Amelia is 5!

5 years! Where have they gone?? I can't beleive that our precious baby girl is 5 years old today. I can remember just about everything about that day.....

My mom & sister flew in from Indianapolis the night before. I was so excited to have them here with us. I was a scheduled c-section so we had to be at the hospital at 7am. We all woke up early and began getting ready. I remember feeling excited & anxious. I couldn't wait to meet Amelia but I was nervous about the surgery...been there twice before so I knew what to expect. I remember getting ready that morning and looking down at my pregnant belly thinking that that this would be the last day my body carried a child and grew to be as big as it was.

We left the house & headed to the hospital. We got all checked in & settled into the prep room to get ready for surgery.

All of the family began arriving along with Noah & Jackson. Mom & Dad Black, Mom Tharp, Sarah, David, Danette, Lydia, Abigail, & Calvin, Ryan, Ray Dufalt, Jane West, & Lori Perron were all there.

When Jackson arrived I became so emotional because he was such a baby himself. He was only 14 months. Everytime I looked at him & held him I would just cry. I finally pulled it together & it was time to walk into the operating room & get ready for Amelia's debut.

I became extremely anxious on the delivery table and so they let Rich come in a little early so that he could help me stay calm. I suppose I was just nervous about being cut open and hoping that nothing went wrong. Rich was so great. I'm so thankful to be married to him. He knows exactly what to do to help me be calm. The doctor offered to let me just sleep through the surgery but he said "no" & just helped me through the delivery.

The doctor was kind enough to also let my mom come into the delivery room and watch Amelia be born.

The surgery began around 12:00pm or so. I remember feeling a lot of tugging & pulling and finally I heard them say 'here she comes', they pulled her out and I felt like an elephant had been lifted off of me...wierd feeling. Amelia was born around 12:30pm....I heard her first cry & began to cry myself. Then I asked the doctor if it was really a girl and she said 'yes Misty, it's really a girl'.

It was such a beautiful day. We were so blessed to welcome Amelia into our family. I can't imagine our life without her. I couldn't wait to get her home & dress her and be her mommy for the rest of her life.

Today she is a vibrant 5 year old princess. She is beautiful on the inside & out. She spends her days playing dress-up, house, & singing to the top of her lungs.

Thank you God for blessing me with Amelia! Thank you for making me her Mommy and allowing me to share her life and be blessed by her everyday! I pray that she will be used for Your glory & make a difference in our world.