We're Supposed to be Turning ONE Today
It is a strange day for me as a parent. I am having a difficult time putting into words how I feel because everything I feel contradicts itself. I am proud yet disappointed. I feel blessed yet robbed. I wish things were different yet I don't want to give up the moments we've had together. It is bittersweet.
Our family has gone through so much together and apart that it is hard to believe where we have been to where we are now. A year ago we were still in the NICU - Zoe and I had just returned from Michigan, Isabelle was being a monster (ok not much as changed there) and Cecilia was struggling to survive.
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| Cecilia (in pink), Isabelle (in purple), and Zoe (in leopard) |
Today, well so much is different. This morning Adam and I walked into the nursery to find Cecilia smiling in her crib playing with her toys then scrambling to pull herself up to stand to say hello to us. Zoe was laying on the changing table pad, which she had pulled into crib, and trying to hide it from us. And Isabelle was pretending to sleep and then giving us a mischievous smile as she joined her sisters' voices to say good morning.
We have come so far and yet have so much further to go. But today we walk hand in hand, heart in heart, together.
So Happy Birthday Girls ~ Today we celebrate you.
We love you.
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