well, one year ago today dad was at work and mom was entertaining the nursing home folks at manorcare when she felt what she thought were mild contractions -- little nudges from me that i was ready to make my grand entrance into the world. she went home and labored for a little while -- listened to a peaceful song on her i pod that she will always remember. she calls it "josi's song". she called daddy and he walked away from kaufman stadium knowing he was about to meet me! mom, dad, and i (in utero) headed for the hospital around 9pm and had a beautiful birth experience at shawnee mission medical center. the grandparents arrived (gma and gpa D. came straight from the royals game and grammi and papa drove from marysville!) everyone was overjoyed to meet me and mom was especially relieved when i finally showed up. so...tonight, one year later, mommy and daddy have decided to sit down and watch the video of my birth ("yikes!" says mom...) and then the rest of the video is my first year of life. yes, it has gone fast in ways, but we have savored every moment we could and I've been shared with lots of people! family, friends, co-workers, nursing home folks who have adopted me as their granddaughter, the mail lady, david the salvation army guy who works at hyvee (he can't talk but he is teaching me sign language!), paul the neighbor guy, random people we have met on road trips in gas stations, coffee shops, jogging on the street, churches, restaurants...you get the idea! what can i say? God made me a people person and I'm just happy to be here! :0)
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