Thursday, May 5, 2011

Happy Birthday Baby Girl

It's hard for me to fathom that 11 years ago today I gave birth to a beautiful 8 pound 7 ounce Leelah Jo.  I was 17 years old, and scared to death!  I was afraid of the kind of mom I would be, afraid that I wouldn't get things right.  I worried about labor and complications.  I worried about everything.  Then, after 36 hours of labor, they handed me that stubborn baby girl, and all my worries seemed so small.  Who knew you could love something so completely so instantaneously? 
We have been through a lot in 11 years, my Moosey Jo and I.  She is as stubborn as the day she was born, emotional like her mama, changing every day, and I am proud to call her daughter.
Happy Birthday, Baby Girl.