hApPy biRthDay shoUt huRray!

Today my little angel Ellie turns four years old. I can't believe how fast time flies. It seems like only yesterday that I was very naive and unaware of how drastically my life was about to change. The day Ellie was born is a day that will probably go down in the history of Megan as the most happy and sad I have ever felt in one day. Having a baby brings so much happiness. There isn't a better moment then the one when you hear the sound of your new baby, the touch of their skin, the smell, the love...is so perfect. It is a moment that I didn't know could change so quickly.

About five hours after she was born the doctor came in the room and asked my brothers to leave. Jeron and I both looked at each other and knew this wasn't going to be good news. This is the moment my entire world changed. The moment that I didn't know that I WAS prepared for. The moment that I would never give back. When the doctor told Jeron and me that Ellie had Down Syndrome I thought my world had not only changed but shattered. I couldn't handle this. I was certain that Heavenly Father had made a mistake. Heavenly Father in his perfect knowledge had to know that I would not be able to handle this. I should never question Heavenly Father. I should have known better. He had prepared me, my whole life He had prepared me for this moment. I can look back now and see the things that helped me to be able to handle my new life.

I can't even tell you have much things have changed for the Snow family. She has changed our lives in a way that I never thought was possible. I have learned so much about love. Not just any love but pure love. The pure love that Christ has. The love that is perfect. Ellie has this love. It is what we are all here to learn and my "imperfect" little Ellie already knows this. I have seen her with all different types of people and she seeks out the ones that need her. I don't know how she does this but she does. As her Mother it has been amazing to witness. I have had people tell me how much she has helped them when they needed it most.

I guess what I want to say most in this is that I am so thankful to my loving Heavenly Father for allowing me to have this sweet piece of heaven in my home. I love you Ellie. Happy Birthday Sweet Angel.