As the due date grows closer, there is usually a lot of excitement, worry, and daydreaming about finally holding that little miracle.
Andrew and Lacey Jackson already had two boys, Elliott and Devin. They could hardly handle the idea of having a baby girl.
I couldn’t help but worry.
Their hearts were full with joy when baby Natalie finally arrived. But the happiness quickly turned to fear when the doctor’s face changed.
In 2018, Mom Lacey recalled, “It was so special to hear her first cry.”
“After my C-section, the nurse picked up our girl and I saw the big black mark on the left side of her face.”
“I was worried that I had hurt her while I was pregnant because it looked like a bruise.”
“Doctors said it was just a birthmark, and she was breathing and healthy.”
Lacey and Andrew were both happy, but they couldn’t help but worry about what other people may think of their son.
“As I held our beautiful baby girl and fell in love with her, I worried that people would only see her birthmark and not the amazing person I knew she would become.”
“Right then and there, I made the decision that we would love her so much and give her all the confidence in the world so that she could see how beautiful she is and how she can do anything she wants.”
Natalie’s older brothers were curious right away about how unusual their sister appeared.
Andrew offered a moving explanation that turned what might have been a source of shame into a source of pride. He told her that the dark area on her face was her superhero mask, which meant she was born to do great things.
During her first year, some people gazed at Natalie. But other individuals also stopped to tell the Jacksons how special and pretty their daughter was.
“We’ll always tell her that it’s a part of who she is and who she is meant to be.” Her birthmark plus the fact that she is so beautiful inside and out will always make people remember how precious she is.
Her story went viral when Nathaie was born. Her dad, Andrew Jackson, is from Hull, England, and works for a software company in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Her mom is an autopsy technician.
Andrew and Lacey were anxious about her health, so they took her to the doctor. Natalie went to the eye doctor, the skin doctor, and had an MRI to make sure her vision was still OK.
Natalie was born with CMN, which stands for Congenital Melanocytic Nevi. These moles are either there when a baby is born or grow in the first few months of life. They happen a lot, and in most situations, they don’t cause any health problems.
Thank heavens Natalie’s findings were all good. The doctor told Natalie that she might be at a little higher risk of melanoma, but they convinced the family that it was only a blemish and not a big deal.
“We didn’t know anything about this condition or that she was one of the rare ones before she was born.” Her body has somehow made her nevus much lighter and gotten rid of the satellite nevi she was born with, which makes her even more special. In the four short years she’s been alive, no other satellites have shown up. Lacey wrote a few years ago, “She is one of the lucky ones.”
Natalie Jackson is now
Since Natalie was born, Lacey Jackson has been open about what her family has been through. She still sends updates on Instagram, so we can see how her kid is growing. It looks like Natalie is doing well and living a normal, happy life from the photographs.
She is quite silly, but she is also sweet, kind, and smart. Her parents say they love their gorgeous little superhero very much.
Her parents had adored her since the day she was born with that little mark on her face. They told her to be proud of who she is. And now what? She is living her greatest life right now. She is extremely happy and full of life. To be honest, she is the most beautiful little superhero ever!
