~HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY DRAKE~

Happy Birthday to my little Drake. You were born in the early morning hours of June 16th 2006. You were born at 6:36 am and weighted 6 lb 8 oz on 6-16-06. LOL It's easy for me to remember your info. You were not due until July 13th but I was not feeling good so Poppy came down and took my blood pressure for me and it was VERY high. So I threw somethings in a bag and drove myself to Castle Rock to get daddy and we drove up to the doctors office in Thornton, CO. Since you weren't due for another month I wasn't sure what they were going to do, but I can say that I felt horrible!!! My blood pressure didn't go down so they checked me into the hospital because they couldn't let me go home. They watched me through the night and kept doing tests and in the early morning hours they induced me because I had pre-eclampsia/toxemia. I had my beautiful baby boy with in an hour of being induced. You we so cute and had the most hair of any of the other kids!! And amazingly long fingers (which you still have)!! You had some problems and ended up in the ICU and they wouldn't let me out of bed (cause of the pre-eclampsia) so I didn't get to see you for a while and that was hard!! But daddy was there for you!! He went to Build-a-Bear and made a special bear for you that they put in your bed with you in the ICU to keep you company. Everything turned out ok and we took you home where you had a brother and sisters who were anxiously awaiting your arrival!! You are such a sweet little boy! I love waking up to see your smiling face everyday. And I love the way you come and cuddle with me every morning!! You have such a sweet heart and you are always there if someone is sad to give them a hug!! You love to play with your monster trucks, CARS movie cars, and your Thomas the Trains. You take them with you everywhere we go in your little Thomas the Train backpack. Your favorite right now is "Lucky Tween" (Lightning McQueen). LOL Your laugh is so cute and it makes everyone else laugh and smile. You are becoming quite the follower and want to be where everyone else is and you are pretty attached to your mommy too!!! But I love it and you make me soooo happy and proud to be your mommy. I love you little man!! Happy 3rd birthday. I don't have a 3 year old picture yet, the one below is his 2 year picture.