title: I'll Take The Baby Now: A Birth Mother's Amazing Story
author: Cheryl Allenbrand
description: Cheryl Allenbrand grew up in Lawrence, KS and Raytown, MO. She resides in Overland Park, KS with her husband, Gary. Her son, Bob, and his wife live nearby.
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  Baby Broom
  
  
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  Sara Bourgeois
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  
  
  
  
  “It’s a girl,” Brigid said. “She’s perfect.”
  
  
  Brigid laid my daughter on my chest, and I swear that my heart almost
  exploded. I’d never felt anything like it before. I wanted to laugh, cry, and
  sing with joy all at the same time.
  
  
  “She’s beautiful,” Remy said.
  
  
  He kissed our daughter’s forehead and then mine. That’s when I really did
  start to cry. I’d always wanted to be a mother, and it was a dream I’d thought
  would never come true. But there she was. My baby girl. My dream come true.
  
  
  Remy wiped my tears away and kissed me again. “Are you in pain?”
  
  
  “No,” I said. “I think I’m just so overwhelmed.”
  
  
  “You’ve done amazing,” Brigid said. “I’m going to finish healing you up, and
  then we can get your little one cleaned up a little more.”
  
  
  When it was all done, Brigid started to leave so she could tell everyone who
  was waiting downstairs in the living room the good news. Before she left, I
  stopped her