Today my baby girl turns one.
It's been a big year for her. There have been a few times when I didn't know if we would get to see this day. She battled to survive even before she was born, and she had such a rough, scary start with being taken away from us and connected to so many wires and tubes to keep her alive but she survived, thanks to the incredible hard work and skill of the obstetrics, paediatrics and neonatal teams in Burnie and Hobart, and a selfless blood donation from a stranger.
she's been through two surgeries, and fought to stay with us again when her lungs gave out and she stopped breathing. The thanks for that one goes to the quick thinking of her surgeon and her anaesthetist.
she has overcome the horrible reflux demon, battled countless chest and ear infections, even the staph that's currently trying to take over won't stand a chance against her.
But most importantly, she has brightened the lives of everyone she meets. Not just our family, but her doctors and nurses, her specialists, strangers in the street. She is teaching people compassion, and bringing the best out in us all.
Her next year will be full of a lot of the same challenges, but we know she has the strength and determination to keep going.
We love every millimetre of her, and her laughter is worth every millisecond of the bad times.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELEANOR ROSE.
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