DALLAS (February 13, 2012)--The birth of a Texas girl was bittersweet.

The infant’s mother, Diane Aulger, 31, gave birth after doctors induced labor in January so her husband could see their child before he died.

Mark Aulger was diagnosed with colon cancer in April.

Surgery and chemotherapy seemed successful, but then he developed pulmonary fibrosis, which thickens the lungs.

On Jan. 16, the couple learned the condition was terminal.

When Diane Aulger asked how long her husband had, the response was a sobering five or six days.

Their daughter wasn't due for another two weeks, so they decided to have labor induced.

Mark Aulger held his daughter Savannah for about 45 minutes after her birth.

“He cried and he just looked very sad,” Diane Aulger said.

Her husband died five days later at the age of 52.