Thank you Mr. Stork

June 13th 2002.  Wes is working out of town, so I spend the night with my mom and dad.  I wake up in the mornning and go to do my business, there is pink water dripping down my leg.  At 8 o'clock I go to the doctor worried because I am not due for another 3 1/2 weeks.  Doctor checks, the whole water breaks, contraction #1 soon follows!  For the next 8 hours I think "this is all, what are these women whinning about".  Then the doctor decides I am not progessing enough and they give me pitocin.  I cannot withstand a contraction without screaming.  I yell at my mom and bite my husband.  At 7:23 PM.....after a few mighty pushes, the tiniest baby I have every seen emerges!

Audrey Paige Smith

5 lbs, 12 oz

This child has had a mind of her own from the start.  Bright as a new copper penny. She is so artistic, Audrey Smith originals is one of her favorite gifts to give.  She has always loved to sing, she could sing every word to Johnny Cash' Folsom Prison Blues at 3!  Now she writes her own (shh I only know that because I found the top secret notebook under the covers on sheet washing day!)  She's got a kind heart, a smart mouth, and a whole lotta sass!  Becoming a mommy the greatest gift of my life (tied with becoming a wife).  Despite the morning sickness, I was filled with wonder, joy and anticipation from the moment the stick showed me two lines.  The first time I held that teeny little girl in my arms, tears of joy streamed down my face and I couldn't believe the miracle of life!  Then I blinked, and now she is 9, turning in to a little woman, with a personality that shines!  How does this happen?  I wait in bittersweet anticipation to see what the next 9 years will bring....just as I could not imagine 9 years ago that my newborn would one day be 9, I cannot imagine 9 years from now my little girl being a grown up....I know she has a goal, to play softball as an Oregon State Duck, she wants to be a veteranian......go slow baby girl, mommy's wants to soak it all in and enjoy each moment before they pass by!