Is she really 4 years old?

On June 13th, 2009 my baby actually turned four, that means only one more year til kindergarten! We went to chuck e cheese for her party but my camera was lost at the time. Pam got a lot of pictures I just don't have them to post, so these are just some random recent pictures. Instead of getting her more toys(which she doesn't need and we don't have room for) We got her a Kitty(after months of begging casey he finally gave in) . Caselyn named her Cali, like california. She is so funny with the cat, she will sit and hold her and say I love my kitty she is the sweetest kitty I ever saw.

I might cry a little as I tell her birth story, so it's a good thing no one is watching me do this. My pregnancy was not easy, first off I was so so so sick, I literally threw up every single day for the first 13 weeks, I lost a lot of weight, Which was good, but i would have rather gained weight and not had to live threw the vomiting. I am not a patient person so when I was 16 weeks we went to the mall ultrasound center to find out if we needed blue or pink...... and the results was she was a she! I was so excited, even Casey wanted a girl. We immediately went to baby gap and bought a few darling little dresses. this kid had more clothes before she was born I didn't even know what to do with them all. Most of it was my mother, she would buy her a few outfits each week. There were things she never worse because she grew out of them too fast. When I was only 27 weeks I had my first contraction, and they just kept coming I would have them about 7 minutes apart for a week at a time, once they started to get a little stronger we called Dr. Reese and he had me rush over for him to check me, I wasn't dilated but I was "softening" He put me on bed rest, which was very hard for me. I would lay on the couch for days and would start to feel fine and get antsy so I would not be so bed-resty, and then the contractions would start again. I got pretty addicted to soap operas during this time. At my 32 week appointment I was dilated to a 2 and 50% effaced, I had to take a pill every four hours, even set my alarm through the night to wake up so I would miss a dosage. By 36 weeks I was to a 3 and 80% effaced. but that was a relief to make it that far and I could stop taking the pill. They gave me a steroid shot to push her lungs along too. My cousin Abbie was a great support while I was going through this because although her babies came a lot earlier than Caselyn she still knew what I was going through. We had several trips to the hospital when my contractions got too strong or too close and most of the time Abbie came to visit and help keep me calm. When I was 37 weeks I went for a regular check up on a friday and my blood pressure was very high I don't remember exactly but it was around 170/90. So back on the bed rest for the weekend, Dr. Reese told me if it didn't go down by monday then they would have to induce me. I had a terrible headache all weekend and the next monday my blood pressure had actually gone up so he sent me across the street to Mt. View hospital where I was checked in and induced. I was a little relieved to know that I didn't have to be pregnant anymore but nervous to have an early baby. I was already a four when they broke my water and then started my epidural and for some reason I slowed down. 13 1/2 hours (2 1/2 of those were straight pushing) Caselyn Jean Grover entered this world at 11:03 pm, 6 pounds 3 ounces and 19 inches long. She was perfect and looked like her daddy. It's amazing that you can love something so much. She was born on Uncle Brocks birthday which I loved, Brock and I have always been pretty close so it was fun to have something like that to share. I have a great family who was there to share that special moment with Casey and me. I love you all so much!

To conclude here are 4 things I love about my princess.

1- She tells me she loves me at least 10 times a day for no reason

2- She such a girl, she loves pink and princesses and all things girly

3- She loves her brother, and they actually get along pretty good

4- She loves to help cook and clean and do laundry(I'll take advantage while it lasts)

I love you Caselyn and I will always be there for you, no matter what you need!