I look at the beautiful daughter I'm blessed to call mine and I'm in awe at remembering her traumatic beginning. She's nothing short of a miracle. I've learned more lessons than I can count from her. The strength she needed to survive at just over 3 pounds has helped her develop a strong sense of who she is. I love that she's completely comfortable with being who she is, which is challenging for any teenager. She's fun and outgoing, considerate and kind, and a total goofball.
Here's a fun walk down memory lane.
Taylor in the NICU - 2 days old.
Home from the hospital ~ 2 months
Chubby cheeks! ~ 5 months
Happy at 7 months
Center of attention - 15 months
SDSU Campus Children's Center - 2 years old
At the Van Dusen farm in Canada - 3 years old
Christmas 1998 - 4 years old
Kindergarten - 5 years old
1 st grade - 6 years old
2nd grade - 7 years old
3 rd grade - 8 years old
4th grade - 9 years old
5th grade - 10 years old
5th grade - 10 1/2
6th grade - 11 years old
7th grade - 12 years old
Almost 13! (most recent pic)
6 comments:
Awwww what a cute little dorkbutt she is!! I still remember our tea parties.... oh the days when she would climb up on my lap and we'd sing songs and be goofy... OH WAIT that was like a month and a half ago. Happy Birthday Taylor!!
Happy, Happy Birthday Tay! Uncle Sam and I are so proud of the young woman you've become. Keep up the good work!
Love,
K & S
Ok, nice. I'm bawling my eyes out and the day just started. I have been saving my tears for night time! Love the three year old pic ~the location is so familiar!
Happy Birthday Taylor!
Happy Birthday Ta-May-May! I well remember when your sweet little face was only as big as the palm of my hand. I remember Grandma calling me to tell me you had arrived and being scared and then exhilarated when she said you were ok. I can even remember what I was wearing while I was dancing around the house like a fool, yelling, "I'm an AUNT! I'm an AUNT!" You're goofy and gorgeous and I'm so proud of you. Love you!
OK I am bawling my eyes out too. Taylor your are so great and loved by everyone! Keep being the beautiful, lovely awesome young women you are. We love you! The Roelofs
What a trip down memory lane! I, too, remember the day you were born (it was Saturday between conference sessions). We all gathered together to kneel and pray for you. We already loved you so much and we hadn't even met you!
Sweet Tay! I have lots of super special memories of our summers together. Like the time I woke up in the morning to find that you had covered the TV in the Bonnie Bell lip gloss I had bought you. Or the other time i woke up to find you in a giant pile of baby powder looking like a ghost after our beach outing. Or the time you had blood spouting from your head in gi-normous proportions...Ahhh, we've had some good times, you and I. I love you and think you're gorgeous and fabulous and an all-around wonderful person!
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