It's that time of year again, the birthday's are stacking up for the March 2011 BB babies...
Happy Belated Birthday's to those who've had their birthday already, I keep missing them, and advanced happy birthdays for those who are still waiting in case I miss them too.
Today is the 3rd heavenly birthday of the most precious and beautiful little girl, Miss Hayley May, with her full head of long thick black hair, who was taken from her mummy and daddy far too soon.
For 9 months we shared the pregnancy journey with all of it's highs and lows, for 9 months our babies brought us all together into one supportive group.
We lost some early on along the way and we grieved with their mummy's, but we kept going.
During this week 3 years ago we found out one of our own was gone, a beautiful little girl had been called to heaven and left her mummy and daddy without their perfect princess and empty arms.
I remember that day like it was yesterday, I cried, wailed and even screamed, it wasn't fair, life wasn't fair. I wished it had been me instead, no one should ever have to go through that pain, and I wanted to take that pain away from the wonderful person who I considered to be my friend.
Hayley May passed away on March 21st, 2011. Her mummy was left reeling, her daddy had lost his princess. And the world had lost a beautiful little girl who even in death made everyone who saw her fall in love with her perfection and see the world in a new light.
To this day we still remember the perfect princess that is Hayley May. Her amazing hair and rosebud lips are etched into my memory and I will never forget.
At the time I was still 9 days away from delivering our Princess Elise, effectively 9 months pregnant and grieving for my friend when I should have been celebrating with her on the birth of her beautiful daughter and looking forward to my own birth.
It has been 3 years, and as our Princess Elise's 3rd Birthday approaches I am reminded of those dark days, and they were very dark, while I grieved for my friends child as though she were my own and tried not to drown in the pain.
So before I drown my laptop in tears - HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAYLEY! Watch over your mummy, daddy, little brother and little sister from heaven, and I hope you have a wonderful day with all the other angels (Jack, Tomas, Alicia, Amelia, Nicolas, Sophie, Obi and all the others!).
