Happy 17th Birthday Alexandria

Happy 17th Birthday to our sweet little Alex - Where did the time go? I cannot believe that 17 years have come and gone so fast. It seems like yesterday (ok maybe not yesterday but definitely not 17 years ago) that God blessed us with a little 6 lb baby girl who was born almost 6 weeks early. I look back to that Friday evening in 1992 and vividly remember them whisking Alex away so quickly that I really didn't get a chance to see her. It wasn't until several hours later did I realize she had the umbilical cord wrapped so tight around her neck that they had immediately taken her to the NICU and feared the worst. When I finally did get to see and hold her it was then I realized what a miracle she was. She didn't get to come home for another eight days. As we met with her pediatrician, he informed us that due to all her complications she would be developmentally slow. Meaning she would walk late, talk late, and develop later than children her own age. PRAYER...we simply prayed God's perfect will for our new little baby. Well, we serve an incredible God...she took her first steps at 9 months, talked way too soon and hasn't stopped, and I must say quite intelligent. God is so faithful! Alexandria is true blue, a real Christian, and a beautiful person inside and out! GOD has blessed us and we are so thankful for the young lady she has become.

ALEX - mommy and daddy love you!

YOU MAKE US PROUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!

P.S. Caleb loves you too =0)