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Remembering The Day I Met You 7 Years Ago

amomentwithfranca · 14 May 2017 · 16 Comments

Happy 7th Birthday my lovely Bella! I still can’t believe you are 7 years old! I still remember when I met you for the first time the day you were born. I wanted you for so long! It took me more than 24hrs to finally meet you that day.

I thought I was never going to see your face because it was taking so long! I was so scared! I had no clue what would happen. It was my first time giving birth, being in labour, so I didn’t know what to do or what to expect!

The contractions were so strong that I cried for an epidural straight away. I even slapped your daddy because I was in so much pain, LOL! Now I laugh but he was really amazing as he took all my frustration very well.

24hrs in labour

I was lucky to have your Nonna (my Mummy) giving me her support too. It was great having her there as I was so lost and the labour went on forever. She was a wonderful company as she even massaged my feet which got really swollen after several hours of labour. It was lovely!

After my water broke, I thought I was going to meet you very soon but things didn’t happen that way! When the doctor came to check on me I was still at 2 cms. It was like my body didn’t want to cooperate!

After almost 24 hours fighting, you were in distress and the doctors decided an emergency c-section was necessary. They were worried I might get preeclampsia so needed to operate fast. I was not scared of having the operation. I’m not sure why I wasn’t. Maybe because I knew this would mean that you would be able to come out very soon. I was so anxious about meeting you.

We finally met you

The whole preparation took time. They gave me an anaesthetic and I started shivering a lot. It was so strange but I was just focused on the prize which was you. I had your daddy next to me all the time. He was very anxious to meet you too. We both wanted this wait to be over.

The whole operation lasted 45 minutes and you came to this world 10 or 15 minutes after it began. It was all so quick! I couldn’t believe I tried so hard to give birth naturally for 24 hrs but then when the operation started you were there in front of us so quickly.

First examination after being born

OMG, all that hard work was worth it because there you were so beautiful handed over to me! My heart couldn’t stop pounding. I was just waiting for that cry so I knew everything was okay. Daddy let me know that everything was good. He was checking that you were okay all the time.

Since the moment I saw you, I couldn’t believe my eyes. You were so gorgeous! It was a miracle! How could it be possible that I made something so perfect? You made me the happiest person in the whole world because I finally became a mum thanks to you! Thank you for that my lovely!

First time Nonna met you

1 year old

2 years old

The love I have for you is inexplicable! It is so big that I can’t imagine my life without you, my sweety pie! You are so grown up now that it is unreal! I know this is a cliche but time really flies! And that reminds me that we should appreciate every minute that we have together.

3 years old

4 years old

You are becoming such a lovely little girl who is slowly coming out of your shell. You were very shy before but now I can see you have moved on from that which makes me really proud.

I know that when Sienna was born things weren’t easy for you. You were just starting reception and you really needed me more than ever but I couldn’t be there for you as much as I wanted and I’m so sorry for that. I hope I can make it up for you somehow. You really managed to get through that year very well and we are incredibly proud of you for that.

5 years old

6 years old

I really wish you all the best, my little princess. You deserve lots of happiness and that all your dreams come true! I love you from here to the moon and forever!

Happy 7th birthday my lovely Bella!

Thanks for stopping by,

Love you all ❤️

Franca  💋

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  1. Tracey Bowden says

    16 May 2017 at

    This is a gorgeous post Franca. I’m sure Bella will love reading this and it is so nice to see the pictures of her each year she looks so grown up now xx

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    • Tracey Bowden says

      28 May 2017 at

      Popping back again from #KCACOLS xx

      Reply
  2. Lydia C. Lee says

    27 May 2017 at

    Cute! It flies #KCACOLS

    Reply
  3. Kayla Arnold says

    28 May 2017 at

    This is such a beautiful post! It was a really lovely read! #KCACOLS

    Reply
  4. Finn says

    28 May 2017 at

    Lovely photos and a lovely post for your daughter to read as she grows up. #KCACOLS

    Reply
  5. KeepMum says

    28 May 2017 at

    such a beautiful post, and such lovely pictures.
    #KCACOLS

    Reply
  6. Fiona Cambouropoulos says

    28 May 2017 at

    What a lovely way to look back on 7 years. My youngest were 7 when I began blogging, it feels like photos of them only started from this point! Happy birthday to Bella #KCACOLS

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    • amomentwithfranca says

      28 May 2017 at

      Thank you Fiona! 🙂 x

      Reply
  7. Cassie says

    28 May 2017 at

    This post nearly had me welling up. It just goes to show how quickly the time flies huh. Happy Birthday Sienna. You look amazing in your labour piccies too Franca! we had an emergency c section with George too. Lovely piccies of your gorgeous little girl.

    #KCACOLS

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  8. Pen says

    28 May 2017 at

    She’s absolutely gorgeous Franca. You should be very proud. Pen x #KCACOLS

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    • amomentwithfranca says

      28 May 2017 at

      Thank you so much Pen! 🙂 xx

      Reply
  9. alex muir says

    28 May 2017 at

    She’s a cute little girl. It;s amazing how 7 years just flies by isn’t it! I had that weird shivering experience too, it must be the adrenalin kicking in eh. Aw man, can you even imagine giving birth again now – no thanks! 😉 #kcacols

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  10. Musings of a tired mummy...zzz... says

    29 May 2017 at

    Happy birthday Bella! My eldest is 7 today! I can’t believe how fast the time has gone and could never have imagined feeling this proud 🙂 #kcacols

    Reply
  11. maria says

    30 May 2017 at

    Lovely photos! Its mad how time flies isnt it!
    #KCACOLS

    Reply
  12. Amy says

    31 May 2017 at

    The difference between 6 and 7 is amazing, suddenly so grown up ❤️ #kcacols

    Reply
  13. Lisa Pomerantz says

    1 June 2017 at

    What a beautiful post, and one that Bella will always treasure, I’m sure! #KCACOLS

    Reply

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