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Happy Birthday, Carlie!

On Sunday, November 12, 2000 at 8:05 I gave birth to my first baby girl.  After a mere 3 hours of labor and no pain medicine, I was thrilled to hold my tiny 4lb 12.oz baby.  Do you know how small 4lb. 12 oz. is?  It was almost like her blanket weighed more than she did.  She was so pretty with lots of black hair and that pretty pink bow in her hair.  She scared the crap out of me. Carl on the other hand acted like a pro!  He changed her first diaper and probably gave her the first bottle.  I think that is when my anxiety kicked in full blast.  I was scared that she wasn't getting enough to eat, that she couldn't come home with me, that she would have to go to a different hospital than me...it was just very stressful for a new mother. We made it though.  Just like we made it through those first 2 or 3 years of no sleep and I mean YEARS people.  She is still an early riser but has learned to be quiet and let others sleep. We made it through gymnastics and dance, preschool, kindergarten, guitar lessons, beginning high school, starting her first college classes.  It has just gone by too fast.  To think that it has been 18 years just blows my mind. I am proud of all of your accomplishments so far and I love you more than you will ever know.





Carlie with her 18 pancakes that Carl made her on Sunday

Birthday morning

Happy Birthday Carlie Erin

Happy Birthday to Nanny too!

Kate Spade wallet 

Surprised by something 

New hat to warm those ears

New jacket and bling 

My beautiful baby girl!

Her boss had her a lemon pie (her fave) made.

Happy Birthday and many more!

Much Love,
Beth 








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