Family Day -- November 18th 2010 -- I love you Grandma

The Day After Cooper turned 15 months old, we celebrated Family Day, and at 11:39pm that evening, Cooper's grandma passed away.

Two years ago, when Cooper was just an embryo, sitting in his little dish in Denver, we I decided to call Family Day, the day that he was taken from the dish and placed inside my uterus, finally making us a family.

Cooper's grandma said Family was the most important thing in the world, so it's fitting she spent one last family day with her family by her side, and waited until the last hour of the day to go. And it was her way of wanting to be tied to Cooper forever.

Cooper's grandma was one of a kind. And she loved Cooper with all her heart. She was looking forward to being a grandma since the day I got married ten years ago, and her wish finally came true when her sweet little Cooper arrived. She was there with me when he was born and has enjoyed every moment with him since. She loved to shop for him and she bought him so many wonderful outfits and toys and special keepsakes for his nursery. She talked to all her friends about him, and she would tell me hundreds of times every day how cute, special, and perfect he was. She wanted nothing more than to be there to watch Cooper grow up and experience everything she could with him. And I wanted that for her. I had such a special relationship with my own grandma that I wanted my mom and Cooper to have the same bond. She called him the light of her life -- our little miracle -- and although it breaks my heart that he will not get to experience his life with his grandma, I know she will always be with him. In his heart.

And I will do my best to make sure Cooper never forgets his grandma -- who loved her only grandchild more than words could say.

And Cooper is so cute and loves his grandma so much. He kisses the picture of him and grandpa and grandma every day when he walks by it. And although he usually calls her momma, he said GRANDMA two days before she passed away. He saw her for the last time, two days before she passed away and just like every day, he gave her a kiss on the lips and played with his toys while she watched. He loved kissing his grandma. And he loved the way she would smile and pretend to get him. It made him laugh or squeal every time.

"I love you Grandma -- You were the best grandma in the world and I promise never to forget you. You will be my special angel grandma who I know will always love me and look out for me from heaven. My mom will teach me all about you and I will try to live through your example. I love you forever. Your sweet Cooper. xoxo"