Monday, February 9, 2009
Happy Birthday Sarah!
Sarah turns two today! We celebrated on Saturday with a family party. We had pizza and cupcakes - Sarah's favorites. We joked that Matthew, Sarah's little brother, was actually able to enjoy the party this year; we didn't even know I was pregnant with him last year when we celebrated Sarah's birthday! This was the last year of just family for a winter birthday party. Restrictions are still in place for Sarah during cold and flu season. We go into "lock down" mode when the season hits due to her residual lung disease. We were not spending another birthday in the hospital this year. Last year we finished her party with a trip to Yale's emergency room as she had gotten a cold and her oxygen saturation was dropping. This year, she was healthy and really enjoyed her party. We marvel at how far Sarah has come in the last year. Last year at this time, she was just barely sitting up on her own and rolling over with prompting. This year, she's running, climbing, talking, pretending - doing all the things a two year old should do. Today is a little hard for us as we miss our little man, Johnathan. I do no think a year will go by on their birthday when we will not relive the events of two winters ago. Thank God that Sarah is healthy and making great strides. As always, she is our little miracle and reminder of the blessings in life.
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Thank you for sharing the story of what happened with the twins. I do remember it from e-mails, but it was helpful to read it all at once, on one page.
ReplyDeleteWe are so proud of Sarah and everything that she's accomplished. There is a lot of comfort for us in the thought that Johnathan is cheering on his twin from heaven.
We were so excited for you when you announced your follow-up pregnancy and healthy birth.
It's been a roller-coaster of a time, these past two years. The lows were devastating and painful, but the highs were so incredibly beautiful and amazing. We'll continue to keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
Hi Kristen,
ReplyDeleteYour story was included in with the March of Dimes information packet I received the other day. As I was showing my husband your blog, we realized that we met you and your family once at the Notre Dame Church in Durham.
Our son, Tavio, was born May 2, 2008 at 27 weeks. 94 days later, we finally took him home. He is doing great now!
Thank you for sharing your story. Tavio's Team is also participating in the March for Babies in Middletown. Maybe our paths will cross again.
Sal, Jen and Tavio LoGiudice
www.thelogiudicefamily.blogspot.com