It's My Sweet Girl's Birthday

Today, my baby turned nine.  My baby!  It is so hard for me to believe that it has been so many years since she was born.  She was my hardest pregnancy, simply because I was working at the time (I didn't work with Ryan or Kasi) and I was always tired.  By the time I went on maternity leave, I was swelling so bad I was falling.  That's right.  I could be walking a straight line and simply fall over.  I had a tendency to do it in parking lots, in front of tons of people.  It was so embarrassing!  After I had her, my feet swelled so bad I couldn't get shoes on my feet.  But, she was worth every second of pain and discomfort. 

In her nine years of life so far, she has shown everyone who knows her that she is a super smart, caring and compassionate little person.  She worries about everything, and is a perfectionist to the point of being anal sometimes.  She is a mommy's girl, and I love that.  She shares her birthday with her cousin, Kevin.  They are exactly one year and eight minutes apart.  I try to get a picture of the two of them every year, but my sister hasn't been down to visit this year.  Maybe next year.

Anyway, I want to wish my beautiful baby a very happy birthday!  I love you!