Happy Birthday Baby

She isn't much of a baby anymore - Stinkerbelle is 4 years old today. She has been counting down for the past two weeks. Every morning, she has woke me up with the countdown.

Photo by Uzz.

She has always had a mind of her own. She came two weeks early. It was a Friday night and I was up late putting up the Halloween decorations when the contractions started. Everyone was asleep and I called the doctor. My doctor wasn't on call that weekend, but his associate was. I talked to him and he said if the contractions were still there the next morning to call the hospital and come on in and he'd do my c-section and tie my tubes. So, about 5 a.m. I woke up my honey and we called my parents to drive up and stay with the kids. We left the house about 6:30 or 7 a.m. We had a baby before noon. I think it shook up my husband to actually see me in labor. He never witnessed that with our older son (and my eldest is with Uzz, my ex). So, he was probably the most freaked out that I've ever seen him (and it still wasn't real freaked out). He is just too composed for that. But, it was funny to see him speeding to the hospital as I was breathing through contractions.

But, she is here and calling it "Little Bit Day" for her birthday.

My baby is growing up. Beautifully, too.