Ryan Phillippe Shares Sweet Story of Daughter Ava's Birthday

Ryan Phillippe is commemorating his daughter Ava‘s 15th birthday by telling the sweet story of the day she was born.

“15 yrs ago today, was my last on, The Way of the Gun. A helicopter waited off set to transport me from the “Mexican brothel” in Utah to Cedars Sinai in Beverly Hills,” the 39-year-old actor wrote on his Twitter account. “With my stomach in knots, exhausted & dirty, covered in syrupy fake blood & shards of candy glass the heli found the pad and I was taken to an area to sterilize myself. I made it to my then wife’s bedside w/ two hours to spare before my baby girl first entered the world.”

“15 years ago I learned what love truly is,” Ryan added.

Pictured inside: Ryan‘s ex-wife Reese Witherspoon and her current husband Jim Toth arriving back home just in time for Ava‘s birthday after attending the 2014 Toronto Film Festival.

FYI: Reese is carrying a SALVATORE FERRAGAMO bag.