Living in the Light: Five

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Five

It's been five years today since this little girl arrived in our lives:

Each year it becomes more clear that Bridget's arrival (more to the point: Bridget's Down syndrome diagnosis) brought fear and anxiety that was unwarranted. Each year, it becomes more and more evident that we wasted time and energy feeling uncertain when we should have been celebrating.

This little girl is so worth celebrating!

Bridget, you are everything I could ever have imagined, and more. From every angle, and every vantage point, you are precious. Your joy is contagious. Your light is undeniable. How lucky we are to love you! Happy Birthday, my beautiful, sweet girl!

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CheriSaturday, July 23, 2011
Happy Birthday Bridget!! ...AKA: Jibby (isn't that what she use to call herself?? ;) )

5 years old...so much fun ahead!
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PattiSaturday, July 23, 2011
happy birthday, beautiful bridget!
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RachelSaturday, July 23, 2011
Happy Birthday and many blessings to you as you enjoy a new age....FIVE!!!!
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MarySaturday, July 23, 2011
Happy birthday beautiful!
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tekealSaturday, July 23, 2011
such joyful pictures... happiest birthday to all of you!
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LisaSaturday, July 23, 2011
Thank you, everyone :)! Cheri, yes! Jibby/Jibit is now very clearly "Bridget". She's growing up...and I already have most of an update post finished. I am also working on one for Alina! So stay tuned :)...
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Rochelle CannonSaturday, July 23, 2011
Happy birthday Bridget!
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amy jupinSunday, July 24, 2011
the biggest of birthday wishes for my bridgie girl!! we love you!!
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Kristin FergusonSunday, July 24, 2011
Happy Birthday Bridget!!! Wow, I remember when Josi turned 5 and how much she was learning and changing all the time. What an exciting time for you guys. She is cuter than ever and her hair is beautiful!
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AndreaMonday, July 25, 2011
Happy Birthday Bridget! I remember first seeing her on your website. SHE GAVE Me SO MUCH LIGHT! xoxo
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ColeTuesday, July 26, 2011
Happy Birthday dear Bridget! You are a magical, beautiful little girl. Lisa- your words are so true! It brings tears to my eyes just to think how similar it was for us. Maybe we can't completely erase the worry from a new parent's mind- but we sure can show them that there is hope and love and beauty!
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Crazy Beautiful LoveWednesday, July 27, 2011
Wow! I have a five year old too...Good luck!

I love showing your blog to my hubby every now and then. Esp the pics of the two girls playing. It's my way of softening his heart so MAYBE it will open to adoption. Who can resist your little beauties?-erin
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patsyWednesday, August 03, 2011
happy happy day miss bridget! you have brought so much light to our family and i know many more...thank you for being the first angel blessed with that magic chromosome that we 'met' the day that miss maggie rae came into our lives. we are forever grateful to your mommy and you for having such an amazing blog to welcome us to this wonderful world :)
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patsyWednesday, August 03, 2011
....oh and i am waiting on your next montage to make me cry like your first two that i and my girls know by heart ;)
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Welcome

For those of you already following us, Bridget's Light and Loving Alina have merged :). For anyone who is new to our story, Welcome!

Bridget and Alina are the youngest of our six children. Bridget (born July, 2006) is our biological daughter. Alina (born March, 2007, and adopted into our family April, 2010) is the daughter of our hearts. Both girls have Down syndrome.

Feel free to browse this blog at your leisure, to comment or to email us. We're are happy to answer questions or provide more detail to others who are interested in learning more about life with Down syndrome, or about our International Adoption experience.

Living in the Light

I've replayed the day Bridget was born a million times...and I hate saying (and remembering) that the day was filled with sadness and uncertainty. It makes me mad--though I'm not sure at exactly who or what--that we wasted that day being somber when we should have been celebrating. I feel sad for the kids, for Chris and for me, and for our extended family and friends who were worried--heart heavy--for us. If we knew then what we know now, we would have been celebrating. The little girl that arrived in our lives that Sunday in July was the best thing that ever happened to us.

She is everything that is good about Life.

I've re-written the moments in my mind to go something like this:

We were just beginning.
A beautiful life awaited us--
and it was far more beautiful
than we'd imagined.
It is the day we got her;
the day that everything came together.
It is the day we began living in the light...

Take Your Coat Off & Stay Awhile...

If you visit our house, you are welcome to kick your shoes off by the front door, or leave them on--whichever is most comfortable for you. The same applies when you visit here.

You should feel free to stop by often or sporadically. Leave comments whenever you'd like, but don't feel obligated (I'll always answer questions or entertain topics for new posts. Just email me or leave a comment if there's something you'd like me to address or know. And I'll keep writing even if everyone out there is silent...but if everyone out there leaves feedback, I'll have much more to write about!)

If you knock on my door and I'm in my pj's, I may or may not answer (I always assume it's the Fed Ex guy, anyway). But that is part of the beauty of blogland...you can pop in here, without warning, at any time day or night. You can slip quietly away, or take up residence. Since there's no chance of waking a sleeping baby--or encountering unflushed toilets--you can also go anywhere you please on this blog at your leisure.

This is all to say that however you got here, and whatever shape you came in, I'm glad you stopped by. Feel free to stay awhile and look around...

Living in the Light

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Five

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