Focus Magazine of SWFL Swimsuit Heat Wave | Page 25

Towards the end of our pregnancy she was stretched
as far as she could be without popping and I was
exhausted listening to her kvetch for the past nine
months, but we were a united front. Together we gave
birth to the most beautiful little spirit, she was pink
and perfect, until… the doctor told us she was very ill
and would probably “not make it!” Not make it… Like
a fly stuck in a jar I was bouncing around in my brain
feeling helpless and scared. My body, well, she was
calm and knew exactly what to do. She marched into
the ICU and told the nurse to hand that baby over to
her then she created another miracle… she began to
feed our precious baby with the two most valuable
assets we had… our breasts. Eleven years later, our
baby girl continues to be our little miracle.
Today, I stand before myself in the mirror and see the
hips that were once boyis