Ambree is ONE today!!

A year ago, at this time, I was laying in a hospital bed at Anaheim Memorial Hospital in LOTS of pain! Why you ask? Because I was in LABOR! And I had been in Labor for 15 hours! In total, it was 18 hours, but who's counting? Fun times?! Even though it was not fun, it was all worth it, in order to bring our little angel, Ambree Joy into the world! She weighed 9lbs. and was 20 1/2 inches long. I can't believe how fast this year has flown by! Ambree has brought such a sweet spirit into our home and we can't imagine our lives without her! We love her so much!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMBREE!!

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Here is a copy of the first journal entry that I did for her a little over a year ago:

June 25, 2006 (Sunday)

Ambree, we are so happy and very grateful that you are healthy and strong and here with us today. We had a couple of scares when I was pregnant with you. The first was when my doctor found two cysts on your brain when I had an ultrasound about half way through the pregnancy. The cysts were called Choroid Plexus Cysts. When I first heard the news I had no idea what this meant. Did this mean that you were going to die, or have brain damage, or have big cysts that were obvious to everyone who saw you? Needless to say, I had a lot of questions and concerns. I was informed by my doctor that a lot of babies have these while in the womb and that they usually go away without a problem. He also told me I needed to get another, more thorough ultrasound to make sure that you didn’t have any other problems that they missed. After doing a lot of research on the computer about Choroid Plexus Cysts and reading a lot of stories about other moms who where pregnant and their doctors told them the same thing and then their babies ended up being fine, I wasn’t too worried. Although I wanted you to be perfectly healthy, I knew that what ever ended up happening would be the Lords will and that it was in his hands. Another scare happened when I was about three weeks away from my due date with you. The doctor, Dr. In Hur, said that you were breech, meaning your head hadn’t dropped. He said that it looked like the placenta was in your way and that you probably wouldn’t turn before delivery. He then said if that was the case I would have to have a cesarean section. I really did not want to have to have a c-section, but knew it was out of my hands. I prayed to the Lord, asking him to help you to move, if it was his will, and sure enough you did. I was able to have a normal, vaginal delivery. You are very beautiful. A lot of people have told me what a pretty baby you are and everyone loves your long, dark hair. It is pretty hard to maintain because it sticks up all over the place, but it is still very cute and people compliment you on your hair all the time. It will be interesting to see if it stays dark or if it turns blond like your brother’s hair did. I am going to make a copy of my personal journal entry about your delivery and put it in this book, so you can read that to get more detail about your delivery. It is good to be home now, although I am nervous to try and take care of two children now. Luckily Grandma Williams is going to be here helping me a lot during the day for the first week and then Grandma Poulter will be here the next week. You are a very good baby so far. You barely ever cry and you sleep a lot. We are hoping you will continue to have such and sweet and calm disposition, even when you are a teenager! We’ll see!

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Throughout this past year I have been taking pictures of Ambree every month to document her growth. It is really interesting to see how much she changed every month! As she got older, it was a lot more difficult to get her to lay in this position long enough to take a picture. . . that's why some of the pictures are a little blurry (plus the fact that we got a new camera and I wasn't exactly sure how to do the settings on it). There is also one picture that has a different blanket in it because I left the star one at my mom's house. . . so sad! Maybe some time when I have some extra time I will photo shop the star blanket into the picture and see if that works! Any way, enjoy the evolution of Ambree throughout her first year!

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