Today was our little hippie's second birthday. What a year she had! Swim lessons, walking, first vacation... unfortunately, DDH consumed the last four months of her year.
Due to her physical limitations, we opted against a birthday party. It isn't that we are opposed to her having fun... we just couldn't think of a party scenario which would allow her to have as much fun as her guests.
To celebrate, we kicked off her birthday week with a bouquet of roses, as mentioned in my previous post. I hung our festive "birthday balloon wreath," above. Hip Chick's hip dysplasia diagnosis arrived less than a week before Big Sister's birthday this past January. I was so distraught that I decided to channel my anger and grief into doing something productive for the family- by making this wreath. I individually pinned over 450 balloons to make it and finally stopped due to a blister forming on my thumb. We first used it to bring cheer to Big Sister's birthday and now it is our hippie's turn.
We surprised Hip Chick this afternoon by bringing miniature cupcakes to her class' s afternoon snack time (photo above). When she saw us arrive and saw the butterfly theme, she flapped her arms and shouted, "Excited!!"
For her birthday gift from us, we gave her two books. I recently stumbled across two books authored by (the late musician) Bob Marley's daughter. Colorful and cheerful, they exuded the kind of positivity we hope she will maintain. Daddy was especially drawn to the one about three little birds offering reassurance.
She received some exciting deliveries during the day and we ended by sharing a berry chantilly cake as a family.
Perhaps a bit grown up for such a little girl, but the cast is pushing her to mature in ways now that she would not have otherwise encountered for a long time. She loved her cake!
We have other plans for her this weekend, but today was most special. Here's to the year ahead!
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