Sunday, March 17, 2013

Happy 5th Birthday Claire!

This Saturday, we celebrated the 5th birthday of another I-Cell kid, Claire.  Using the math from my unsubstantiated I-Cell age converter, Claire is 56 years old.  

It felt so good to see her and hold her.  We've met her before, back in September of last year. I was still so stunned with the diagnosis at that time that I couldn't really appreciate the magic that Claire exudes.  This time, I just sucked up all the tender specialness that I've come to appreciate in I-Cell kids. When Claire smiles, I melt. I can't adequately describe the feeling of holding another I-Cell child.  To borrow a hood term, she's a "sista from anotha motha." And this time Niko is six months older so she was able to interact a little more with Claire.

Here are some shots.  It was hard to keep them still for photos.  This was the best we could do.


 

1 comment:

  1. These pictures are just simply wonderful!!!! Oh, how I wish Gabrielle could have been there to celebrate with these little girls!!! How adorable.

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