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Sunday, April 10, 2011
Eighteen today
Today is my baby girls eighteenth birthday, I cannot believe the time has flown by so quickly it was only yesterday that I held her in my arms for the first time, where have the years gone............... After the birth of my fist daughter they told me I would have, no more children and I was okay with that I had a little girl, a career to build.
And then 10 years later I was feeling a little sick......... with my first pregnancy I was sick for eight and a half months, and put on only 5 kilograms, left the hospital in my normal jeans................ so off i went to the doctor, I thought he has lost his mind when he wanted to do a pregnancy test.............. and it was positive.....................
I cried all the way back to work............. told my boss I needed to go home................... it is strange how when you know you have a little person growing inside you how quickly you accept how quickly you fall in love.............. I was sick again for 8 months at one time they wanted to put my in hospital because I had pulled the muscles in my back, I lived off bread with sugar on............. that was about all I could keep down......... mind you if you think about it I at least got I my starch and sugar intake each day.
I went to the doctor in the morning, to do a lung test on the baby, the doctor phoned to ask where I was, and I told him at work............. they wanted to do the ceaser at 9 that evening.......... They allowed Kira to hold her as soon as she was born and they have had a special bond ever since... I must admit she was the ugliest baby I had ever seen, she looked like a little vulture.......... talk about turning into a swan............
The second night I was in hospital one of the water pipes broke and the whole floor was flooded, they nurses had dished out sleeping pills to all the other Mom's, so 24 hours after having Kayla, I was helping move sleeping moms and babies into other rooms, the next day I got a bouquet of flowers from the hospital to say thank you......... It was in hospital I met my friend Helen, she and I had daughters on the same day, and when we were chatting we discovered we had much more in common, out older daughters were also the same age............. we became good friends.
Kayla had a difficult first six years, and eye operation at three months for blocked tear ducts, tonsils out at 18 months she was always sick, and then the big shock, we discovered she was born without a hip on her right hand side............. something they should have picked up at birth............... 12 hospital stays, and two operations later, lots of sleepless nights, hydro therapy, physio therapy, occupational therapy, and any other therapy that you can think of she could walk. I think at some point I should write a book about those 6 years.
And now here we are 18 years old.................... Happy birthday baby................
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Karen, what a gorgeous daughter you have! Hope your birthday celebration is wonderful! It was interesting reading your reflections on her birth. I always do that on my childrens birthdays too. My twins were premies...I was so sick during the whole pregnancy too and when they were born our parents called them little monkeys. I laughed at your " vulture"!
ReplyDeleteI'm so behind in reading and commenting on blogs. I have been immersed in my daughters painful divorse. On reading your last post I see you know what we are going through. If you were a lawyer, I'd hire you! Life hands you some lemons sometimes so you just have to make that lemonade. It involves celebrating the special moments as they happen...like your beautiful daughters birthday. Have fun!
Oh my! Sounds like she was quite the surprise and quite the gift! I cannot imagine the stress and worries and pain you must have felt in those first years... God bless you all!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Kayla! She's a beautiful young lady. :) My goodness, she had a lot to go through at first. I'm glad she's OK now.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think a book would be very interesting!
Have a great week.
18? Time flies, doesn't it? She's beautiful! Happy Birthday! As for your tea - sounds great! If you're doing a clean out your house theme check out the video on this post: http://sammysblogmoms.blogspot.com/2011/01/swap-party.html It was so much fun and my girls want to do it AGAIN this summer! A great way to recycle (but, alas! Many came home with stuff, but they USE it!) ;)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Kayla! My kayla is 14. Time really does fly. She definately turning into a beauty!
ReplyDeleteShe's beautiful and I think you should write that book! Happy Birthday Kayla! Life's surprises can be the best of gifts.
ReplyDeleteShe is an amazing girl Karen. Beautiful, soft, and warm. I could hardly guess she has such a hard story behind her but that is what makes her more beautiful. happy birthday Kayla.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! You definitely had a miracle baby! Happy Birthday to her and congrats to you!
ReplyDeleteI had two miscarriages after my first two and still had problems after the 2nd. So much so that they had me get an ultrasound done. The tech said, "Well, the baby is doing fine." ???? Excuse me? Apparently my youngest was supposed to be twins!
And as for bread with sugar... no big! I have a friend that could only keep down twinkies and ice cream... Or maybe she just said that so I'd stock up.
She is beautiful!
Hi there Karen
ReplyDeleteThis was such a beautiful blo about the madam (LOL) I always enjoy your blogs (Wish mine were as interesting as yours )
Loves and kisses
Delia
Your Baby Girls 18th Birth Day is such an very happy Moments for you. many many happy returns of ths day for your baby girl. Times are Passes away Very Quickly.
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