Lucy turns 2!

Today is Lucy's second birthday!!! We had her birthday party this past Saturday, and my mom and mother in law got some great pictures of her. I'll put up another post later with all of those pictures. She also has a follow up yearly appt. with Dr. Mackay tomorrow and her 2 year well visit on Thursday, so I will post after those as well. I also just realized I never posted about her eye surgery which was December 15th, 2011. Guess I have a lot to catch up on! (having a second child really slows down this chronicling process)

Lucy, deciding to get pregnant with you and then discovering we were successful on the first try was the BEST thing ever. I always knew I would be a mom and we had to wait a little while after getting married before we decided to have kids. I'm so glad I had that time with your dad, but it was also hard to wait. I originally wanted to get pregnant at such a time that I would have a baby in May or June because I was still in grad school and was graduating in May, but we thought we might have trouble getting pregnant so we started trying a few months ahead of schedule. And lo and behold, you were there and you were due in March, not May or June! But I couldn't be happier. I had to quit working so I could do two internships for grad school, and I'm sure both of the colleges I interned at thought it was odd to have a pregnant lady waddling around campus in the student centers and in chapel and at SGA meetings. Then on a lazy Saturday morning, you let us know you were coming that day, and you did! You were born at 4:24pm on March 27, 2010. Even with all of the health problems you had and the hospital stays and the surgeries, I couldn't be happier with you or more proud of you or more in love with you. Sometimes I think my heart will burst, just knowing that you are MY daughter and I get to be your mom.

I love you immensely. Happy birthday, Lucy Frances!

Your mommy