Time is a funny thing. Virginia's first birthday feels like SO long ago. Her homecoming feels like yesterday though. The good and bad moments that define my life are the ones closest to my heart and will always feel like they happened yesterday.
Virginia's homecoming day was one of the proudest and happiest of our lives. Her birth was surrounded with fear and unknowns (and if I can be totally honest, disappointment and guilt) but her homecoming was just joy. For that one day we forgot about the journey and we ignored everything that laid ahead and we just lived. We were like any other first time parents coming home with their baby. We asked ourselves "what now?" about 5 minutes after getting home, we were excited to see how our dog would react, we brought the bouncy seat to dining room while we ate dinner, and we prepared for a sleepless night. Reality struck a few days later with a fury of appointments, feeding struggles, fears, and questions but for that day we just danced on cloud nine.
Today we celebrated with crumbs cupcakes and some extra long snuggles at bedtime. We are treasuring these days. 16 months old and 12 months at home... what a ride.
One year at home is such an important anniversary. congrats! I love your then and now pics. I also love your blog update. I read via Google Reader so don't always see the layout changes - It looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tatum. 1 year since homecoming seems more significant in so many ways than her first birthday. I see my own perspective on things changing too and I am relieved to be past the first anniversary of this or that.
DeleteI agree. Homecoming day was such an amazing day. I stil get tears in my eyes when I think about it. I had brought five other babies home from the hospital, all of them 2-3 days after they were born - as great as those days were, nothing compared to bringing Veronica home after 119 days. Congratulations on one year at home! What an amazing year it's been for all of you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Marcie! I had no previous homecomings to compare it to, but it sure was a special day! I often think that the emotional side of things is much more difficult for parents like you who had full term healthy babies before your preemie. Alot of naivety was good for us; still is. I hope Veronica is all recovered!
DeleteHappy homecoming day!! I love the then and now pics and glad you celebrated such a special day. I had to laugh when you wrote about "what now" after you brought her home. We did the same thing...placed the carseat on the table, looked at each other, and said "ok - what now?"
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What a year it's been :) Love to all of you on this special occasion! xo
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