To Lizzy. . .

. . . You came into our hearts & we fell in love with you so fast. You were so pretty we couldn't stop staring at you, I hope you didn't mind, we weren't trying to be rude:) Your dark fuzzy hair, your eyes that look like daddy, your little nose with tiny little holes, your mouth that mommy loved to watch because it was always so busy, & then your chin that had a teeny tiny dimple right in the middle. . . and you loved to wave at sis. Then there were your little frog legs, I couldn't get over how cute they were, you just had to have them the way you wanted no matter how any of us put them.
   But that was just the beginning, you changed our lives lil Lizzy. We will never be the same. You were as beautiful on the inside as you looked on the outside. I don't know what exactly it was, I still think maybe you were an angel. To look at you made us want to be a better person, and perhaps that is why God let us learn to know you before you left us down here. Because of you our faith is stronger, our hearts are softer, and we are more determined than ever to be what we should be. I know that life goes on down here so when you are watching from up there, remind us lil Lizzy, I'm sure we'll need it sometimes.
  Now we have to pick up and go on. We're not sure how we'll do it, but somehow we will. We will never forget you & no one will ever take your place, you were just as perfect as you could be. I thank God we still have your little look alike sis. I tell myself that we will always know what you would have looked like because you were identical. Someday I will tell her all about you and we will smile & cry together. Maybe you could be her guardian angel, it's a possibility that she'll need it every once in a while. She's awfully little now, but someday she'll be bigger & daddy & me will have to chase her around so we'll need your help:)
   Speaking of Daddy, next time you see him, you'll have to give him a big hug & a kiss on the lips. He fell hard for you, I hope that you know it. He loved when your little hand would squeeze his finger, & he would sit by your bed for hours, content to watch you. His eyes look awfully sad nowadays, sis. Someday you'll be able to hold his hand and walk with him, you on one side and  sissy on the other, I can hardly wait to watch.
  I know you are in a perfect place now and you are being well taken care of, so I wouldn't have you back, but we miss you so much. . . when we take Olly to the park, know that we want to take you too. When she looses her first tooth, we'll wonder about yours. When she realizes she can pick dandelions I'll pretend you're picking them too. The three of us are your number one fans. Always remember that. So to you Lizzy, we love you more than you'll ever know & we miss you dreadfully, but now you're perfect & they say God loves all of us more than we're capable of loving. So you're in good hands. Have a lovely time, & don't forget about us down here, we'll come find you someday.
 
   We love you baby girl, Daddy, Mommy & Olly


A part of me is broken
My heart has split in two
A part of me is missing
Because a piece is now with you
A part of me's not whole
My heart will never be the same
And it cannot be mended
Until we meet again