Happy 10th Birthday Alexa!

Today is Alexa’s 10th Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my sweet, amazing hero!

She came into this world 1:58 pm on Wendesday September 29th 1999

Weighing in at 9 lbs, 20 inches.

I was told to expect her to be still born , and if she even made it through my pregnancy she would enter the wolrd limp and lifeless, not breathing on her own,  and would need a lot of help to hopefully get her breathing.

Well,  she came out fists clenched, kicking and screaming!

A fighter then, a fighter now.

You can read her story –>here (if you never have)

I cannot even tell you how much emotion comes over me each and every year she grows! I could write a book on all that, let me tell you! I cry every year we sing happy birthday, and try to make sure she doesn’t notice. They aren’t sad tears, but she wouldn’t understand that yet.

This person that I was told would never be,  is here. This person I was told would burden my life,  never has. This person who has overcome more than most people ever will in a lifetime,  and has fought hard  in  her 10 short years.

Everyday-a true gift. Everyday a testament to God’s love and will. Everyday-NOT a burden but the biggest blessing I will ever know.

I look forward to MANY, MANY more decades of not believing how much she has changed, grown, learned and loved or beaten the odds, proving them wrong.

I cannot believe I have a 10 year old. I don’t feel old enough!! I feel like I’m 23, when I’m really 31! LOL! I cannot believe how fast the time has passed since I nourished her inside me, then held her little body in my arms, and now she a decade old, and is giving me attitude! LOL!

I know Alexa has a purpose in this world, even if it was to open my eyes to it, and teach ME new things about life DAILY. Or open my heart in ways I never knew exisisted.

She has, and will continue to touch many hearts, and lives. Through her achievments I pray she opens the minds of MANY and their thoughts, misconceptions, limits and feelings towards people with “special needs”. A term I personally loathe, as I feel she isn’t often the one with the “issue” If more if us were like her, the world would be an amazing place.

I’m so thankful to be called her mom. I had no idea what this journey would be like, but I wouldn’t change a THING.

I love you Alexa.

You just keep on growing and conquering the world!

 Nothing is impossible for you.

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Birthday UPDATE: The chance of me getting the Hannah Montana tickets is zero to none, so we are going to see Disney Princesses on Ice in Jan. in lieu of a party, as she decided that would be more fun.

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Now on a stamp related note:

Sorry I have been busier than you can even imagine, so that is why my lack of posting and lack of a million other things! LOL! I will have peeks to share this week though!

Starting today All That Scraps begins revealing their new stamp release!

Check out the blog for you chance to win one—->HERE!

So that being said-Today I celebrate my little miracle. Tomorrow we will get back to stamping.

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share