My Lennon

4:19am on July 11, 2012 my life changed.

Lennon Danielle Hitts, such a meaningful, strong name for a 6lb 12oz bundle.

The labor was not what I expected, it was actually better but I won't get into the gruesome details...

The moment I heard her first cry I started crying. The doctor plopped, literally just plopped Lennon on my belly after delivery and cleaned her up. The moment went by so fast and everything was so surreal, I couldn't even breathe. I couldn't take it all in, can we rewind and play it back slowly? The best moment of my life was when they laid her on my chest, skin to skin, and I got to kiss her head. I just kept thinking, "oh my God I did it..."!

The next few hours were amazing. Seeing her open her eyes, hear her cry, watch as they cleaned her up. I can remember looking up at Dan and smiling, thinking "we did it"...

and she is beautiful.