Personal Narrative: My Memory On My Baby Girl

As a mother our most memorable moments come from our children. From their first giggles to their first steps. But I 'll never forget when i first layed eyes on my baby girl. To me that memory became a life changing experience.

The morning of September 10th was quiet and boring. I 'd been anticipating my daughter 's arrival for days, so i assumed she was going to "wait" awhile. Syke! She was ready with no warning. I was making my bed when all of a sudden I felt a sharp pain shoot through my back. I remember my first was to hold on tight to my belly. I went down stairs to tell my grandma. It felt like my baby girl was trying to make me feel uncomftable because she was ready.

As soon as we got to the hospital my heart sank. I felt that heavy pressure feeling you get i9n your nose when you 're about to cry. I automatically fell into deep thought. " What if something goes wrong? What is I 'm not strong enoughto do this? Or worse, what if I turn out to be a bad parent?" Next thing I know I snap out of it. getting undressed and put my hospital gown on. I clinmb onto the gurney, shaking and my palms are sweating. The nurse grabs my hand and tells me

I heard if you eat pineapples while having contracions it will help increases labor faster. I must have ate three cans on sliced pineapple while taking the dog out for her evening walk. I just remember thinking how excited I was going to be when I finally get to hold her for the first time. But I was still feeling upset. I was 2,000 miles away from home. At the time I lived in Ohio, a place that wasn 't so familiar to me. This was my first time being a parent and even back then as young as I was I could not give my daughter a rough life. She deserved the world like any child. As a mom you must deliver that. I just kept telling myself that I didnt have to be scared to give birth. In the end I learned that that was the easy