It's been a year...

...since we last held our little girl. She will always be missed and always be loved. A friend wrote this for us in Kaitlin's name and I thought it fitting to place it here.

An Angel Speaks

Momma, I wanted to drop you a line
To let you know I'm doing fine

To me the other angels sing,
You've now earned you angel wing.

I look at flowers in the sun
And oh the butterflies are so much fun

For many months you cared for me,
and loved me enough to let me be me.

If you don't already know, this new baby will show,
How wonderful a mother you are.

No need to let me know your doing fine
Cause as an angel, I watch over all of you from nine to nine

So thank you momma for being strong,
Until next time, so long

by: T. Colclough

Kaitlin is turning one...

On Saturday morning at 10:04 am Kaitlin turns one. I've thought so hard on what to do for her, how to honor her memory and how to get through the next two weeks. I wanted to hold a memorial for her, but I can't being pregnant and on bedrest. So I have to do one alone with Jason. But if any of you want to do your own I would love to know about it and have pictures. As her blog will be continuing on through the years.

At 10:04 am this Saturday I will be lighting a purple candle. I have a special candle holder I picked out and i'm impatiently waiting for it to arrive so hopefully it will be here. Since I won't leave a candle burning all night it will blown out before bed and relight each morning for the 14 days she lived. I also am having a special cake made for her on Saturday. On the 21^st Jason and I will release purple balloons with our own messages to her on them. The final candle will be extinguished at 10:08 pm.

I will post pictures of the memorial we did here when I have it all set up. If you are doing one of your own and would like to send the pics please do :) I would love to include them.