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Happy Birthday Elliott!

I can not believe that it is time for me to write this. Elliott can not be one yet. At least that is what I am telling myself. Everyone always told me that the first year goes by fast but I never believed it until now.

Well one year ago today, Wes and I headed to the hospital at 7:00 in the morning. We were checking in and given the potassium (if that is how you spell it) at 8:15. You were so content in my tummy that you would not come out. Here is a little bit of the process of trying to have you. We went to the doctor on the 24th which was your due date and the doctor checked me and said that it could happen any time. So the next few days, your daddy, auntie Molly and I did everything that we could to try to get you to come out. Nothing worked. So Tuesday morning the 29th we called the hospital to see if we could come in and be induced. So after the potassium, you just hung out. At about 11:15 the doctor came in and gave me my epidural which made everything better until about 3:00 pm. that is when I developed back labor and there was nothing that was making me comfortable. So, they did everything to make me comfortable and at 3:50 i told the nurse that I was going to push and she told me to wait and then she checked me and I was dilated to a 10 so I could start pushing. Well according to your Grandma Lynnie and Grandma Jan Dr. Edstrom came running in and I only had to push for 1/2 hour and you were born at 4:33 pm on May 29, 2007. Your Daddy was there for your birth as well as your Grammie and Auntie Molly. We did not know whether you were a boy or a girl until the day you were born and when you cam out your daddy announced to everyone in the room that you were a boy and then told everyone your name. Elliott Leroy. I can not begin to tell you how much your daddy and I love you and are so blessed that you are in our family and that God gave you to us to raise for Him. We love you and look forward to many more birthday celebrations with you.

Love,
Mommy