I still remember the day very clearly.
It was Monday, February 20th, 2006.
We'd been waiting for 4 months for a little girl. The phone rang. The Lady said there were 3 babies born today. 2 boys and 1 girl. However the girl was premie and would need to stay in the hospital for 6 weeks. But the boys needed homes this week.
M and I talked about it. We decided to take a boy. The Lady made it sound like the girl wasn't available. She said the baby was being released from the hospital on Thursday.
Our social worker called. She questioned our decision to take a boy since there was a girl. I explained we didn't think the girl was available. She said she'd be available in 6 weeks. I talked to M again, we decided since we'd committed to a boy, we'd take a boy.
Days went by. I washed all Little M's baby clothes and had them put away in the dresser. On Thursday we were ready... and waiting... for a little boy.
4:00pm
The phone rings. The Lady says they're still planning on delivering a baby today but it's not a boy.
IT'S A GIRL!
The boys had family members come forward for them.
"But is it the 6 week premie girl?" I ask.
"Yes, but the doctors are amazed at her health, she's fully developed and ready to be released" she answered.
I had 2 hours.
I had Little M, age 3.
I had J (a foster daughter) age 3. We'd gotten her 3 weeks before this call.
I had no baby girl clothes, premie diapers or anything of the sort.
I threw the kids in the car and raced to Walmart to buy everything premie I could find.
When The Lady pulled her car up our driveway we all watched from the window. She went to the back of the car and pulled out a bundle of blankets. My heart stopped, then raced. I teared up.
She came to the door and when I opened it, she walked in, still holding that pile of blankets. After a small introduction, she handed me that pile of blankets. I had to dig through the blankets to find
my baby girl
All 4 lbs 12 oz of her, snuggled deep in the blankets.
J & Little M, guarding the baby
This is a premie onesie, she was so tiny.
Fast forward 6 years.
And it has been fast. That little girl has a strong will, she's a fighter and has been from Day 1.
So on her 6th birthday we celebrate her birth, her life and the love we have for her.
And what better way than to have an Ice Cream Party!!
We made ice cream in bags. A lovely Pinterest idea. The kids loved it.
Well, most of them loved it. Hahaha These 2 crack me up. They really did have fun moms! I promise! I think they just got tired of waiting.
For some reason Aliyah looks really mad in the picture. Not sure if she's glaring at someone...
After the homemade ice cream, which was a lot, M brought out the cartons from the freezer and just kept feeding those kids! We had tons of candy toppings for them.
Afterwards we sent them outside to hopefully minimize the sugar damage before sending them home to their parents. All in all, it was a fun day and Aliyah enjoyed spending the time with her friends.
