On this day, twenty years ago, I gave birth to my baby girl.
The day I met her is the most amazing day I could ever imagine. I remember I couldn’t stop looking at her. Almost as if my heart was born outside my body. This little person was here. The one I had prayed and prayed about. I looked over every inch of her; from her rosy lips, to her tiny toes, and her little cone head. What a wonder it was to see this very real little person finally enter my life after a long nine months.
The two grandmas and great grandma were just as enamored with her.
We all fell a lot in love with this fuzzy-headed baby. A precious gift to us all.
And oh, how she grew…
Day after day…
One minute I am sitting and rocking my baby girl…
The next I am chasing after a toddler…
And then, I am holding her hand and I am praying that she grows and shines as bright as she is.
And she does, right before my very eyes.
Faster than I ever thought possible.
In a blink she is all grown up and welcomes her own baby girl…
And now I have two hearts outside my body.
I am so proud of you, Sydney. You are a beautiful Mom and an even more beautiful (now) twenty-year-old.
Happy Birthday! May the next twenty years be as good as the last.
Living, Loving, Laughing.... 
You are so very blessed to be surrounded by such a wonderful support system- Mom. grandma. great-grandma. You are blessed to have a daughter. They usually stick with Mom. Sons have other priorities. With MothersDay this Sunday, I try hard to remember mine, never knew a Grandma. You are blessed, enjoy everyday!
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 14:29:13 +0000 To: suelrussell@hotmail.com
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I am blessed. And I am blessed to have another Mom too. My most favorite Mother-in-law! I hope you know how loved you are. I didn’t get to love a son as I only had a daughter. We are both lucky to be moms to our kids and grandma too!!
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Happy Birthday, Sydney!
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Thank you!
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They do that, don’t they? They grow up much faster than we age – that’s my story and I’m sticking with it.
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Truth!! You speak the truth. 🙂 And I’ll stick by that too. Ha.
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Happy birthday to your beautiful daughter, Sydney. Sweet post!
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Thank you! I must admit I had more emotion than words when I started this post. 🙂
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That’s a mother’s heart. 🙂
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Such sweet memories, Angelia. Happy 20th birthday to your baby girl. 🙂
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Thanks! I cherish all the memories and more.
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Precious memories! And Angelia , you look stunning in the eighth photograph!
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Thank you! If only I had known it then! 😀
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Wow! You really touched me. We are so blessed to have great children. You made me feel so lucky to hug my daughter. That is the gift of a great writer. thank you. Dwight (And you are stunning in the 8th photo)
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Awe! Well you have beautiful daughters and should hug them repeatedly. Thank you for your sweet comment. 🙂
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This is so sweet, you’re making me misty-eyed! Happy Birthday to Sydney!
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I make myself misty-eyed! Darn blog tugs the heart strings. Lol. 🙂
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So beautiful Angelia. God bless.
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She’s the same age as our democracy 🙂 What a blessing.
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Beautiful! To an amazing twenty years ahead!!
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Reblogged this on de monte y mar and commented:
First monday of the re bloggin’ series!
Because it seems fitting: this is a beautiful post on motherhood, by Angelia Sims who does beautiful portraits and super photo story telling.
Hope you had an excellent weekend!
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Beautiful! And what a coincidence, we both have 20-year-olds!
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