and I never wanted to let her go. She just stared up at me and once she heard my voice, she recognized me. I was her Mommy and she was my daughter. I was a Mommy. I couldn't believe it. I was 21 years old and a Mommy. The best gift God gave me was for me to become a Mommy to my Alexia Renee. The 13th of July will always be my favorite time of the year...it was the day that God gave me Alexia Renee. Here is now 4 years later and my beautiful little girl is 4 years old. She has grown up so fast in the last 4 years. In the next blog I will show a progression of photos of her from birth to 4 years and you'll see how she has grown. My little girl who will always be my baby girl. Even when she's 35 years old and has her own children. She will forever be my baby. Like my Mom and Dad tell me and I'm about to be 26 years old in September. Now I understand what my Mom and Dad went through with me. I will forever remember and cherish the day my baby girl came into my life. It will forever me the BEST day of my life, like I stated before. Everything my little girl does, I photograph...I never want to miss a memorable moment of her. I want her to have so many pictures of her when she grows up, that way she'll never forget how she was growing up and her kids will have something to cherish to when they look at the photos of their Mommy when she was their ages. Happy 4th Birthday, Alexia Renee!! Mommy and Daddy love you very much! You will forever be our Baby girl! Mommy loves her exact mini-me!!! :) We can't wait to see your reaction to your birthday party on the 18th. :) Love you baby Girl!!!! XOXOXO Today is your Day...Alexia Renee!!