Growing Up......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOFIA

This week my baby girl turned one. People always told me that "they grow up fast" but I never really believed them until now.

I look back at this year and think about how much my life has changed.

Let me first give you a little history about me. I have P.C.O.S and the Dr.'s told me that I would probably never be able to have a baby. You see, my husband and I had tried for almost a year to conceive. We did the hormone shots, the insemination and nothing worked. I was devastated to say the least. Every month I would take a pregnancy test and pray that I was pregnant. But NOTHING.

My husband and I decided to stop trying for a little while and try again after the holidays were over.

So, it was January and I was ready to start trying again. This time I did not get my hopes up to high just in case. Well nothing happened in January, at least I did not think so. It was a few weeks before Valentines Day and I remember being overly tired. So I took a pregnancy test and it came back POSITIVE. So I took 5 more tests just to make sure. I WAS FINALLY PREGNANT. I wanted to tell my husband SO bad but I thought this would be a amazing gift to give him on Valentines Day.

Fast forward to October 5th, 2008. I remember my husband and I were driving to the hospital so that I could be induced. We stopped by "Woody's" pizza for our last "single" meal together.
I was TERRIFIED to give birth. I was in hard labor for over 27 LONG hours. But it only took me 4 mins to push her out. (Sorry have to brag about that). LOL

But then things took a turn for the worst when I started to hemorrhage. I remember looking at my husband and my new baby girl and wondering if I was going to make it. I kept asking God to please keep me alive so that I could enjoy the precious gift that he just blessed my family with.

A few hours went by and I remember that my legs were completely nub , my husband was holding our baby girl and I could do nothing but look at them with pride. I was so thankful that God healed me and that I was going to be able to be a Mother to this beautiful little girl.

And now a whole year has gone by. And to think that we stayed up with her every night just to make sure she was O.K. My husband and I even took "shifts" throughout the night. Then when she was about 6 months old we finally put her in her own crib and then we would just stay up and watch the monitor all night. LOL
We stated to get some sleep when we could no longer stay awake. WHAT WERE WE THINKING.....LOL
If I would have only known....
This year has been the hardest and the most rewarding year that I have ever had. I am so happy being a wife and a Mother.