And here she is at school, a thoughtful person carrying her lunchbox, wearing her Marvel comics t-shirt, wearing her Really Big Girl Underwear, eager to go hang out with her friends.
If I could say something to the woman in the top picture, the woman who was thinking, "Parenthood! NICU! Down syndrome! Holy [expletive]! [Expletive expletive]!", I'd tell her to wait just a little while. This parenthood thing is tough, but it's great fun. I'd tell her she's going to be able to recite the entire Mary Poppins movie, line for line, and sing along with the Wiggles' repertoire. She's going to learn quite a bit of sign language. And she's going to love Maybelle more than she can imagine it's possible to love anyone.
Happy birthday, Maybelle!
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Happy Birthday, adorable Maybelle and happy Birth Day to you, Allison!
Happy Birthday, Maybelle!
Happy happy birthday Maybelle!!
Happy 4th birthday to the very very big girl Maybelle!
*sniff* this teared me all up.
Happy birthday, Maybelle!!
xoxox And happy birthing day, mama!
(PS - today is my niece's birthday and it's also my great-grandma's birthday - it's one of my favorite days for birthdays, ever)
Happy Birthday Maybelle!
I'm only 5 months in, but I too have photos of a scared shitless new-mom me, completely terrified of this whole new "I have twins and they're a month early and one has spina bifida and is having surgery at two days old" world. Just the other day, as I sat with that baby with the SB in my lap, completely healed from surgery and performing her absolute favorite activity next to eating: smiling and being smiled at, I thought, "Man, I wish I could show THIS baby to the me at 20 weeks pregnant who got a scary diagnosis and didn't have a clue what she was in for." My baby girl, both of my baby girls, are beautiful people and I love them more than I ever thought possible. And I get to help them become thoughtful, curious, kind, little activists. So amazing!
Happy Birthday, Maybelle, and Happy Birth Day, Alison!
oh, this is so wonderful! congratulations...and yes, isn't it strange that we aren't shown pics of the happy, loving, and amazing kids when we are given "THE diagnosis"... ps my son is 19 today! the baby has grown! grace
Happy Day Maybelle -- pretty soon you will find tiresome the ways in which we adults are simply amazed (and I am amazed!) at how these tiny tiny bundles of tears and poop and up being people in the world! It is an incredible process.
Happy birthday Maybelle!!!
And now I get to a real computer so that I can Wish properly! What a wonderful day to celebrate a wonderful life! I'm sure you all had a great time together! WooHoo Maybelle!
happy birthday x4 maybelle!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAYBELLE!
Happy (belated) Birthday, Maybelle! May there always be a smile on your face, balloons to send into the bright blue sky, and friends with you to laugh and watch them go up.
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