Andrew !  Your 1 today …  it’s so crazy because on one hand it doesn’t seem possible that you could only be turning 1, last year was filled with a lifetime’s worth of heartache and fear, and on the other I’m like “Wow. How is it possible my baby is turning 1″ ?!?

I was SO excited when I found out I was pregnant with you!  And that you were a boy … ah, even better ! One of each , our little family complete.  Of course those feelings of excitement quickly turned to panic as we learned you were in distress.  I never once. Imagined. That it was going to require 2 fetal surgeries  just to get you here. That you’d spend your first 4 weeks in the NICUor that you’d ultimately end up on dialysis in order to survive.

And yet here you are … completely unfazed  by the dialysis tube  hanging out of your body. Crawling, cruising, bugging your sister, reeking havoc on our house and I couldn’t be happier!

I am SO GRATEFUL for your precious life.  I couldn’t begin to tell you how much I love you, or how lost I’d be without you. Your courage, strength and determination inspire me daily.  I couldn’t be more proud!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!