Today I was supposed to be a dad

This is my little girl, Elizabeth Brave. She was born at 18.5 weeks on Oct. 23rd. Today, March 23rd was supposed to be her due date. She's dressed in blue because we thought she was a boy until after the medical examination.

She lived for 15min after she was born. She had 10 fingers, 10 toes, all with finger and toenails. I wish I could have walked her down the aisle, held her when she was scared, took her to her first day of school, but I thank God for the 15min I had with her. Today's gonna be rough, but I wanted to share my little girl with you today, imgur, because she was beautiful and I never want her to be forgotten.

FP Edit: Thank you for all the supporting messages and comments. My wife and I greatly appreciate them more than you know.

To those who have attempted to shame/guilt me or have expressed disgust; I forgive your ignorance. I pray you never have to go through this. This is my baby and these are the only pictures I have of her. I imagine that if she were to have looked more "normal" then the response wouldn't have been so negative, but the only reason she's so red is because she hadn't developed any fat. She's a baby just like any other but a little less developed. Watch your words because they stab worse than any sword.

FP Edit Edit: Man, who knew you could feel so much love from a bunch of strangers on the internet. Hold your babies tight today and get them some ice-cream. I thank you all from the deepest places of my heart for the kind messages and comments and for getting rid of the hateful garbage that was in the comments section. Y'all are pretty awesome.