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10:59 P.M. - Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 I went into labor weeks early�it was unexpected therefore a call for an ambulance was needed. The kid�s dad wasn�t home; the era of cell phones had not tumbled through time. There was no computer, no twitter, and no wireless connections�just the phone that connected us to the hospital. As I was being loaded into the ambulance he came home�the smell of alcohol was on his breath as he joined me in back for the �long� ride to the hospital. It seemed lengthy as it would for any expectant mother that was moments from bringing a part of her into this world. Her first breath came in the hospital, however, I was still on the stretcher provided by the ambulance�I was lucky not to have had a long labor�not with her, her sister, or their brother. Rapid labor was what they called it at the time. None of that mattered once my daughter was placed in my arms�I knew at that moment everything there was to know about unconditional love�and I never forgot it. Today she is a young woman with three children of her own�all boys. Many things have changed from that moment in time, but every birthday that slides by I think back and remember the little things that made my heart feel as if it would burst so full of love�her first step, first word, and first sentence��I love you toooooo much.� That was so long ago; another life, another me. Sandyz My son, Santa, and my baby girl� (She was afraid of the bearded man.) My baby girl today�maybe she celebrated her final days of being single a bit too much�she is so beautiful
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