4 years ago today...

For this child I have prayed, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.

(I Samuel)

Four years ago, today:

• I was getting comfortable in my hospital bed in the high-risk unit, having been told I would be camped there for two more weeks, while the little girl inside of me grew.


• I was worried sick about my sister, who was twenty miles away having her appendix taken out. (really...these things happen to us...it's so not fair)


• I was talking and praying with Bill, Katrina and Brooke when the nurse walked in to tell me I was being rushed in for an emergency c-section.


• I was put on magnesium sulfate, a drug I refer to as poision, literally, and don't remember much for the next couple of hours


• In and out of consciousness, I listened so carefully for a cry, and it came just as they took her out of my body and whisked my little girl away without ever getting to see her face. She sounded just like a kitten.


• I am told, (this part I don't remember)....I fought for my life, as my little girl was fighting for hers.


• The waiting room of the hospital was flooded with people who were praying as hard as they could for my life and for the life of my daughter.

At 10:22 p.m. on April 21st, 2005, Katie Jade Montieth was born weighing 2 pounds, 3 ounces and just a mere 12 inches long.

Fast-forward Four Years:

I have a healthy, happy little ball of personality who never fails to amaze me. I lived. And they found out what was wrong with me, and because of that, Carter got to spend a little more time in mommy's tummy. I am such a grateful person.

Happy Birthday, Katie. You are loved. Because of you, I will always believe in miracles.