One year ago today.......

We welcomed Emma Brianne Martin into our family weighing in at 7lb 5oz and 20 inches long. Last year on Christmas Eve we were at my parents for dinner when the contractions just would not go away. My mom kept telling me she could hear me breathing through contractions but I insisted I was fine. Well when the tears came Joe decided to take me to the hospital. It wasn't til 8:15AM on Christmas morning though that Emma would make her big arrival. We could not have asked for a happier baby. She has been happy from day one and still people comment everywhere we go on the happiness that surrounds her.

Emma you have brought so much joy to our lives. I can't believe you are already one. You are so smart and beautiful I just can't imagine life without you.

A few things about Emma:

1. She loves to be held to go to sleep. 2. She likes junk food already. 3. She just cut her 4th tooth. 4. Her hair is strawberry blonde. 5. She still has blue eyes. 6. She watches every step Faith and Levi make. 7. She crawls really fast. 8. She can walk some but still resorts to crawling if she wants to go fast. 9. She can go up and down the stairs. 10. She points to whatever she wants. 10. She says mama, dada, up, and more. 11. She shakes her head no, quite well I might add. 12. She gets really excited when Joe or I walk into the room.

Theres so much more but I can't stay here all night.

Happy 1st Birthday Emma I love you so much!!!!