Personal Narrative: My First Child

Many people have memorable experiences throughout their lives. For example, losing their first tooth, a first date, graduating high school, or even a special event that made a difference such as a wedding. A memorable experience in my life was the birth of my first child.

Even though, it was memorable with all my pregnancies, my first child was more special due to making me a mother for the first time and learning to realize love at first sight does exist like in movies, and many other TV shows. I gave birth at McAllen Medical Center which is also known as the tall white hospital located in McAllen, Texas. McAllen is 4 cities away from the city I've lived practically my whole life, Donna, Texas. When I first saw my baby whom I named Guillermo Lopez Jr, i was

He felt like a fragile package in my arms weighing only 6 pounds and 20 oz. Guillermo was born October 7, 2003 at 3:34 p.m. He was born 8 months after my birthday, I was eighteen years old when I gave birth to him, although I was young I had decided to get married and have my first child to love and protect for the rest of my life. I recall when I first found out I was pregnant with my first child, it was a Thursday night, my husband and I had gotten back from having dinner, when we got home to my mother in laws house I was feeling nauseous, so i went running to the restroom to vomit, my husband asked, "Are you okay Claudia?" I didn't know what to say I was surprised because I already had a feeling I was pregnant since my menstruation was being held back for a few weeks then. When I came out of the restroom, I told my husband about my suspicions and what had just happened, his face was priceless, I could tell he was the happiest man down on earth. My husband was so excited to