Another 1 Year Anniversary!

Today is the 1 year anniversary of the day we were FINALLY able to bring our Katie home! Although Sept. 11, 2006 was the most wonderful day...because that is the day Katie entered our world, it was also one of the scariest days of our lives. They took her away for a "4 hour observation" and she never came back. The next 16 days seemed like an eternity as we waited and prayed. So, September 27 is the best day of them all...we were finally able to take our car seat into the NICU and bring it home with a warm little body barely filling the seat. Our wonderful adventure began with these amazing memories. So, I thought I would share the pics of our baby coming home...again...1 year later!



(Yep, that is me in the backseat...I swore that I would never be the "ride in the backseat with the baby" mom...but I used the heart monitor as an excuse! I couldn't take my hands off of her! And, it hasn't happened again...I hate the back seat!!!)


One of my co-workers asked me today how many more "anniversaries" we are planning on celebrating. (She likes to ask the tough questions.) My answer is that I will celebrate every day that I have with Katie...and especially the days that change my life. Maybe I won't blog a 1 year anniversary post every time this happens...but our family celebrates Kaitlyn Faith each and every day. Especially the day our dream of bringing our special little child home to the room that had been waiting to hear the sound of a baby's cry for close to 2 years. So, here's to our Katie and her 1st year at our home...which is finally complete with her presence.