"Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the hell with sugar and spice."

Phoenix came into this world 8 days "late" begrudgingly.  She would've stayed in my belly forever, I swear. Here she is in my belly the day I gave birth.

Here I am absolutely joyous while in labor.

After 15 hours of laboring and 3 hours of pushing, here she is in my arms.

Here she is with her Daddy.

She's had an attitude from the start.

But at least she is creative.

                                           

Here she is on her 1st Birthday Begging for cake.

Just the two of us with matching shoes.

Fancy.

Playing at the park.

Being artistic.

Stubborn.

And last but not least, here she is now.

She is everything I never knew I always wanted. She impresses me everyday with how smart, creative, and kind she is.  She makes me "okay" with being a frumpy T-shirt and jeans mom. She makes it okay that I posted terrible pictures of me in labor because it doesn't matter, I gave birth to a miracle, so who cares what I look like?  She has changed my viewpoint on life.  She has caused me to be stronger and to always fight harder.  She has taught me to never give up and when I think I can't take anymore, she teaches me that I need to keep on keeping on.