Your first year was quite an adventure! It was far too amazing to even try to fit it into a few paragraphs, but we have kept this blog so that you can read all about it when you're older. Although you came to us early, you have bloomed into an incredibly beautiful and energetic little girl.
We are excited to show you our new house and your very own bedroom in the next few days. We're also excited to throw you a big, fun birthday party in a few weeks
In the next year, we are looking forward to watching you progress and grow into a little person who can explore the world on her own! We'll be taking our very first family vacation in a few months, and we're excited to turn you into a beach bum like us this summer!
We love you!
I thought I'd also post the pics from Week 2 just for a quick comparison...I remember many people not believing just how small she really was when I posted those first pug pics. And, yes, that is the same pug!
Compare our Blessed White Rose at:
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What a beautiful, amazing little girl you've been blessed with! She's grown so much! God is good.
ReplyDeleteWow....I cannot believe how big she is now compared to her pug!
ReplyDeleteIt blesses me so much to see how God has protected and preserved your little white rose for Him :-)
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome. She's getting so big. I definitely see God's hand and love in your family.
ReplyDeleteeagerly awaiting the video....you are going to post it aren't you?
ReplyDeleteWow...what a God we have, huh? :)
ReplyDeleteWhat else is there to say except that we serve such an amazing God! Praise Him for all that He has done and has yet to do in the life of the Lawrenson family!
ReplyDeleteThat is COMPLETELY amazing. I'd been thinking about that pug recently, actually. :)
ReplyDeleteAlways love the pug pics. It's amazing to see how much she's grown. We had fun on pink and brown day reading many of the birthday wishes from far and wide and imagining how cool that's going to be for her look back on some day. It's been quite a year and quite a journey. Thanks for allowing us to tag along.
ReplyDeleteThe two words that came right to my mind when I read and saw this post were, beautiful and amazing. Then I went to post here and the same two words were in Kate's first post here!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to this lovely little one and to her parents for doing such a good job!
Irene In EC
Thank you for sharing your pictures and your journey with us. Your strength and courage amaze me. She is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAngela
That pug has shrunk!
ReplyDeleteIncredible! Happy 1st Birthday Gwyneth!
ReplyDeleteEmily
WOW WOW WOW, how you have grown little Gwyneth!!!
ReplyDeleteIt has been awesome to follow your growth and your Mom & Dad too!!!
Take care and keep up the great GROWING!!!
I LOVE IT!!!! Our God is so Great so very very Great! Thank you so much for sharing your life with us. Gwyneth will be so blessed to have such a record of her early days. I had to giggle at the pp who wrote the pug shrunck :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy Happy Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday, Sweet Gwyneth!!
ReplyDeleteThat is truly amazing! What a beautiful little girl she is!
ReplyDeleteWhat a miracle
ReplyDeleteit's just incredible. I remember when those pictures were first posted, and wondering what it would be like to see that little baby out grow the pug--and now, here she is, so healthy and beautiful. thanks for letting us all be in on this fantastic journey of your family. I look forward to more pictures of your little rose and her little pug :)
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is WOW!!!! I remember watching for pug picture updates but this is by far the most amazing, except for the April fools one!!haha
ReplyDeleteEmily in Mississippi
Thank you Daddy God!
ReplyDeletekeep that pug around! i can picture her at her 18th birthday in a picture with the pug! it should be an annual tradition.
ReplyDeletewow...that is hard to believe. you sure have grown a bunch this year. praise God!!!
ReplyDeleteWow. We serve a mighty God. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you all. 2008 was such a blessed year, and I am sure that 2009 will be an even more exciting year (in a good way). Watching your baby grow!
ReplyDeleteWhat a difference a year makes!
ReplyDeleteWoW! It's been awhile since I've seen a pic with her next to the pug! Amazing!
ReplyDeleteShe sure has grown. This year is going to be so exciting!
just lovely! thanks for taking her pic with the pug... the comparison brought tears to my eyes. love to your family!
ReplyDeleteHappy First Birthday to one amazing little blessing!
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ReplyDeleteWow! Isn't that amazing? God has been very good. Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteThat is so, so cool. It has been an honor and a blessing to be part of Team Gwyneth and to pray for her since even before her birth. Thank you for making your lives transparent and giving so many of us the opportunity to witness a miracle!
ReplyDeleteWow. It's amazing how much she's grown and how far she's come. Simply amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing little girl! What a Mighty God!
ReplyDeleteAs always, the love for your girls is a precious thing to see! I can't believe that Gwyneth is actually 1 already! (I'm always in denial about my own kids ages too...it's a hard reality that they never slow down) ;o)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the video and hear all about the fun birthday party coming up! Thanks for letting us share a tiny slice of the journey with you.
Wow...it's amazing to see just how small she was. What an amazing little girl!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Gwyneth. I will always have a special place in my heart for preemies...since my daughter was born at 28 weeks. It is amazing to see how awesome Gwyneth is going.
ReplyDeleteWOW Gwyneth--you are growing!! YAY!!!
ReplyDeleteWHOA!!! There's a HUGE difference in her size!! She is getting so big! I cannot believe it has been a full year! She is so beautiful!!! Happy Birthday, White Rose!
ReplyDeleteGod Bless!
Ashley
Isn't it just amazing to see how small Gwyneth was when she was born. People just don't get a good grasp until you have pictures like these to compare. What an awesome God we serve! Happy Birthday Gwyneth Rose!
ReplyDeleteIn Christ's Love,
Amy S in KS
That is amazing...I remember seeing those pug pics and thinking Wow. And now to see the comparison of then to now is just Amazing...You guys have been truly blessed in so so many ways. Happy belated birthday Gwyneth! What a big girl :)
ReplyDeletei love the comparison pics, it's just amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a big beautiful little girl she has grown into. I am a NICU nurse and I love to hear the success stories and see how little ones like gwyneth have grown! Congrats and Happy Birthday! One year down, many more to go!
ReplyDeleteThat comparison is AWESOME!!! God is truely amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow!!! Congrats on the growth and the weight gain.
ReplyDeleteWowzers...I can not believe how much she has grown!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Gwyneth!
Wow that is amazing! I can't believe how big she is. The pug used to look huge & now it's the other way round :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats, it's been an incredible year for you all!
My cousins' son was born at 26 weeks. He's 11 now and they still photograph him with the same goodnight moon bunny that they used in pictures during those micro premie days to emphasize his tininess.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat comparison from her at birth to her at a year. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDelete~Sara in MD
That is absolutely incredible! God is GOOD!
ReplyDeleteWow! How you've grown!!!
ReplyDeleteWow - I haven't been here in a long time, probably a year but I followed your blog closely during Gwyneth's arrival. :) She is simply beautiful and I am amazed at how much she has grown. God simply is amazing. A true miracle!
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