5 years ago today I was......

Tired!! 5yrs ago today our oldest little girl was born.... The day began early with us checking into the hospital to be induced at 6am... Elle didn't come until 6pm that night... so it was a long day of anticipation, stress and excitement. By this time the adrenalin had wore off and I was just in disbelief that i had a little girl, a little scared to think that I was a mom, but in heaven when I looked at her and knew she was mine.... Today I feel much of the same. I am tired, it has been a long day that began early, I'm in disbelief that my little girl is not so little at all and is now 5 yrs old, I'm a little stressed to think of all I still need to do for her "friend" birthday party on Friday, excited to think of everything she is going to do, and in heaven when I look at her and know that she is mine, all mine : )
Our day began early for 2 reasons... #1 a little girl woke up extra early because she knew today was all about her, and #2 was because we were going up to Primarys for a follow up appointment for Jack-will post more on this later -.... But this day was all about Elle, Steve and I felt bad that Jacks appointment was on her birthday, so we were determined to make sure that she knew that even though we had to go up and focus on Jack for a while that we knew it was her special day and we would make it that way.... It worked out really well that my sister Denise was still here because she helped us out by taking Elle to school which is something Elle just loved and helped with the whole making her feel special, so it was perfect.... she opened our gifts to her in the morning with her main gift being a new bike, she had so out-grown her 1st one so we got her a new one that both Steve and I were not sure if she would love or not but she did, it was the first thing she saw and she started screaming - score 1 for mom and dad : ) after she went to school she had her choice of dinner which ended up being Panda Express ?? and then she had more visitors bearing gifts... she was on cloud 9 all night, and she was pumped full of SUGAR, there was a point in the night where she was talking 100 miles an hour, all I could do was laugh, it was great!! But alas the night is here and her day is coming to an end, she seemed to have loved it and the fun will continue when she gets to have her friend party on Friday, but then will follow the many many days of asking "Mom, when is it going to be My birthday?" We love you Elle and are so blessed to have you in our family.... you are 5 going on 18 and that scares your momma more than you will ever know ; )

This is Elle bright and early in the morning.... let the sugar high begin

The gift...

At school where she got her special birthday crown and was the special helper for the day : )

We love you Elle!!!