March 28, 2015
The weeks and month leading up to Olivia's birthday were very emotional for me. Not only were we about to hit the one year mark of losing our sweet baby girl but we had been trying to get pregnant for 6 months with no luck. I was beginning to irrationally believe that we would never have another child. It was a tender mercy when we found out that we were expecting the day before Olivia's birthday! This news definitely lessened that pain of that day for both Russ and I. My sister-in-law gave us a decoration thing that said "Without rain there wouldn't be rainbows." That meant so much more than she could have known at the time because we were finally expecting our rainbow baby.
We wanted our families to be able to celebrate her birthday with us. We invited them to the cemetery for cupcakes and a balloon release. I made some pink cupcakes and a flower wreath to give to her. I chose white daisies because in my mind she is a perfect little girl and what better flower for a sweet girl. Russ and I each wrote her a note to tie to our balloon before we released it. Bryce even drew her a picture to tie to his balloon. We were so happy that our families could share her birthday with us. She had so many flowers and pinwheels, I hope she know how loved she is. We are so blessed to have so many family and friends that texted, called, sent cards or fruit arrangements to remind us that our baby girl has not been forgotten.
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