Hi I’m Victoria Lynne Vasquez and my husband is Daniel Eduardo Vasquez. I never thought in a million years at a time where we were suppose to be celebrating the life and growing of our baby girl Eden Lynne Vasquez. That her life would be short my pregnancy would be so short. But the lord sometimes has different plans. My water broke on August 8th 2025. I just didn’t know it yet I avoided labor until Monday, August 11, 2025. This is my first pregnancy so when I called to see what was going on I was reassured that it wasn’t anything big and that slight fluid was normal. But over that weekend I just kept leaking fluid thinking it was pee. But come early morning Monday I started getting a pain like no other. Contractions! I fought off every contraction until making it in to my OBGYN , I didn’t even yet know I was in labor. My OBGYN let me know I was in labor but not dilated. Me and my husband hoped in the car and headed to mercy emergency room. They confirmed I’m in labor my water had broke that past Friday and my body was fighting not to give birth. The doctor and nurses informed me they couldn’t do anything there. So they told me I could wait and see if she’d wait or if she would be delivered. I could take a helicopter or a ambulance to UAMS because they were equipped to fight for a twenty two week and five day old gestational age micro premi. But the helicopter wouldn’t arrive until 1:00 am and I was scared for my life and her life as well. So I told them I’ll take the three hour ambulance ride to Little Rock. That ambulance ride was a fight to stay calm not freak out keep her calm keep her in. We left around close to six o’clock. I then arrived at UAMS emergency room at 9:30. There was all the hope in the world we could delay birth , she was head down , and there was still some antibiotic fluid. But everything changed so fast my doctor left the room I felt one cramp. Delivery? I had so many questions flying through my head and they walked me through it all I went from arriving and having a chance to keeping her in as long as possible to she will be coming now. Luckily my husband and his aunt were able to make it there. They were looking for parking as my doctor told me I’m sorry Victoria but I feel her feet. I wanted to shake I wanted to cry but I couldn’t I had to stay calm don’t panic and be strong for her. My husband made it to the room and we let him know her feet are out this is time. It all happened so quick but she came and she came feet first. They made sure to take her and stabilize her and before headed to nicu they stoped and I got to see my baby girl for the first time I was filled with warmth ,joy , and fear everything all in one. The birth was over but our battle started there. Eden Lynne Vasquez was born August 12th 2025 at 22 weeks and 5 days. We got to love her and speak life onto her for eight days more then some have. She fought with all her might but somtimes in life even when we desire something so much that doesn’t triumph over gods will. I find peace and relief in the fact our daughter got to return to the father and be at peace with him. This isn’t goodbye this is only a delayed hello.