Saturday was Marleigh's 1st birthday. We had a party for her at Glory Be. Marleigh is so lucky to be loved by so many people. She wasn't too sure about her cupcake, though. Marc smashed her hand in it. She gave him look like, "why did you do that, Daddy?" She really didn't care for the frosting, but I'm not suprised. She's not big on sweets. She did eat a little of the cake. Everyone else devoured the cupcakes (thanks again, Amber). It was so good to be able to celebrate with our family & friends. We've got some great pictures I'll have to get uploaded.
Marleigh made her television debut Satuday morning on KWCH. She was on the birthdays they do on the morning news. We sent in her reindeer picture from Christmas. The news anchor said, "they just don't get any cuter than that." We completely agree! :)
As if she didn't have a big enough day already, Marleigh decided that she was a big girl on Saturday. She is now sitting up completely on her own. It was like someone flipped the switch. Tonight she sat on the floor and played for well over twenty minutes. She's also not too far from crawling, either!
All of the excitement from turning 1 must have worn her out. Marleigh slept until 9:30 on Sunday morning. Needless to say, we didn't make it to church. Without my little human alarm clock, Mommy didn't wake up either! It felt kinda good to sleep in for once.
Saturday was very bittersweet. We love Marleigh so much and couldn't be prouder of her. However, nothing can ever fill the void in our hearts from losing Natalie. When you lose a child, you lose a piece of your heart that can never be replaced. We took Marleigh out to see her little sister and to give her some flowers. We promised Marleigh we would take her out every year on their birthday to see her.
Looking back, some ways it seems like the girls were born yesterday. In other ways, it seems like years & years ago. We are so incredibly thankful for Marleigh's progress in the last year. She could have so many complications from being so premature, but she is absolutely perfect. She has the happiest little disposition. I truly believe that she fought so hard just to stay in this world, that she is just "happy to be here" as my cousin Jenni would say. When I put her to bed Saturday night I was thinking about what I was doing exactly one year ago. I was in the hospital recovering. Marleigh & Natalie were in the NICU & I hadn't even held my beautiful girls. As I was rocking her to sleep she closed her little eyes so peacefully. I held her for a while longer because one year ago, I couldn't. She is in every sense of the word, a miracle.
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