Slowing down

Hello All!
I hope that time has been gentle on you all. I wanted to thank you again for those waiting on names to be written. I have recently gone back to work full time and it has taken away much, if not all, of my free time. I will still continue to write names but please know that the wait is a bit longer now than it was before. Please keep the requests coming. Thank you all for your continued support. Know that I think of all you beautiful parents and your equally beautiful children daily.

Love, Strength & Hope,

I thought a personal post was way overdue, so here it is :). Fist off I again want to thank you all for your continued support. If it wasnt for all of you sharing what I do, I wouldn't have been able to reach all the families I have already written names for. Please continue to share this blog and my facebook page with other bereaved parents so that I can continue to share my humble gift with them.

Also, please check out the buttons of blogs/pages I have listed to the right. I am always adding more buttons that have touching tributes and/or fantastic resources. Feel free to share these as well. The newest button to be added is "In His Name." This is a fantastic page made my one of my dear friends who sadly lost her little boy to SIDS. She has created this page as a support page with valuable information and resources for any parent that has lost a child to SIDS/SUID. Click the button below to check out her page:
                                                   
I also wanted to update that all the names that were previously in waiting have been posted. I believe there is one name in the queue right now that was requested earlier this week. So if you have made a previous request and have not seen it posted, then I did not receive it.

I leave you with a quote I heard earlier in the week and it stuck with me. I created a little photo to go along with it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Andonayia

Cherishing my rainy days

Elise

Elise Renee Tagliaferri
4/6/09
36 weeks
forever loved and forever missed.

Michael

Angel & Devan

Angel Marie & Devan Michael~ Mommy's glory babies

Calypso

http://angelwishingtree.blogspot.com/
http://scarsinmyyarn.blogspot.com/

David

Sydney

http://missingsydney.blogspot.com

Lucas

Lucas Ryan
September 22, 1999 ~ March 19, 2000
We love & miss you so much angel boy..
xoxo,
Your Family

When night time comes and the sun goes down,
the memories of you come out to play.
It quite now and everyone's asleep,
but I keep thinking about that day.

The day you left this world behind,
to be Cancer free and fly so high.
The memories of me holding you,
and watching until the finale goodbye.

Seeing you take your very last breath,
and praying for your little chest to rise.
Finally knowing this is the end,
there's no more shinning of your beautiful eyes.

You live above the stars & moon,
in Heaven's kingdom in the sky.
Our angel boy you fought so brave,
fly sweet baby fly so high.

Your battle has ended; the Cancer is gone.
Your Cancer free & fully healed.
We wish your stay was so much longer,
but God needed you & your fate was sealed.

We miss you Lucas; its been almost 11 years,
The pain doesn't get easy and time doesn't heal.
The tear's still shed and our hearts still break,
Sometimes this life just feels so unreal.

~Madissen L. October 2, 2010~

Ember

http://missingember.blogspot.com

Janessa

Connor

Remington

Paul, December, August & October

Paul Simon & his siblings: December 2006, August 2008 & October 2009

Henry

Henry Thomas~ My little prince

Shamrock & Junebug

http://nodayalyrene.blogspot.com/

Trinity & Sebastian

Trinity Moon and Sebastian James
 
Jan. 20, 2009~ Momma loves you.

Gabriel

Gabriel Christian James Smith~ Born still at 39 weeks

And the winner is.....

I apologize for the delay in announcing the winner (makes it that much more suspenseful huh? lol) I counted the number of comments from both here and the facebook page. And I only counted the comments that were entries (not random comments). I used random.org to choose a number between 1 and 60. The number chosen is.....

That would be Antoinette! Congrats Ann!!! And thank you all for your participation!

Giveaway time!!

Since we have reached 100 followers (and even surpassed that) I am having a giveaway! Here is what is up for grabs:



A pregnancy & infant loss awareness car magnet and silicone bracelet. Here is how you enter:
1. Follow my blog and leave me a comment letting me know you are either a new follower or existing follower.
2. 'Like' my Facebook page and leave a comment letting me know you did.
3. Refer new followers and leave a comment with the names of each person you referred, one comment per name.
4. Leave a comment sharing where you would wear the bracelet if you win.
5. Leave a comment of the name of the child(ren) the magnet would be placed in honor of.
6. Share my giveaway link on your blog and leave a comment letting me know you did.
7. Share my giveaway link on Facebook and leave a comment letting me know you did.

Enter as many times as you would like. The more comments the more entries. This giveaway will be open till 1/7/11 (pst). The winner will be announced on 1/8/11. Good luck to everyone and again thank you for your support!

P.S. If you are having trouble leaving a comment here, please leave a comment on my facebook page. Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry. Good luck!

100 FOLLOWERS!

You did it! We have hit 100 followers! I can't thank you enough for your support! As promised I am going to have a giveaway to start the new year. Here is another little proposition for you all. If we can surpass 100 followers, I will up the ante of the giveaway. The more followers we get over 100, the better the giveaway will get. Im planning on posting the giveaway on 1/1/2011 so you have till the end of the year to get as many people following as possible. Good luck!

Micah

http://cuddlebaby.xanga.com/

Tristan & His Sibling

Ariana & Soraya

TanaLee

http://tanaleedavis.blogspot.com/

Jenna

So very touching

I logged onto facebook today and updated our facebook page and to my surprise I had been tagged in a photo. This photo was posted by Chick Soup For The Angel Mommy And Daddy's Soul and here is the photo:

I cant tell you how much I love this! I really appreciate this! I need reminders every now and then to remind me that I am making a difference in the BLM community one family at a time. Thank you so much to Chick Soup For The Angel Mommy And Daddy's Soul for sharing this touching photo with me!

And for those of you interested in what this group does, it's basically a place for BLMs & BLDs to share their stories of encouragement. To share what things have helped them, what miracles they have witnessed and to share any inspirational stories, quotes, photos or really just anything having to do with your babies. Their mission is to pay it forward. They are creating unity and recognition to the community of BabyLost parents. And by helping other families out there, they hope to lessen the pain for others and at the same time remember their children by keeping their memories alive. If you are on facebook, be sure to 'Like' this page.

Chance & Bug

Jacob

Our son Jacob Dylan was born September 19, 2010.  We love him and miss him so much.  We carry him in our hearts everyday.  You will be forever loved and always remembered, Baby Jacob.  
Mommy and Daddy love you <3 

Aidan

Aidan Donan Guilfoyle was born still at 32 weeks on August 1, 2010.  

"Loved with a love beyond telling, missed with a grief beyond all tears."