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Well, you read it right - Little Lucia turned ONE on 8/2. It's absolutely amazing. Her birthday was on a Thursday. I had wanted Bruno and I to take off work so that we could all spend the day together, but that didn't end up happening. We did take her out in the evening for dinner, and had a great time. I found myself acutely - almost painfully - aware of how fast she is growing. My dad always says "you blink, and they're in college" - and I can now see why he says that. I know she still has many years before college - but still ;) I truly didn't want the day to end. The celebration did continue though - we had a little party here for family the Sunday after her birthday. She had a great time - and was definitely the Belle of the Ball :) I reflect back now on the last 3+ years, and sometimes feel just amazed at where my life is. The excitement of getting pregnant with Marco, and then the total fear and saddness when we learned his prognosis. The grief of losing him. The fear of not being able to get pregnant again. The excitement of getting pregnant with Lucia. The fear of losing her during the pregnancy, or something happnening. Her birthday - 8/2/11 - it was like a ray of light beamed down on us. I can still hear the excitement in Bruno's voice as he announced "it's a girl" as she was being pulled out of me. Such stark contrast to the fear I saw in his eyes when the NICU doctors and nurses were working to keep Marco alive after he was born. This last year has been like living a dream. I have been living a life that I thought was too good to be true. I am very aware of this...and therefore I treasure it so much - every day. To have a healthy one year old here in this house - it's just amazing. I'll be real - it's kind of like a cyclone most days - haha - but it's a joyous one :) I am posting a few pictures here. The first is on Lucia's birthday when we took her out for dinner. The second is her at her birthday party...and the third - well, that's her tearing into her cake :) As always - I think of you, all my fellow SHARE mommies all the time...holding you in my heart. I can't wait to see you all again at SU in FL!!! Marco - I know you are up above watching Lucia with the same amazement that your daddy and I do. I love you, my son.