Happy Birthday Princess Emily!

Emily Turned 12 yesterday! Twelve years have gone by since our very first sweet baby girl was born. She was born a week early. The Friday before she was born, I went in for my doctor appointment. My blood pressure was high and I was starting to show signs of preeclampsia. My doctor suggested I go into the hospital on Monday morning to be induced.

My brother and sister just happened to have spring break that week and so my parents and two siblings were about to make their way from Dallas to Utah and were hoping a baby would be born before my dad had to take Sam and Lauren back to Dallas for school (my mom was staying for a few weeks). When I called them to tell them what my doctor suggested, they were so excited that not only would she be born and they would get to see her on their visit here, but that it was happening right at the beginning of their trip.

We woke up early Monday morning and Steve and my mom and I headed out for the hospital. It was snowing that morning. They induced me and several hours later, we were so happy to have our beautiful little baby girl with us! We didn't find out with any of our kids what they were before they were born, but we just knew she was going to be a girl. And she didn't disappoint! It took us a few hours to name her. We decided on Emily Lynne (Lynne after my mom Kay Lynne).

We were holding her and she would make the cutest little sighing sounds while she slept. What we thought was cute alarmed the nurses though. Apparently when babies sigh like that it means they aren't getting enough oxygen. They monitored her oxygen levels for a while and then decided that she needed to be moved to PICU. She spent a few days there before she was finally able to come home with us (I had to rent a room on the floor with terminally ill patients), and life has never been the same since. We love you Emily and are so glad you are a part of our family! Here are a few pictures of our Birthday girl.

Emily's 5th Princess Birthday Party

2005 Mini Drill at the High School where the girls performed at half time at a football game

Emily's 1st day of her 2nd year of Preschool

2005 Slumber party with her BFF'S Rylee and Kylee

(almost seems like we should have named her Emlee)

Emily at Tumbling Tigers 4th of July party. This was about an hour before she almost sliced her finger off and she had to get stitches.

Easter 2002

Emily and Aubrey Easter 2004

Cutie Patootie!

Her sister Addy makes this same exact face now. I knew I had seen it before.

Touchdown! 2006

Moab 2006

The Narrows At Zion's National Park

Easter March 2008

Happy Birthday Em! Her Birthday Week brings fun and exciting things for her. Tonight she goes to Jr. High Registration and tomorrow she goes with the Young Women for Temple Baptisms.