Birthday Month!!

I'm horrible at blogging sometimes! The good news is that we've just been too busy with fun things since I posted pictures for Addie's birthday. My one thoughtful moment is to say that once I got past the 1 year anniversary of my hospital admission, the anxiety, sadness, and grief for the life I once knew and the one I had dreamed of evaporated. Don't get me wrong, I still have moments of sadness for the lost dream of "normal", but it's not so fresh. I'm a year removed from old normal and new normal (which changes weekly!) is starting to fill my memory banks. Plus, for the next year, whenever I play the "This time last year" game, I am guaranteed that we are in an infinitely better place, and those comparisons leave me bursting with pride for how far Addie has come.. And how far all 3 of us have come!

May was filled with birthday parties! First mine and then 2 for Addie plus a quiet celebration at home just the 3 of us on her actual birthday. It was a special month to celebrate love, survival, God's amazing mercies, and all of the people who touched our lives this past year.

Here are some of the highlights: