Happy 1st Birthday Megan!!

Megan is one year old!! We can hardly believe it! I can remember the day she was born as clear as yesterday. The Lord had given me a real peace that day about having my baby in my home (there were other days when I was really scared). Rob got home from work about 2:30 that day, and we decided to take a walk across the street to Michael's so I could find a baby scrapbook. I found a yellow one that would work for a boy or girl, and the question again crossed my mind of when I would get to meet this little darling and find out its gender. Little did I know what would come several moments later. We got home from our walk and I felt tired and a little crampy, so I could not even tell I was having contractions. But then my water broke, at least I was pretty sure it did. Rob was on the phone with his mom when I told him very calmly what I thought was happening. He was shocked and quickly got off the phone and started with the 20 questions. We called the midwife and she came and checked me and sure enough, my water had broken. We had dinner and then Maureen asked us about our love story. As we were talking, I was having contractions, but was distracted enough to not be too terrified. As they intensified we went to the bedroom and Maureen said I should try to get some rest between contractions (assuming it would be several more hours). However, I could not sleep because the contractions were getting worse and quicker. Maureen had me get in the shower which helped me immensely to deal with the pain. When I got out of the shower, Maureen checked me and the baby had crowned. After that, it's a blur, but after 4-5 pushes (and only 4 hours of labor), Megan arrived!! It was definitely one of the most amazing moments in my life. And as my mom always told us, "you take that baby into your arms and forget all about all the pain you just went through . . . and then comes the afterbirth." Actually it was just the stitching that was pretty miserable for me.
All that to say, it has been a wonderful year with our little daughter, and has been so cool to watch her little body develop and learn. Everyone told us the time would fly, and to enjoy each moment with Megan. We have done our best to do that, and have thoroughly enjoyed being parents this year!!