My baby turned 12 on Valentine's Day!
Where does the time go?
She has come a long way from this...
She had to spend 2 weeks in the hospital after she was born because they
thought she had some sort of infection because her breathing was so irregular
and congested. Well - 12 years later she is the very same way!
She has IGA Deficiency - which basically means her immune system is weak.
They say she will grow out of it - and I think she slowly is. She just has to constantly
blow her nose and cough our her "gunk!"
Look at this precious picture from the day we brought her home FINALLY!
She had to be on oxygen for a few weeks but boy, were we glad to be home!
Now she is a strong, healthy, beautiful girl...
This the Valentine's box she came up with this year. It's a laptop. Her last one since
she's a 6th grader this year :(
We took about 4 days celebrating her birthday, which seems to be the norm around here!
On Thursday night, she opened presents. We wanted to find a time
when everyone would be around and late at night is usually the time.
She made a haul! Logan and Maddie gave her a record player and records.
Talbie gave her Harry Potter books - numbers 2, 3, and 4. She is obsessed with them right now.
Dave and I are giving her a "room remodel" but we have to wait because
after Maddie moves out, Bronson will move downstairs to her room and we wanted to wait
until we did all the shuffling around!
So, that meant I had to buy her some gifts :) I got her
2 new church dresses and some leopard pants (see above picture)
Ever since Emmie was little, she loves streamers hung from her door
for when she wakes up on her Birthday. I normally wouldn't carry on this tradition but
she is my baby, after all :)
Emmie was by far the most excited about the cupcake in our yard the
morning of her birthday! The YW do this for all the girls on their birthday.
Emmie is officially in Beehives and she couldn't be more excited!
On Saturday, we took Emmie and Jill out to lunch.
She likes doing this instead of spending the money on a friend party.
Emmie and Jill have been best friends since kindergarten.
If you look back at all her old birthday posts on this blog, you will see Jill :)
On Sunday she was presented in Sacrament meeting as the newest Beehive and she
said her favorite scripture - Mosiah 2:17.
Then she when to YW for the first time. This was exciting for Talbie too.
I'm glad they will get to spend 4 months together. Too bad Talbie won't be at Girl's Camp this
year because she will have graduated. Emmie' is excited, anyway!
We had a little family get together last night too to finish off the celebrations!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA-LOU!
