One Year Ago...

It is hard to believe that one year has passed already.

One year ago today, we had Abby. What is more remarkable is how far we have come in the year that has gone by. Abby's little brother is coming in only 8 weeks. We have managed to put our lives back together and have become even stronger. Tonight, though we celebrate a New Year, we also remember Abby and what she would have been.

O precious, tiny, sweet little one
You will always be to me.
So perfect, pure, and innocent
Just as you were meant to be.
We dreamed of you and of your life
And all that it would be.
We waited and longed for you to come.
And join our family.
We never had the chance to play,
To laugh, to rock, to wiggle.
We long to hold you, touch you now
And listen to you giggle.
She'll always be your mother,
I'll always be your dad.
You will always be our child,
The child that we had.
But now you're gone...but yet you're here
We'll sense you everywhere.
You are our sorrow and our joy,
There's love in every tear.
Just know our love goes deep and strong
We'll forget you never--
The child we had, but never had
And yet will have forever!
~Author Unknown