It was Lydie’s birthday this week! 🎉 Everyone was getting over a stomach flu so celebrations have been staggered & disjointed… still playing out. Party all week long! I’m learning to bend with the unexpected. I have made several efforts this year to have a Lydie-mindful birthday party. In the past we have tried to impose our traditions on her, but she can’t always handle them. SO… this year we had balloons 🎈 which she loves 🥰 Daddy got her an extra giant pink one that has been cheering me up for days. I got a lot of gift bags for her presents—she absolutely hates the sound of wrapping paper, so everything goes in a bag (unboxed & ready to play with because we get frustrated with too much waiting and are wary of packaging noises) and it’s a simple unwrapping process. We unwrap SLOWLY so as not to be terrified by all the whirl & overstimulation. Then we top it off not with the cupcakes we have tried every year, but with chocolate pudding—a non-solid and therefore non-terrifying food 😁👏🏻 It looks a little different, these adjustments, but also a lot the same. And special-tailored with love for our girl, which is the whole point, anyway. 💛 Happy fourth, my darling! How very grateful we are for you!! 🎂 #misslydiefaith
