Kassidy was born at 8:36am on December 10,1996. She was 19 inches long and weighed 8lbs 4oz. She was a beautiful baby who was very alert for a newborn. She had the sweetest coo and her big brother, Kyle, adored her. She would cry and he would run to her saying 'baby' or 'baby crying' in his little 19 month old language. Kassidy would watch as Kyle played nearby. We spent Christmas 1996 together, myself and my children. Kassidy slept through most of the excitement, but she was a newborn so I expected that. I spent New Years changing diapers and cleaning up baby spit up and I wouldn't trade that time for all the riches in the world. Thursday January 2 I did what I would normally do. I watched ER and a bit of the news. I changed and fed Kassidy and we went to bed. When I woke up at 5am on January 3,1997 she was already gone. They say she passed somewhere around 2am. They say it was pneumonia that took her from me. Her daddy, Jason, and I were no longer together. He only got a chance to hold her once. I know he really wanted a daughter and he was so happy to be a daddy. She looked very much like him. When she passed I know he was devastated as well. I miss her so very much, even all these years later. I am so blessed to have had her in my life for the 3 weeks and 3 days she was with me. I will treasure that time always. She was and is a huge part of who I am today.