My "baby's" fifth birthday

It does not seem like it has been five years since I gave birth to my sweet Abby Grace.  FIVE years!

She weighed 7 lbs, 14 oz (or as my DH put it to one person: 14 lbs, 7 oz!), and was 21″ long.  She had beautiful blue eyes and a smidge of dark hair.

I was in labor with her for 22 hours, and she was born at 5:45 am, on Friday, May 14, 2004.  Shane, mother, my mother-in-law, and my sister-in-law were all right there as she was born.  My daddy, father-in-law, brother, and two nieces were on the other side of the curtain.  A student nurse-midwife (whom we adored) delivered my sweet girl.  It was an amazing, if long, experience.

Now, five years later, she is a tall, skinny little thing with curly blonde hair that won’t grow past her chin.  She is a smartie-pants, and writes her letters well.  Abby Grace has taught herself several letters.  She enjoys coupon-shopping with her Momma, helping bake and cook, sorting laundry, and reading books.

Abby Grace is a joy, and I am so glad to be her Momma.

I just cannot believe she is 5.