My sweetheart’s birthday!
My Alaskan Beauty!
Cute baby pics!
Milestones are meant to be celebrated and I am excited to share that we will be celebrating Hailey’s 18th birthday. This milestone is bittersweet. I’m sure you can relate… right?
We are so blessed that she has grown into such a wonderful person, but I am starting to feel like I am losing my baby!! It’s hard to describe how I’m feeling, so quite simply, I’ll say that I am very proud of her.
My mom used to work in Medical Records and I worked down the hall in the Billing Office. She came by to drop off some records and stopped by my desk. She looked me up and down and said, “You are going to have that baby any day…you dropped!” I thought she was just saying that to make small talk. Well, you know that saying, ‘Mother’s know best’ – she knew!
After I got off of work, DeLon and I ran to Swanson’s to get his sister a birthday present. We were walking around upstairs in the clothing area and all of a sudden I came to a complete stand still as I felt a pain in my stomach. I tried to shake it off thinking that it was nothing, but the pain came back and even stronger. My mind and body finally connected and I realized my contractions started!!
“Wow, I can’t believe this is happening now!”
The contractions lasted all evening. I timed them and followed everything by the book. I started to grow impatient thinking something was going to happen that night. Minute after minute, hour after hour passed and nothing. I went to work the next day and just took a small break between contractions. Finally a little after lunch I went home to pack my overnight bag.
Okay…I thought by NOW I would have had her. I waited all evening on 1/14 – Mel’s birthday and all day on 1/15 Lorenzo’s birthday and still nothing!!! C’mon baby!!!
Hailey finally decided to join the world on 1/16!!!! YAY, MY BABY is here!!!!
My life has never been the same since. The love I felt for her was unimaginable ~ how can you feel this way about someone else?!? I am so very blessed with her.
It is now 18 years later…yes 18 years!!! I am just in awe of my Beebin. She has grown into such a talented and gracious young lady. Okay, I am wiping tears away now… I need to go and hug her.
Happy Birthday Hailey ~ I love you so much!!