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I can hardly believe it! We have an 11 year old! December 22, 1997... around 6:20am... Eryn made her way into the world. I had a really long (30-ish hour) labor. We lived in Orem at the time, and we headed to American Fork just after noon on the 21st... they told us to go home. It turned out to be quite a long day. We even went to our Chesnut family Christmas party and Grandma Chesnut's house, and my cute sisters timed me between contractions with a stop watch. Looking back, it's actually kinda funny. Jared went to work that night (he worked graveyard shift) and I decided to just stay at my parents home and wait things out. Just after midnight (or something like that) I called Jared and told him to come back home. At the hospital, they said I wasn't really progressing much, but to walk around the hospital for a while. About an hour later they admitted me and gave me a wonderful epidural, but Eryn's heart-rate didn't want to stay up when I contracted, so after a few hours and trying some tricks, we headed into an emergency C-section. She weighed in at a tiny 5lbs 14 oz, and was 19 1/2 inches long. We found out that the cord was around her neck, which was being compressed during contractions, causing her heart rate to drop. We were just glad she was here and healthy (even if she was tiny). We were home by Christmas Eve, and even hung out at my parents' house on Christmas Day. She was the best Christmas gift!! Eleven years later, we are so proud of the girl that she is growing up to be. She is a little book worm... reading ALL THE TIME. She plays the piano quite well (which will be nice to hear again once her cast is off), she loves to sing, and is becoming a wonderful babysitter! She does very well in school, and is just a joy to be around. Happy Birthday Eryn!! Saturday night, we had some of her friends over for a "Late Night Party" since we don't do sleep-overs. Eryn loved it and the girls all had a great time. Monday, on her REAL birthday, it snowed literally ALL DAY!!! But she had a great birthday anyway. We are so glad she is a part of our family!