Rainbow baby- a baby that is born following a miscarriage or still birth.
In
the real world, a beautiful and bright rainbow follows a storm and
gives hope of things getting better. The rainbow is more appreciated
having just experienced the storm in comparison. In the case of a rainbow baby, the storm
(pregnancy loss) has already happened and nothing can change that
experience. Storm-clouds might still be overhead as the family continue
to cope with the loss, but something colorful and bright has emerged
from the darkness and misery.
I think I started planning (and pinning) Selah's first birthday probably before she was even born. You see, I knew she was a rainbow baby and wanted her first birthday party to reflect that. As we got closer to her birthday, our friends and I realized that it would work best for everyone involved to have a joint first birthday party for their son Liam (who was born a week before Selah) and for Selah. Since Rainbows and Sunshine is a pretty non-gender specific theme and I had already done a bunch of planning, we decided to stick with the theme. Works out well because Liam is a rainbow as well. :)
I'll, pretty much, let the pictures of the party speak for themselves.
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| "Happy Birthday, Liam & Selah" |
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| Selah and Liam, throughout the year |
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| Handmade felt birthday hat |
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| two 1s for the two one year olds, not an 11 year old |
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| Selah and her friend A with the adopted grandparents |
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| Liam's so serious, but check out that attempted hand holding |
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| Rainbow birthday tutu! (See, Meg? It wasn't that big!) |
And now it's time for a ton of cake smashing photos. Selah LOVED it (hence all of the pictures). Liam? Not so much. I think he ran from the cake and the icing and his crazy little girlfriend who was covered in the cake and icing.
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| Smash cupcake (from Blushing Bakeshop) |
Though the ground outside was covered in snow, the party inside was full of love and warmth, courtesy of our rainbows and sunshines and everybody who loves them.
