my baby changed my life essay

Weeping sounds from babies are the first thing I heard when I stepped foot into my volunteering site. The weeping sounded as if the babies were hopeless, lonely, and in pain. Everybody around seemed so busy or just didn’t want be bother with a crying baby. I couldn’t just stand there and let the baby cry. I had to do something. But what? It was the summer of 2013; I decided to use this summer to volunteer at Kings County Hospital, instead of being in my house and just watch TV, eat, and sleep

remember my sister crying and being upset. I didn’t know at that time what was going on until she revealed she was pregnant and didn’t know what to do. I thought that having a baby was supposed to be something to be happy about. Unfortunately, my sister was left alone and had difficult choices to make. My parents where not the happiest people, since they didn’t think something like this would happen. Not only was the pregnancy a problem, but it eventually brought my family

Fatherhood The birth of my baby girl what a feeling I will never forget, so many emotions my heart was going through. It was 3am Wednesday morning of April 14, 2012 the world and I was introduced to Angel Marie Woods. My gift to the world was here, it was a long wait. Angel was 6lbs and 5oz. It was everything I thought it would be seeing my baby being pushed out her mom’s stomach. Tears almost ran down my eyes seeing the birth of my little girl. The Dr. asked me did I want to cut the umbilical cord

around to have my son and it was the worse pain ever. It felt like having cramps but stronger, sharp and painful. As the time kept passing the pain would come and go and it started to come repeatedly and constantly. I saw nurses going in and out of the room telling each other that it was time and we needed the midwife. I thought to myself that doctor or not this baby is not waiting and I wanted him out. The midwife came just in time and we were set to have a baby. As I was pushing to have my son all the

up and saw a smiling baby with blue eyes, so sweet and innocent. Who knew life would throw these obstacles at us? Only a few days old and her future was in jeopardy. The young child had already pushed through life changing surgeries. Personal experiences effect everybody, some happy while others are not as joyful. Sometimes all you can do is hope that there is a chance things can go your way. But the hardest part is staying strong for those you love. Within the span of her life a sweet little angel

Throughout my life, many events have influenced me and have changed me to who I am now. Looking back at a year ago, I am a different person today than I was back then. My values and meaning in my life have changed. My feelings have come and gone for different scenarios. With all these changes and everything that has impacted me within the last year, I have always had my family. My family has impacted me the most with my views and values. Throughout this past year, we have had many changes in my family

I never thought about being an aunt or having nieces or nephews until it actually happened. My oldest brother, Tuan, had his first kid, Nathan, when he was eighteen. It was a new and exciting feeling of having a baby in my life after being the baby of the bunch in my family. I learned a new set of skills at eight. How to take care of babies. I fed Nate, burped him, and changed his diapers. This gave me a new responsibility as an aunt. “Alright, you guys may enter, they’re in room 562. ” The nurse

would be when I had my clinical rotation in the special care nursery. I was assigned to a baby who was going through withdrawal. On this day particular the baby was agitated more so than in the past. It seemed as if nothing was going to sooth this baby. We had given all the medications we could, fed him, changed him, rocked him, even moved him to a secluded room for minimal simulation, and still nothing would suffice. As it can be difficult trying to comfort and care for a baby going through withdrawal

thought as I replayed the conversation that changed everything back in my head. “Sammie are you pregnant?’’ I asked, while we were upstairs in my room, away from the family BBQ. I knew the answer before she could even say it. “Yes, I am.” She whispered as tears streamed down her face. I walked over to her on the bed and wrapped my arms around her. After a minute of her crying, we released each other. “What are you going to do?” I asked her, because in my family, getting pregnant while in high school

thought about life and death, but this day changed that. As a baby, I cannot imagine all the things I did that put myself in danger. I was completely unaware of the consequences of my actions. As a child, I was playful, innocent, and cheerful. Throughout my years of growing up I have learned many lessons through life. Only a few events happened before this one that I can remember. On my 6th birthday, life could have been lost, and from that I learned to always be careful and that life can change in