Memories

I really wanted to make a video/slide show of Marley's birth. Of course, it was an important day, but I don't think anything could do it justice. These pictures and video clips show how I felt on the outside, but I don't even know what to say about how I felt on the inside. She was the most beautiful and most perfect thing I had ever seen. And she gave my life a whole new meaning and purpose.

Unfortunately, we do not have a lot of footage for our memories, so I cannot remember how some things happened. But, I will never forget the feeling of seeing her for the first time. My heart felt so full and heavy. I was on the operating table laughing and crying harder than ever before, in awe of how beautiful and wonderful she was. She was mine, and I had made her, and I would never be more proud of myself. How can a little person change someone so much? All of the sudden, life takes a whole new direction and whatever mattered before is pushed down the list to make room for a precious gift. She is what I am here for. This is what life is about.

Marley's Birth from Jillian Shaw on Vimeo.

I have spent the past two evenings trying to get this together, and it finally worked. There was one clip that I tried to fix over and over again, but it still wouldn't work. And it makes me really sad because I loved the clip, even though it was only like 10 seconds long. So, you will see it towards the end... it just freezes on a random shot of the last video clip. But, I still love it. My plan is to make one for each month so far. With all my free time, hopefully I can!

Let me know what you think!