Just one year ago I was still preggers with little Miss Faith. She was still snuggled safely inside, just waiting to come into this world. I was sooo relieved to be in labor after making it through the hardest of my four pregnancies! I was literally counting the minutes that I had left!!! Little did I know that I was on the cusp of a whole new normal. It's really interesting to examine the mindset that I had in the past, not knowing what was just hours into the future. Could I have possibly imagined what this year would be like? Tiny, nonbreastfeeding newborn, months of struggles with bottle feeding, endless dr appts, endless therapy sessions, four visits to the surgery center, two broken bones(Grace), the list could go on and on!
WOW!! That's all I can say!
Tonight I am taking a trip down memory lane with my dearest doula. She was with me last year as my contractions were steadily going nowhere. She drove me to Walmart "just to walk around". She was beside me as we pulled into the parking lot and my water broke! She gently helped me labor and bring Faith into the world a few hours later. Tonight we will walk the isles of Walmart (a store that I dispise the other 364 days of the yr!). I will probably look for a few toys to spoil my baby with. It will be nice to relive those moments and just focus on my sweet girl!
Thank You Doula Friend!!!
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Oooooh, and Happy Birthday Faith! I've loved seeing you over this past year- You are adorable in many MANY ways, but I think your eyebrows are my favorite.
Oh you dear girl! I was teary leaving wal mart tonight! Loving Faith and you and feeling so blessed to be a part of your lives. Her little smile just melts me and it is wonderful to see her personality shining!! And she is doing so well because her mommy is crazy in love with her!!!
love,
dearest doula
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