In The Beginning...
August 19th, 2016, will always be the best day of my life 🤱🏾.
August 19th, 2016. The day that love came bursting into my life!
On your birth certificate, under “Father”, you will find “Duane Devante Lewis”. Although I now go by Chloe Amelia Lewis, you always called me “Dada”, and that will forever be my favorite title.
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I still remember the day that I found out that you were conceived into this world. Your mother and I were living in Colorado, just outside of Denver (pretty sure you were conceived after a Marianas Trench concert; thanks Josh 🙈). She was so excited that she crashed the work truck! We quickly decided that it would be better if we were closer to family and living in a more suitable environment for you to be born, so we moved to Canada and awaited your arrival.
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I fasted for months 🙏🏾; praying for a safe delivery and a healthy baby. God is so good 🥰. You were born at Markham Stouffville Hospital (the same hospital that is as born at 💕) and there's more information about your birth story here. Your mother is a trooper!
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30+ hours of labor, in an out of the tub, no food, lots of screaming, and a whole lot of effort and love. To be honest, when you first arrived, you looked like grape flavored ice cream 🍦 😆. Your mother went through all of that without any medical intervention and we left the hospital a few hours after your birth and we were out for a walk a few hours after that! Not before putting you down for your first nap at home 🏡. The moment I put you down into your bassinet, I knew that life had forever changed; I knew what love was.