The Fuller Family: it's fun to be ONE!

Miss Afton Jacqueline turned one on May 24th! I can't help but reflect on the day we had her. I woke up that morning, two days overdue and thought I had lost her. We tried to get her to move all morning and on the way to the hospital. There was no response. The tears flowed as I sat helpless in the lobby. I was kicking myself mentally for being overdue. I thought letting her come when she was ready would be better than getting induced early. A nurse hooked me up to a machine and we found the baby had a heartbeat. I thanked the Lord for the miracle of life and that He hadn't taken my baby away. The doctor that was on call came to speak with me. He said we needed to get the baby out. He said I was lucky. He had mothers in the past who didn't have good news. I thanked my Heavenly Father again. When the doctor broke my water there was thick meconium, which meant there was fetal distress. She had a bowel movement, or several. A team of respiratory specialists came to the delivery. The umbilical cord was wrapped around Afton's neck when she was born and the specialists whisked her away before I got to see her. What started out as a living nightmare turned into a tender mercy from the Lord. Afton has been our most challenging, feisty, stubborn baby. And we wouldn't trade her for the world! So glad she is ours!

A little about Afton:

She has been army crawling since she was 7 months old. It wasn't until she was 11 months old that she started crawling 'traditionally' on her hands and knees.

She currently has three teeth.

She loves to suck on her two middle fingers.

She loves to play with her big sisters. She 'talks' to them non-stop. It's pretty cute to watch her get their attention.

She says "Hi" all the time.

She claps, waves, shakes her head yes and no.

She wants to be held non-stop.

She has her happy moments (thank goodness!) but she is usually whining or crying. We hoped she would have grown out of it at this point...maybe when she can walk and talk it will get better?....Let's hope so! :)

Isn't she adorable?!

We had a little mishap so we didn't get any pictures of Afton while we were singing Happy Birthday to her. Jake accidentally put her cake in front of her while the candle was lit and she grabbed the flame and got a little burned/scared of the cake.