Favorite Memory

I'm not sure that I have a favorite memory but after doing my last blog I have one that I like to think about. My daughter has taught me a lot in the past 10 years and I thank her everyday for it


The day is June 1, 2000 at 9:52 pm.  After being in labor all day I hear the doctor say "It's a girl." He then goes on to say that she looks like her mommy. I took one look at her and my exact thoughts were she is ugly! The nurse cleaned her up and gave her to her daddy to hold.  I was then asked if I wanted to hold her. I dd but only for a few minutes as I couldn't get it out of my eyes that she wasn't ugly but my beautiful daughter who I would name Alexis Vivian.


Through out the night as the nurses came in to check I me I did ask them how Alexis was doing.  Besides not wanting to suck on a bottle she was doing good. My aw moment came when I went to the nurses station and asked if I could see my baby. Did I just hear myself say "my baby." Of course I could see her she was mine.  They asked me if I wanted to watch them give her a bath.  Being a first time mom  I am listening to them explain the important do's and dont's of giving an infant. They proceed to take off her hat and for some odd reason my thought of her being ugly has floated out of my mind.  There I see it.  The light blond hair that she has.  The golden blanket on her head that I failed to see while I was holding her for the first time.  That was the moment I realized I had a beautiful baby girl who would come to teach me a great deal of the importance of not taking things for granted. One never knows what cards they are going to get dealt in the game of life.