Happy Birthday to My First Princess

What a perfect baby girl!

Four generations!

Look at those chubby cheeks!

Wow! It's really been 9 years, but it hardly feels like it. My first baby girl was born November 29, 2002 at 11:31pm. She was rather impatient to get here and barely waited until we got to the hospital and into the room before making her debut. In fact, the Dr didn't even catch her, although she was in the room getting gowned up. At almost 2 weeks early she has done almost everything early ever since. She is such a bright and talented child and was even as a toddler. Learning to write, do simple math and draw pictures when barely 3 years old. She has always grasped new things quickly and thrilled at the challenge of learning something new, even if she had to teach herself (can we say multiplication and division?) She excels in anything she tries, whether art, music, sports, math, reading....anything. But she is so patient when teaching her younger brothers and sister, something that Mommy often lacks. She is my little teacher. :-) She is also my little mommy. Emmy loves to help with the younger kiddos, especially her baby sister, Kailyn. It just amazes me how patient she is with Kailyn at night. See, Kai and Emmy share a room and although there are two beds, Kailyn likes...no, demands, that Emmy sleep with her in whichever bed she wants to be in. Emmy obliges. She also makes sure Kailyn has her favorite babies, books, pacifier (yes, Kai still has one ::sigh::) or whatever else suits her fancy at that moment. And then, to top it all off, she'll read to Kailyn whatever she wants to have read to her. She is a truly amazing big sissy. I have even heard her find Kailyn's pacifier in the middle of the night when Kailyn wakes up and can't find it. I am constantly amazed at her intuitiveness, her sensitivity, kindness and patience. We have truly been blessed to have this beautiful, talented and special spirit born into our family. I just adore my little princess and wish she'd slow down in gorwing up into such a beautiful young woman.

We call this the thumb thing.
She's been doing this as long as we can remember.

Sleeping with her baby and Care Bear

Such cute pig tails!

Mommy and her Princess

Ready for preschool

What a beautiful young lady!

What an amazing big sissy!

Sharing her bed with the "baby" princess

Um...yeah...ouch!

 Happy Birthday Princess Emmy! We love you!!!