Today Hailey turned six months old. Thankfully Christine is feeling better than yesterday and Hailey does not seem to have caught anything. We were both able to be home with her today to celebrate this milestone.
Hailey held and hung onto her rattle for the first time this afternoon. I've tried putting it in her grasp before but usually after one shake she would lose her grip. Several times she shook it around for over a minute before losing her grip and/or interest.
I spent some time this weekend looking at the pictures and reading some of the blog entries from the past six months. There were some scary moments. Some captured well, others lacking in their descriptions, some purposely never written about. It really is a miracle that Hailey made it to today.
Christine also spent some time reflecting and wrote this poem for Hailey:
Happy ½ Birthday
It has been six months since the day you were born
Since that very well remembered Saturday morn
A twenty-five weeker, both you and your twin
It was hard to be happy, to smile and grin
Your life in the womb wasn’t finished just yet
Not knowing if you would make it, and we had only just met
You were a fighter, we clearly could see
But your brother’s life on earth just wasn’t meant to be
God called him home to the streets of gold
Yet still we’re sad he’s not here to hold
We’ll see him again, just have faith and believe
Even though sometimes we still need to grieve
You are a twin and always will be
He’ll stay in your heart, forever you’ll see
Little baby girl, your eyes so blue
We love you very much, this is true
You are growing so big, you have come all this way
From that one pound baby on that hot July day
I wish you a happy ½ birthday, Hailey Renee
As I rock you to sleep in my arms as you lay
Posts from the 26th of each month:
December - Five Months
November - Four Months
October - Three Months
September - Two Months
August - One Month
July - Birthday
