- Oct 15, 2000
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My beautiful baby girl was born. The events that happened shortly after her birth have gotten me all shook up again. She is absolutely wonderful. Life goes on.
My daughter and I at her 1st Birthday party.
We made a time capsule for her. People brought things, pictures, letters, magazine articles, to place in the capsule. She is going to open it on her 18th Birthday. The following is an excerpt from the letter I wrote to her:
Your due date was September 21, 2001, ?What a treat?, I thought, ?to have her born on my Birthday. What a wonderful present that would be!? We all waited in anticipation for your arrival. This anticipation was answered sooner then we expected. Early on the morning of September 10, your mom and I got ready in anxious anticipation and rushed off to the hospital to greet our beautiful baby girl. (I knew you were going to be beautiful long before I saw you.
You were born on the morning of September 10, 2001, and you can?t imagine the overwhelming feeling of love, joy and complete happiness that I felt on that morning, on that day. Nothing could have been better. You were healthy, happy and did I mention beautiful? After spending the day and night at the hospital with your mom, I went home on September 11, 2002. I took a long nap, dreaming of you, your beautiful mom and your wonderful big brother. It wasn?t long before I was awoken by a phone call. My best friend, Paul, had called to ask if I knew what had happened. I didn?t. He told me to turn on the news. Now, these events happening the day after your birthday will no doubt be talked about throughout your life, as you grow up through your teenage years. So I will just go into my thoughts and how it made me feel.
At first I didn?t believe it. It scared me, not just because I was home by myself, but, because my wife and one-day old baby daughter were at the hospital by themselves. I was scared because I didn?t know what else would happen. What else would these evil people do today? Tomorrow? Next year? I didn?t know, and I wasn?t assured by my feelings of fear. I started to think, ?What kind of world did I bring a brand new baby into?? ?What will she think of this place?? I felt an overwhelming sense of urgency to get back to the hospital as quickly as possible, to see you and your mom again. To hold you both, to hug you both, and assure you that everything will be just fine. I?m here for you, always.
My daughter and I at her 1st Birthday party.
We made a time capsule for her. People brought things, pictures, letters, magazine articles, to place in the capsule. She is going to open it on her 18th Birthday. The following is an excerpt from the letter I wrote to her:
Your due date was September 21, 2001, ?What a treat?, I thought, ?to have her born on my Birthday. What a wonderful present that would be!? We all waited in anticipation for your arrival. This anticipation was answered sooner then we expected. Early on the morning of September 10, your mom and I got ready in anxious anticipation and rushed off to the hospital to greet our beautiful baby girl. (I knew you were going to be beautiful long before I saw you.
You were born on the morning of September 10, 2001, and you can?t imagine the overwhelming feeling of love, joy and complete happiness that I felt on that morning, on that day. Nothing could have been better. You were healthy, happy and did I mention beautiful? After spending the day and night at the hospital with your mom, I went home on September 11, 2002. I took a long nap, dreaming of you, your beautiful mom and your wonderful big brother. It wasn?t long before I was awoken by a phone call. My best friend, Paul, had called to ask if I knew what had happened. I didn?t. He told me to turn on the news. Now, these events happening the day after your birthday will no doubt be talked about throughout your life, as you grow up through your teenage years. So I will just go into my thoughts and how it made me feel.
At first I didn?t believe it. It scared me, not just because I was home by myself, but, because my wife and one-day old baby daughter were at the hospital by themselves. I was scared because I didn?t know what else would happen. What else would these evil people do today? Tomorrow? Next year? I didn?t know, and I wasn?t assured by my feelings of fear. I started to think, ?What kind of world did I bring a brand new baby into?? ?What will she think of this place?? I felt an overwhelming sense of urgency to get back to the hospital as quickly as possible, to see you and your mom again. To hold you both, to hug you both, and assure you that everything will be just fine. I?m here for you, always.
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