I am a bit emotional tonight thinking about Kate turning three years old, tomorrow. You see, Kate is my sidekick. She doesn't ever leave my side. While I have some help with Eli and Maren while I work, Kate is never far from me. I have been so blessed for the past three years to have this beautiful girl be with me every day and I have loved having her here to cuddle, hold, and love. Tomorrow, my baby girl graduates from Early Intervention and will head to the Special Needs preschool. The bus will come pick her up and for the first time in her life she'll be away from me for a few hours every day. I'm nervous for many reasons, how will she be at school, will she be fussy, will she cry? Will they know how to handle her and will they give her the love that I can give her?
I think back to the last three years and what a roller coaster it has been for our family. I think of the surprise of finding out we were expecting Kate when Maren was only 5 months old. It was a scary but exciting time. The thrill of Kate's birth; this beautiful baby girl who would change our lives and hearts forever. The pain we felt when we learned that things would not be as we expected with her. The thrills and pains of watching her learn to struggle to do small things that come so easy for other children. But mostly, I think about the amazing love that has grown for this little girl over the last three years. I didn't know my heart could stretch in so many directions.
What a gift she is to our family. I find myself thanking God for her every day. I am so incredibly proud of this little angel girl. So, as she leaves my side for the first time tomorrow, I am praying that she will be happy and enjoy her school experience. She got a beautiful father's blessing from her daddy last night, and afterwards I felt overcome with comfort that she is going to continue to bless more and more lives as she attends school.
Happy Birthday to my little champion!! I love you Katers!!
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5 comments:
First off, I love that slideshow. Seeing some of those older pictures brought back so many memories! Kate is truly a beauty - those eyes are amazing!
Anyway, I can only imagine how difficult and stressful it must be to go into this stage of life with sweet little Kate. It's hard enough for me with my kids, and they don't have the added worry of not being able to speak up for themselves. But I trust that those who run the preschool will have a very strong love for Katers. How can someone not love that sweet girl?
She will do amazingly, I'm certain of it. She's one precious girl! I'll be thinking of you all tomorrow.
Kate is so precious. I'm thankful that she is in my life.
I'm all teary thinking of sweet Kate turning three and going "on her own" a bit. I've been peeking in on her sweet, angelic life since she was born and I feel proud of her and her fighting heart too. What a precious piece of heaven you have in your home! Happy Birthday sweet girl! Xoxo
My kids and I just spent 30 min going through the slide show over and over. We LOVE the pictures. She is so beautiful, and I appreciate the opportunity to teach them the lessons we got to learn growing up about how special some people are, and that there is nothing really wrong with Kate at all. We LOVE her and we LOVE you. You are an amazing woman! Happy Birthday Kate!
She is so sweet & adorable. I can imagine how hard it is to let her go - even for a few hours. I'll say some prayers for you :) I'm sure they'll take great care with your precious girl.
Happy Birthday Kate!!!
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