Happy 13th Birthday our Princess Grace

Its's so hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that you are now a teen Grace. If I'm honest I don't want you to be, I don't want to have missed out on all those moments of you growing up. I have no idea what happens in heaven but I hope there is a chance that you can wait for me, wait for me my gorgeous girl I want to be there for you.

This day 13 years ago was such a happy one. Once you were born and cried our relief was enormous, then when we were told you were so much better than they expected our elation grew. As any new Mum can tell you the day you give birth to your children are amongst the very best days of your life. Your birth was no different, that you were here, that you were doing so well, that you were a girl, a sweet precious pink bundle to complete our family was beyond my wildest expectations.

You were perfect.

Your perfect pinkness, your cry, your precious kicking legs, your rosebud lips, your darling ten little fingers and ten little toes. We drank in every part of you and road the euphoria that every new parent experiences.

I hate that today on your birthday we don't get to celebrate you as we should. Your birthday can't help but be a bittersweet day, tinged in sadness as now we all know what came next. I want you to know though, that on the day you were born we were beyond happy, you were so loved, so wanted and us and all your family were thrilled that you came into our lives. 

I would live the last 13 years over and over again because you and the precious 30 hours of bliss were worth every moment of pain I have lived through.

Have a wonderful birthday in heaven, and know we are all thinking of you and are so happy to have had you in our lives.

love Mummy xxxx

I’ll never get to hold you
I’ll never hear your sweet voice sing
I’ll never get to say ‘I told you so’
I’ll never read to you or get to teach you anything

But you’ll always be my hope
You’ll always be my first light
You’re always gonna be daddy’s little girl
You’ll always be the strength I need to make it in this world
I only wish for one more day

I’m gonna miss your first day of school
I’ll never see you turn that page
I’ll never see you in your graduation gown
And I’m never gonna see you coming of age

But you’ll always be my hope
You’ll always be my first light
You’re always gonna be mommy’s little girl
You’ll always be the strength I need to make it in this world
I only wish for one more day

Sweet angel of mercy
Coming down to comfort me
Faith sit right here beside me
I never want you to go away

I’m always gonna wonder how you’d look
Always gonna wish I took your place up there

You’ll always be our hope
You’ll always be our first light
You’re always gonna be our little girl
You’ll always be the strength we need to make it in this world
We only wish for one more day

We only wish for one more day


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