Twenty-three years go today I heard Mr. Wonderful gasp and say with a voice full of wonder and amazement "It's a girl!!" Even though our doctor, who had a 99% prediction rate on the sex of babies, had told us he was pretty sure it was a girl, he was absolutely amazed at the sight of her. Her hair was as white as snow - it took about a month for the white hair to turn red - or as she once told someone commenting on her beautiful red hair when she was 5 - "It's not red, damn it, it's orange!" Yes, she was all of 5 and already had the vocabulary of a sailor.
Here is my favorite baby picture of her:
In recent years she has rarely been photographed because it is almost always her job to be the one taking pictures at family events. With all of the changes and moves we have made in the last year I cannot find another recent picture of here bedsides this one of her, her/our roommate Jenna and Vincent D'Onofrio taken in NYC near the Law and Order set on Spring Break a few years ago:
Oh yeah, after he said "It's a girl!" he handed her to me and said "Happy Birthday!"
Best birthday present I ever got.
Is today your birthday!?! Happy Birthday to you and your beautiful daughter!
Posted by: Janet at July 8, 2008 02:32 PMHappy Birthday to you both!!
She was and is beautiful!
Posted by: Christina at July 8, 2008 02:40 PMWell Happy Stinkin Birthday to the both of you!!!
Posted by: Abbe at July 8, 2008 05:00 PMHappy Birthday to both of you!
Posted by: Steph at July 8, 2008 11:23 PM