MY baby is born

[hardtotrust]

Hi!

A few months ago I posted here and everybody helped me a lot, when my N ex girlfriend sent me away during her pregnancy.

There were many doubts and you listened to me and gave great advice.

Now, as the main chapter of this story ends, I owe you all the pictures of my baby girl, Sophie, born on 07.31.2008 and me:





Thank you very much!

[Gaining Strength]

What a precious beautiful baby girl and such a lucky father.  That's a wonderful picture.  I so hope that life turns out beautifully for you both.

[gratitude28]

Dear Hard,
What a sweet little girl. How are things going with you? She is beautiful and I hope you will be a large factor in her life.
Love, Beth

[Certain Hope]

(((((((((Sophie and Dad))))))))  So many blessings to you both... and prayers for a wonderful life!!

Thank you so much for coming back to share and for bringing such big smiles!

Carolyn

[Ami]

Oh Hard To Trust
 I am so happy to hear from you and see your beautiful baby. I have so much joy to see you both.     Love and Big Hugs,   Ami

[teartracks]

Ahhhhh!  So beautiful...  Joy is written all over your face!  Congratulations

tt

[hardtotrust]

Thank you, Shame Slayer! Precious is the word. I am really looking forward to our father-daughter relationship. My mother cried a lot tonight when saw the pictures of me taking care of my baby. She lost her father when he was very young and discipline was more strict at her time, so I guess she misses a lot that kind of care and it really moved her. Besides that, she always wanted a daughter, and then a granddaughter. She is very happy.

Hi Gratitude28! Things are much better now. I am still afraid of what my ex might do at any moment, but now I know I have my daughter and the rights to protect her. Right now my ex is being a little friendly and, incredibly, inviting me to visit the baby and take care of her. I hope I can make the difference in her life. I wrote in her memory book: "Sophie, your dreams are mine. Your problems are mine. Your life is my life as well. I will take care of you. I will never leave you. Sophie, I thank God for giving you to me. I thank you for being my baby and for giving me the privilege of being your father. Your arrival makes everything worth it. Sophie, always be certain that you were very expected and that you were loved even before you were conceived, when you were only our dream. Daddy"

Thank you, Certain Hope! We needed that hug! Thank you. I felt the urge to return to this wonderful place to share the news. I am really happy, although people say I am serious in the picture I posted.

Here are two more pictures, the flowers I sent to the girls and one more of me and my baby:





Thank you, Ami!!! You are very special to me. You were right, she is mine.

Thank you, Teartracks! Thank you!

[Gaining Strength]

I love these pictures!!  She is such a beauty.  I don't know what her mother looks like but there in no question that she looks like you.

What you wrote to her is so precious.  It touches me deeply because no matter what happens she will have that.  I encourage you to keep a copy of what you wrote attached to your will so that should anything happen she will always know your thoughts when she was born.  My little boy's father died when he was only 7 months old.  I would give anything to have words like that to show him.  Because you never know what her mother might do - keep those words so that she will receive them should anything happen to you or to her mother.

So happy for you and for Sophie, such a beautiful child.

[Ami]

Oh My Goodness, HTT. You remembered and I did, too!. YOU are very special to me, too.     Love   Ami

[gratitude28]

I love the picture of you nose to nose with Sophie. I am sure you know that Sophie means wisdom! I hope she will be wise and happy, and I am sure that with a father like you in her life, she will be.
Lots of love,
Beth

[LilyCat]

HTT,

I have come on the board since you shared your story, but I just had to say -- what a beautiful, precious little child. What you wrote in her book is beautiful, and something that she'll treasure always.

We recently found my MOTHER's baby book from when she was born, and it was so charming to see the things my grandmother had written in it.

May you and your daughter enjoy a lifetime of blessings and a very special relationship. It sounds like she is really blessed to have you as a father.

Best,

LilyCat

[mudpuppy]

That's one cute crumb cruncher and that's also quite a head of hair for a newborn.

If I'm recalling your N ex girlfriend correctly, Sophie is going to need a strong dad who is there whenever she needs you.

mud

[lighter]

She's beautiful.

Congratulations.

Now..... how did child support, visitation and custody issues get resolved?

On paper?

Cross every t....

dot every i.....

in case anyone jumps sideways?

Working things out, during a time of peace, is best.

You don't have to answer that here.... it was rhetorical, btw.

As long as you've got answers for yourself.....

and that sweet baby.

Light

[changing]

Hello Trust-

Congratulations on the birth of your darling little girl...such a pretty baby!May God bless you and her mother and Miss Sophie.

Thanking you for sharing the pictures and making me smile!

Love and Best Wishes for a Beautiful and Peaceful Future for All,

Changing

[hardtotrust]

Me: Now, where did I leave my car keys??? I can't find them!!!

Sophie: THERE, daddy, there...




Hi, Shame Slayer. Her mother is blond, blue eyes. It took a few days, but her family admitted she has nothing of her mother. Then they began joking she needed to take a DNA test to see if it was hers indeed. I found some pictures of my childhood, it was very funny, it is a little too soon, but there is resemblance.

I encourage you to keep a copy of what you wrote attached to your will so that should anything happen she will always know your thoughts when she was born.

That is the point!!! Everything I did in the last few months I was thinking of leaving her a solid reference of how importante she is to me. I took a picture of my writing and made some copies. I think I will make my own version of her baby book for safety.

Yes, Ami, I never forgot your words of compassion. I remember how you wished and believed she was mine. She is.

Thank you, Gratitude28! I know. Funny, her mother chose the name, I agreed (N relationship). May God listen to your kind words.

Thank you, LilyCat. I also consider myself blessed.

LOL, yes, Mudpuppy, she has a lot of hair!!! Just like of my childhood pictures. I really considered dismissing the Pediatrician and calling a hairdresser. Yes, I believe you are right. She will need me as reference. Right now, my ex is behaving a little reasonably, considering her past attitude, but I don't think that will last much.

Hi, Lighter. No, not yet. Right now, her mother talked to me and said I have free access to the child. I think she still believes in the possibility that we might end together. As soon as that arrangement stops working (any moment), I'll talk to my lawyer. Right now I am grateful I didn't have to wage a legal battle only to check the paternity. It is certain to me that I will need to have everything on paper, but I need to wait for the very right moment, otherwise she'll play the victim, saying that suing wasn't necessary, that I have a problem and so on... I am helping in many ways, but since dialogue is not an option, I don't know what she really wants (and she changes her mind by the minute). You are right, working things out during a time of peace is best. I will think about it tonight. Thank you.

Thank you, Changing! I loved "Miss Sophie" !!!

All your messages are very important, in a moment I know I have to get ready to a struggle that is inevitable and I have to be strong for my baby.

Hugs!