Adrienne Is Born!

Adrienne Christa-Fay Lambert was born on August 21, 2003 at 6:22pm to me, her dad, Chris, big brother, Tyler, & big sister, Jenna.  She was 7lbs. 14 oz. & 21 1/2 in. long, even though she was 3 weeks early.  The doctors told us she would have been over 9 lbs. if she would have gone full term!  We had her early by c-section because she had a blood disorder which caused her to have a low platelet count and put her at risk for issues like inter-cranial hemorrhaging or cerebral palsy.  We were so worried when she was born because they immediately swept her away.  She wasn't breathing, but she eventually started crying.  It was the most beautiful sound I had ever heard, but it seemed like an eternity when the entire room was quiet except for the machines monitoring me.  She was supposed to be on oxygen for 12 hours, but just 6 hours later a nurse brought her to my room.  She was already our little fighter!

Chris chose her first name.  He had always loved it.  Her middle name was Christa after him, & my nanny's name was Fay.  That was how she came to have two, hyphenated middle names.  She always thought it made her special, & she was right.  She was special in so many ways.

She was the most beautiful baby.  She had huge eyes that were as blue as the ocean, chubby cheeks, & just a little bit of hair that was strawberry blonde.  She was a Daddy's girl from the start.  It almost gave me a complex because when I was holding her, and she heard his voice, she would cry until he took her.  I was secretly a little jealous lol.  She was the sweetest baby from the start.  When I would breast feed her, she would stroke my hair & twist it.  When I looked it up, I learned that she was a "silker".  She always did it, & I learned to love it.  She would sleep with me even as a teenager, and I would wake up to her silking my hair.  I never realized how much I would miss that.   

Adrienne passed away on December 17, 2017.  She was 14 years old, & she was 5'5" tall.  We were always excited to see how tall she would get because she was so long when she was born.  She had long brown hair & those big, blue eyes.  She was absolutely gorgeous, and her personality was magnetic.  She was loving, sassy, kind, genuine, clumsy, & stubborn.  She showed us all how to live life to the fullest.  She was taken from us way too early.  Her death has left us all with many unanswered questions.  There has been a change in me that has left me with so much anger, so I decided to redirect that energy into making this blog.  Hopefully, her story can bring awareness to the importance of gun safety.  I will make sure that, through this blog, everyone will know how amazing this young lady was and also how to keep your loved ones safe.  “We will be okay...not everyday, but that’s okay.” 💛

Please visit this site & watch the video, and PLEASE talk to your kids about firearm safety.  Even if you do not have guns in your home, their friends parents may have them.  The most important thing to relate is that they must treat EVERY gun like it’s loaded!

http://www.projectchildsafe.org/talking-to-kids