Seven years ago today I was getting checked in at the American Fork Hospital for an induction. I was hugely pregnant (though still a few days before my due date) and so ready to have this baby. Randy took this foxy photo of me in all my glory at the hospital before putting on the hospital gown. Landon was 2 years and 2 months old and was home with my mom. He was so much my world at that point in time that it was hard to imagine adding anyone else to it.
Yet Little Miss Whitney arrived 6 hours after checking into the hospital. It was a super easy delivery (especially compared to Landon's). I spent the afternoon happily progressing and feeling no pain thanks to my epidural, with the room filled with Randy, my mom, my dad, and my two sisters. When it came time to push it only took 3 pushes to get her out. It was amazing!
She was so peaceful, sweet and cute (especially for a newborn).
On her first birthday!
2nd Birthday!
3rd Birthday!
4th Birthday!
5th Birthday!
6th Birthday!
Yesterday!
I don't know how it's possible for her to be turning 7, but today is the day and she just keeps becoming more Whitney. She drives me crazy with her messes, but I love her for who she is and want her to be herself. She has always been such a character and has definite ideas and vision for what she wants to do and the way she sees things. I started to respect her as early as 6 months old when she and I flew to Michigan for Betsy's 30th birthday. Whitney was such an easygoing baby on that trip and went with the flow so beautifully that I felt like we had reached an understanding, and were in this thing together. It was surreal.
Happy 7th Birthday to Whitney!!
She is all kinds of cute.
She is all kinds of cute.
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Happy Birthday Whitney! I love the five year old picture. Oh so beautiful!
Isn't it great how much better second deliveries are than the first ones? I had the same experience as you did when I had Aimee.
I love how you said "she just keeps becoming more Whitney".
That is exactly how I feel about my kids, like there were clues as to who they were early on, but their personalities are more their own every day.
Happy Birthday Whitney! You are such a cute girl!
She is definitely all kinds of cute! I love that newborn picture with Landon giving her a kiss! So sweet!
Happy Birthday Whitney!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Whitney! She seems just like a gal I would love to know. So fun, bubbly and full of life! I, too, loved your comment about "becoming more Whitney." - Loving the photo of Landon and his new sister. Doesn't it seem crazy that time passes so quickly!? It actually scares me that is goes so quickly! Hope her day is a happy one! She is lucky to have you as her Mom!
She definitely is all kinds of cute. How did I not remember the 6 hour delivery?? That is amazing. The picture of her on her 2nd birthday is one of my all-time favorites.
She just keeps becoming more Whitney. That is classic. She has so much personality, and she is one of a kind. I love the way you nurture her individuality and creativity -- I still can't stop thinking about the way you said you don't even want Whitney to know that there is a box. I hope she has a great day!
Isn't it amazing how fast 7 yrs can go? She is ALL sorts of cute and I love her personality through your blog. You are a perfect mom for her since you indulge her creativity through scrap paper and messes (super hard for me). What a lucky girl!
You look good in the hospital photo. I swear I'm already bigger!
Happy 7th Birthday Whitney!!
p.s. I forgot to add that I wish Eva and I could come to an understanding!
Oh, the 2nd b'day pic with Whitney in pigtails is definitely my favorite but she sure is cute in all her photos. I like that she has such spunk already.
I love your story about how you and Whitney came to an understanding. Man, I sure could've used some sort of understanding with Griffin yesterday while he was spitting on all of our guests. . .
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO WHITNEY!!!!
She is all kinds of cute! Hope she had a happy day!
oh my goodness-- the smle stays the same in the pictures! she is a doll
happy birthday to you whitney and happy day to you jill! :)
She is not only cute but has awesome hair. What I would do to have my hair lie like hers. Happy Birthday Whitney!!
I agree, AKC. I love her haircut and the photos of each birthday. Hope you are having a very happy celebration with her today!!
Happy Birthday Whitney! This would be a fun time of year for a birthday. She sure is cute!
I loved this Whitney post. The picture of Landon kissing on her at the hospital, all her growing cuteness. Happy Birthday to your Whitney!
Happy Birthday Whitney! It is so crazy that she is turning 7! You hardly believe it with your own kids who you watch grow every day! But when you don't see someone as often and you can remember when they were born- it just doesn't seem possible!
I hope it is a happy day for her!
She just keeps getting prettier and prettier, and she started out gorgeous! I love your Whitney stories, and I hope she has a great birthday.
she is just adorable! what a sweet little girl.. I love that understanding you had on that trip when she was 6 months.. very sweet..
She is so cute.... I think I was with you when you scrapbooked (or saw soon after 3 year old Whitney... and I loved the "can you know?"
I hope she had a great day!
Happy Birthday to your girl! She is beautiful. I had my little girl at American Fork Hospital too.
She IS all kinds of cute!! Happy Birthday! What cute pictures! I love the one of Landon kissing her..that is just precious!
Hope she has the best birthday ever!!
Happy Birthday to your adorable Whitney!
Happy Birthday Whitney. what a cutie!
that picture of landon with whitney when she was born is priceless! what a cute girl- happy birthday Whitney! :
Happy birthday to Whitney! I can remember thinking the very thing you said you felt when I was going to the hospital to have Emily (my second). I looked wistfully at Charlotte and thought to myself, 'well, I feel sort of sorry for this second child because I can't imagine that I can ever love her as much as I love the first!' Thank goodness Heavenly Father magnifies our capacity to love. What a miracle!
All sorts of cute is right-
Happy 7th Whitney!! I loved the photo flashback. How fun.
Happy Birthday Whitney! Yes she is all kinds of cute:)
Happy birthday Whitney! Tyler is celebrating his 13th today! It IS a good day.
oh wow missy...it is cool to see all the pictures of her through the years, I Love the one in pink...she is indeed such her own person. Happy Birthday...can't believe all those people were in there with you...I invited my dad, and he said...no thanks...and my mum also...weird...than she changed her mind, but we went into the c-section and only alf was there...can't believe what a difference from Landon's arrival.
Happy Happy Birthday to Whitney!
I love all the pictures! What a cutie!!
Happy Birthday Whitney! These pictures are so great. It's crazy how fast they grow up and how quickly their set personalities develope. Hope she's having a great day!
Happy Birthday, Whitney!
Have you shown her this post, Jill? She'd be fascinated to see the trail of images of herself as she's gained a year each time. It's lovely.
I love the one of her as a newborn with Landon. It's just gorgeous.
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