Oct. 15th 2003 at 1:00p.m.

On this day in the year 2003 Kaitlyn Nicole Reaves was born at 1:00 p.m. Weighing 6lbs. 12oz. and 21 inches long. Kaitlyn decide to come into this world at the most inopportune time. I had just been given my epidural and had decided to try and get a little rest. Wayne and my dad decided that they would go and get some lunch. It had maybe been 15min when I new she was coming. I tried to reach the nurses call button, but it had been placed on a table to far for me to reach. About 3 min had past and I was about to yell for the nurse when she walked in and told me that the nurse call button kept going off and said that it must be broken because it had been going off a lot that day. I told the nurse what I was feeling and after a quick check she confirmed that feeling. The nurse left to go and call Dr. Ludlow and I was once again all alone. I was starting to hyperventilate when my mom came in and calmed me down. Dr. Ludlow was 15 min away and nobody could find Wayne. The nurses kept telling me to wait (yeah right) until Dr. Ludlow could get there. They finally paged Wayne and he came soon after. By 1:00 p.m. Kaitlyn was born. She is some what of a miracle baby. We found out that soon after she was born she had a double placenta (which I was told is very rare) and if she had moved a quarter of an inch to one side she would have severed a major vein and we both would have died.

Kaitlyn was a very good baby. She was always smiling. When she was 3 months old she got RSV. She woke up one morning with both eyes gubbered shut and as soon as she heard mine and Wayne's voices she started to smile. When we got one eye open her smile got even bigger. When she turned 4 months old she started getting teeth in two at a time and had a full set by the time she was 9 months old. Kaitlyn started crawling at 11 months and walking at 13. When she started to get hair on her head we were very suprised to see that it was red. Her hair never layed flat it always stuck up like she had been shocked or something. Kaitlyn has always wanted to do everything that Megan does, so by the time she was 2 she was going in the big potty just like her sister.

Kaitlyn has an amazing personality. She is extremely funny and has me in hysterics nearly everyday. She can be as rough and crude as the boys and as sweet as the girls. She loves to sing and dance and plays dress up almost everyday. She is best friends with her sister and is best buddies with her brother. Some days she is the most outgoing little girl I have ever seen and other days she is the most shy little girl I've ever seen. She loves anything Barbie and enjoys watching movies and looking at pictures. She loves everything about preschool including her best buds Easton, Cole and Dawson. She love to dance and sing and is never lacking in the imagination department.

I feel extremely blessed to have had her in my life for the last 5 years. I can't wait to see what the future brings. I want Kaitlyn to know that I love her and am very proud of all the many great and wonderful things she has done. I am grateful that she picked me to be her mother. Happy Birthday Squishy! We love you!