welcome to our family! we've all been waiting soooo long for you to be here..it felt like you were incubating forever. i was so excited, every time your mom called (about a month prior to your arrival), i would excitedly answer the phone, thinking she had an update about you. sadly, it was always something trivial like "can you fax these documents for me?"
then finally, on that fateful saturday, she texted me. she was at the hospital, and would update me if they were going to admit her. 15 mins later, she called and said she was admitted, but that i should take my time...no rush, she'd be there all day. i grabbed my bag, quickly got ready, and kissed uncle jared goodbye. i showed up at the hospital with magazines, and sat there....impatiently waiting for you to give mommy contractions. that was about 1:30pm.
around 5pm, mommy started getting some contractions....still pretty bearable.
at around 8pm, the lights were dimmed...she was getting pretty big ones. your grandma and grandpa were there, daddy was in the room with mommy, auntie kim was there, and uncle jared was there too! they only allowed up to 3 visitors, so we kept switching in and out. finally, at around 10pm, ba ngoai and ong ngoai finally showed up..and your mommy was in a LOT of pain...so the nurse came in, and said it was almost time!
daddy stood by mommy's head, and held mommy's hand...and i stood right by on the other side of her, peeping in to look for you. we encouraged her to push when she felt a contraction, and she did..so bravely! i could tell she was in soo soo much pain, but she kept on, all natural, without the epidural. your mommy's a superhero, did you know that??
after a few pushes, i could see your little head...and all that beautiful black hair...we told her to push again, and you started coming out. it was so magical--i was at a loss of words. one more push, and your tiny head popped out. to my surprise, at that exact same moment, tears streamed down my face, and as my voice broke, i told mommy "she's so so beautiful....thao...push one more time, you can do it!" so as she was bearing down, i came to her side, lifted up her head, and told her to open her eyes. she used every single fiber in her body to open them, look at you, and give it one last push!
you were out! she did it!! we all did it, and you were here--perfect, crying, and tiny on that blue plastic slide.
i'm so grateful i was able to be the first to see you come into this world...and ever since that moment, all i want to do is protect you, and love you. our family isn't perfect, but what we do have is immense and unconditional love and devotion for one another. you are just the most precious thing to us, and we all hope you can grow to be a smart, witty, and strong young woman. february 22, 2014..you showed up and forever changed all our lives!
these are photos from right after you were born:
your amaaaaaazing supershero mommy!
just finished crying like a baby because you were so perfectly tiny
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