Happy Birthday Londy Bug!

Our little London turns 4 today! It seems like she was just born! As this is my journal of sorts, I'd like to share about the day she was born! I arrived at the hospital bright and early, July 20, 2004,ready to be induced! I had celebrated my 25th birthday the day before. I was feeling great, finally, after 8+ months of constant throwing up. I thought I was so ready for this whole birthing thing! My doctor came into check me, and broke my water (without mentioning it to me) and I went into a complete panic! I told Matt that I wanted to leave and come back the next day. I was hysterical! It's crazy to think that I chose that moment to realize that I was going to be a parent FOREVER! I calmed down after a while, thank heavens! My epidural didn't take well, and was redone 3 times. I started pushing at around 3:40 pm, and a little over 5 minutes later, London Kate was born! She was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen! She was SO alert, all day! She had her eyes open for every picture, and I didn't hear her cry the whole rest of the day!
London came at the most perfect time! She was the joy and sunshine in an otherwise dark time for our family. The happiness she enabled me to feel is immeasurable. I know that my Heavenly Father was looking out for me when he sent this little spirit to us. I doubt she'll ever know the impact she had on us! She's always been a free spirit and independent! She's fearless, hilarious, sweet, stubborn, and loving! She is a great little girl, attitude and all, and we are so lucky to have her in our family!

In order to keep this post from being the longest EVER, I opted to put some pics of my London in a slide show below!

Happy 4th Birthday, Londy Kate!