Emma is thoughtful, heartfelt, caring, sensitive, shy, tender, creative, imaginative, inventive, and the best first child anyone could hope for. She helps out with her sisters and because of her personality, I learn so much from her. She is exactly like me.
I am so thankful for my sweet Emma. I was remembering the night before her birthday how I was so unprepared for a quiz I had in school the next morning and whether my patient would show up. Those are the things people without kids worry about. Little did I know how wonderful it would be to be a mommy. Emma is my only child with whom I went into labor on my own. I was doing my best to try to induce labor day (walking to church in 105 degree heat, sitting through stake conference on hard metal folding chairs, walking home) and trying to just be comfortable between contractions. After dinner at my folks' house we went home and I was so bummed I had to go to school the next morning. I went to get into bed when I had a contraction that broke my water! I said, "Tim, I think something just happened?" and he jumped out of bed like he should do something, but we were both clueless. It was 10:30pm and I called the hospital to ask them if my water broke. They told me to come down for a check. I knew I didn't want to be turned away, and at 12:30am they admitted me, I was at 2 cm. I labored all night trying to be heroic without an epidural until about 6am when I got the epidural. I hadn't really progressed in my labor (only 3 cm) until 8am when my doctor came in and broke my water. Everything went into motion after that. Emma was born around 11:15 am on Monday, June 16, 2003. She was as sweet as they come, the nurses all loved styling her dark shoulder length hair and she was such an easy baby. She brings us so much joy every day and is a wonderful daughter. I love you so much Emma. Happy birthday
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2 comments:
happy 6th birthday to beautiful emma! what a sweet tribute you have written to her. we wish we could be there to celebrate all the cousin birthdays. : )
Happy belated birthday to Emma!! She will always hold a special place in my heart!! She is a BEAUTIFUL little girl! I miss her!:) Give her a hug for me!!
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