Saturday, June 27, 2009

Happy Birthday, My Baby Girl!!!

This day is forever marked in my heart.
I met and fell in love with my Baby Girl.

She was one of ‘those’ newborns; had a tough time figuring out night from day. Night after night, week after week, month after month…she would not sleep through the night. So I held my baby close, rocking her while I sang, “There’s a hole in my bucket” over and over and over and over…

As all babies do, she grew up. A tomboy, who at the age of three; climbed and became stuck in a Crabapple tree. She played tee-ball and would step to bat and wiggle her booty… it was her warm-up routine. My Baby Girl grew into a beautiful teenager and a caring person.

Her inner beauty and compassion are her greatest of gifts. She is now a Labor & Delivery nurse, caring for the newborns. I am so very proud of all her accomplishments. She is a supportive wife and a loving mother to my grandgirl. I remember whispering to her as she was being wheeled out to deliver her daughter, “You will now know how deeply I love you.”

My daughter and I danced to the song, “You Can’t Lose Me” at her wedding. These are our words…

"You can't lose me
Bet your life
I am here and I will always be
Just a wish away
Wherever you go
No matter how far
My love is where you are
You won't be lost if you believe
You can't lose me"



Happy Birthday, Baby Girl!!!
You are forever etched in my heart; always loved deeply.

You can't lose me!

22 comments:

Julie D said...

Aw, that brought tears to my eyes. Happy birthday, baby girl! And by the way, beautiful picture. I see where she gets her looks....

Coffeypot said...

Beautiful girl, beautiful mom; beautiful picture; beautiful post.

Happy Birthday and thank you for caring for the newborns just as mom takes care of and honors our heroes.

Mary Ellen said...

How beautiful you both are. It's obvious where she got her looks and her loving heart.

Happy Birthday!

MightyMom said...

awe

Sarge Charlie said...

Wow, I love that photo, happy birthday young lady, you are lucky to have such a nice mom, now I leave you with........

There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole.
Then fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, then fix it.
With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, with what?
With some straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With some straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, some straw.
The straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long,
Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it.
With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, with what?
With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, an axe.
The axe is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The axe is too dull, dear Liza, too dull.
Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it.
With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, with what?
With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, a stone.
The stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.
Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, then wet it.
With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, with what?
try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, try water.
From where shall I get it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
From where shall I get it, dear Liza, from where?
From the well, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
From the well, dear Henry, dear Henry, the well.
In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, in what?
In a bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
In a bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, in a bucket.
There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole.

That Janie Girl said...

You are both so beautiful!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

Mary said...

AM,

Happy Birthday to your daughter. I wish her many more happy, healthy years. What a beautiful tribute.

Blessings,
Mary

Evansmom said...

What a wonder tribute to your daughter. You are lucky to have each other.

Unknown said...

julie...thanks so much! I do love my baby girl...does it show????

Unknown said...

coffeypot...your kind words are deeply appreciated!

Unknown said...

ME...it's amazing what a great photographer can capture! thank you!

Unknown said...

mightymom...thanks for stopping by!

Unknown said...

sarge... love. your. comment!
I forgot to mention, when I sang it to her, it was the 'personalized' version...Instead of Liza, I sang her name and instead of Henry, I sang with the name Mommy.
It's a mom-thing :)

Unknown said...

janie...thank you for the kind words!

Unknown said...

mary...I do love my baby girl deeply! Words will never fully describe my love for her!

Unknown said...

evansmom...thank you!!!!!!

Unknown said...

sarge...p.s. you tickled me!

Gigi Ann said...

What a beautiful tribute to your daughter.

Unknown said...

GrammaAnn...thank you for taking the time to stop by!

Pink Champagne, Gatorade, and MRE's said...

beautiful picture!

Unknown said...

11whiskey...thank you for your kind words!

HeartBass said...

What a great posting and what a BEAUTIFUL picture of the two of you! You're both just glowing! I miss you and hope we can get together soon!