Happy Birthday Ladybug!

Nine years ago at this blog post time (thanks to blog scheduling), I gave birth to our oldest daughter, Ladybug. She came 10 days before her due date, which was a little bit of a surprise. She was 7 pounds, 1 ounce and just beautiful! What a sweet little blessing. She did give us a bit of a scare. She was in the special care nursery for 20 hours because she had some breathing issues. I was so excited when they released her back to us - I didn't care that it was in the middle of the night!

I'm going to have to work on a little picture montage from birth to nine years. Her first several years were before my digital camera, so I'll have to try some scanning to get those on here.

The time has flown so quickly! She is a really sweet girl. She is very creative. She loves animals. She is cautious and reserved - thinks things through carefully. It's so much fun to watch her grow.

She's so excited about her birthday that she is still up as I type this (in advance - it's actually late Tuesday night). She is a night owl like her mother - go figure! She'll probably be up at the crack of dawn ready to celebrate, so I'd better get myself to bed!