One Year Ago Today

One year ago today, I met you for the very first time. I was anxiously laying on the table in that cold, bright operating room. I was anxious. I was excited.

I was surprised. I was so surprised when Daddy announced that you were a girl. Immediately, I asked what you looked like - lifting my head and straining to see something, anything. Daddy said, "she looks like Vaughan."

Today people still ask - who does she look like. Today I think you look like Latham.

You are the sweetest baby. Always up for a cuddle. You like to nuzzle your sweet, soft head right in the crook of my neck. I love that. While you nuzzle I can breathe in your soft hair. I cherish every second with you. How many seconds have passed this past year?

Tonight I sit here trying to recall everything that happened a year ago. Were you born at 8:32? Does that sound right? Did Gagi spend the night here the night before we went to the hospital? Some of the details are fading. I try to walk through the entire day moment by moment. What I do recall, without any difficulty, is all of the joy you have brought to our lives this past year. Every day is better, every day is brighter. Happy birthday sweet Latham Rose!