8:39am. August 1st, 2010.
One full year since our little miracle entered our lives. One full year since we celebrated an event that we truly felt might not ever be ours.
It is almost hard to believe she is here. That she has been with us already for 365 days. Especially since she had lived in our hearts and thoughts for so long before that. We are blessed for sure.
With celebrations of birthdays come the crafting of birthday wishes. Finnley isn't quite old enough to understand what it is to make a wish. Or what it is to yet hope for anything. So, this year, I will do the wishing for her...because everyone deserves some wishes and hopes and dreams.
My birthday wishes for Finnley:to never go a day without realizing that she is loved
to never feel she is not good enough
to never know what it is to be hated
to fall in love
to gently break hearts if she has to do the breaking
to quickly recover if her heart is the one that is broken
to give with all that she has and is
to not be afraid to receive as well
to be affectionate
to know she is beautiful in every possible way
to not be afraid to laugh at herself
to appreciate the simple things
to work to figure out the complicated things
to get up when she falls
to learn from her mistakes and to proceed with grace
to take chances despite the risk of failure
to never feel she must compromise her beliefs to achieve something
to be whatever she aspires to be in life, regardless of how many times that may change
to find comfort in her parents' home always
to outlive her parents by years upon years upon years
to never stop knowing how much she was wanted
to never stop believing she is a miracle in her parents' eyes
to just be happyHappy 1st Birthday, Finnley Piper Ritter.
My Peanut. My Love. My Silly Heart. My Princess. My Sweet Baby Girl.
May all of mommy's wishes for you on this day come true, and may all of your future wishes for yourself be delivered to you in time as well.
