1 year ago

Her 1 year birthday dinner at Ottomanelli's tonight! Happy Birthday our little love muffin!

Kajsia opens her eyes to NYC!

Look at those lil things...

Awwwww... in the nursery. There were 22 babies born that night and she was the only one who slept. I actually had her brought into my room to stay the night so she didn't have to hear all the noise.

Just the beginning.

Vic with Kajsia. Best of friends...

Lynne with Kajsia... best of friends (even if she is a bosox fan!). Introduced me to Tage, Kajsia is named after her!

This was one of the most amazing moments of my life! Holding her for the first time.

Tage kissing Kajsia... I love this!

What... she's ours?

Already looks like her dad!

Kajsia's grand entrance! Check out that hair... dark brown. Now she's blonde!

The dreaded Pit!

Tage pretending to be asleep... he has no idea how long the process is going to take and I had just been hooked up to PIT!

Gosh don't the guys have it easy?

Here comes the contractions!

We are officially checked in and have IV! That was actually one of the more painful things of the event.

Yes, it was exactly one year ago, Sept 21st. My dad and brother flew to town for the final Yankee game and the closing of the house that Ruth built. Sunday we went for hot wings and waffle fries at Atomic Wings on 2nd and 59th. We dropped them off at the subway station only to see them red eyed from the tears and tired at about 2am.

Monday Sept 22nd:

5am - got up to get them ready for their airplane flight
5:30am - got Troy to the first cab, in the elevator he announced they were having a baby!

5:45 am- got Dad in his cab

7am - got ready for the shoot with my mother in law.
8am - headed into the subway for the meatpacking district to the salon we were shooting at.

9am - announced to my sweet assistant, Hillary and my photo director Elaine that I'd probably have to leave mid-mango b/c Kajsia was coming!
10am - did the fitting with the five ladies, including my mother in law.

11:45am - made Tage take me for my last meal at Pinkberry, original with raspberries and coconut flakes.
NOON - we checked into NYU

2pm - sono to make sure my so called "small" baby was ok

3pm - hooked up to pitosin

5pm - moved to the labor/delivery room

6pm - contractions killing, begging for epidural

7pm - epidural... ahhh the blessed relief. What we hoped would be naptime, since Dr. Maldonado said it probaby wouldn't happen till midnight.

8:15pm - dilated to a 10. That was the shortest nap of my life!

9:16pm - Kajsia arrived! Tage cried...

9:22pm - my mom arrived from LGA!

11pm - left alone with my baby in a room with a roomate who spoke hardly any english, watched TV on decibal 10 and her baby screamed all night. What in the world am I supposed to do now?

2am - wishing it was visiting hours already, learning the ropes of breastfeeding. I liken it to having a mousetrap snapped onto your tata's. Nobody prepares you for that!

4am - Kajsia was an angel, full of hair and beautiful. Can't believe she is mine.

6am - Still in awe, that this is my kid. HOLY CRAP... we came with a suitcase to the hospital and now we're going to leave with a kid in a car seat. Talk about rocking your world.

8am - the Nastiest breakfast served to woman arrived. I couldn't eat! Are you kidding this is what you get after you give birth? It's like prison food. Still awaiting new dad and nana to come and visit.

9am - Kajsia is 12 hours old and dad and nana finally arrive to celebrate.

11am - Lynne came to visit... Kajsia Lynne Wright

3pm - Vic came to visit

What a great day and what a miracle. The entire year has flown by. I marveled at her when she just stared at me and cooed. Now she can say mama and dada. Hi and Bye! Nana and Papa! Gma and Gampa. What a horse, dog, cow and goose can say. She has amazed us with her angelic smile and has touched the hearts of many a stoop sitter here in Harlem. She has such a tender heart and loves to give hugs and kisses freely. She can show you where her bow goes and how to put her shoes on. She mastered climbing the couch this week and last week she opened our front door. Our little baby has turned into a toddler and we can't believe she's one. Kajsia has been the greatest creation we've ever witnessed and what a blessing in our lives. Nobody can truly explain to you the devotion you have for your own child, the unconditional love until you have your own. I'm grateful for an amazing husband who has worked tirelessly for us so that I could stay home and be with her every single day. Nothing, no amount of money, nor shoes and shopping or anything else could replace the time that I've been able to spend with her. In the beginning I was so so selfish because I thought I was going to have to go back to work. I hardly left the house or let anyone watch her. I just wanted to be there for everything... I'm so grateful I didn't have to go back! I did get to watch in awe, every moment. From rolling over to learning to sit up on her own, from crawling and cruising. We can't believe she is ours and we are so grateful to be her parents. Kajsia we love you! Happy Birthday to our love muffin!