Sybella's Birthday
On the 24th of April, 2011, Sybella turned one. Except she's our Forever Baby. I wonder what she'd have been like, running around here at age one. I wonder who she'd look like. I wonder what her laugh would sound like. Would she have curls? Brown eyes? Shy or outgoing? Soft little voice or loud like her big brother? Would she enjoy quiet activities like painting and tea parties, or would she zoom around at a million kilometres an hour? Creative? Musical?
Who knows? I just have to imagine.
We commemorated her birthday on a quiet Saturday afternoon at the beach. We threw some petals in the ocean and let one pink balloon go...each year we will release the number of balloons that correlate with her age. This year was one. Next year will be two. And so on. I feel there is something beautifully melancholic about that symbolism.
Happy birthday, my Petal. We love you.
That's beautiful. It's just so sad to celebrate a birthday for a baby that will never grow any older and wonder who they would have become. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, as are you and Sybella.
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