Oh Karen, no problem that it took you a while, your kind words are a comfort to me even now. Yesterday was a month, a whole month with my baby gone. I wanted to post but couldn't, needless to say , I had a really bad day yesterday.
At least now I can look at pictures of Mandy and smile while I'm crying. Lacey seems to realize that Mandy is gone and not as scared as she was. Missy still watches sometimes when I bring Lacey in from outside as if she thinks Mandy could be outside all this time.
I know in time I will think of the happy memories and not so much the pain of loss, but it may be a while...