2012

The year 2012 has been the best and worst year of our lives. We found out that we would be expecting our first child and that joy was ripped from us too early. We got to hear Oliver's heart beat and feel him move. The joy of ultrasounds was taken from us early, being that we had no fluid, we couldn't do the elective ultrasounds. We were lucky I had enough to at least tell us that he was a boy! We learned how to support one another in a hard situation, how to be there through thick and thin. We got to meet and hold our son and spend an unforgettable 24 hours looking at his beautiful face and capturing those memories with an obnoxious amount of pictures. As many as we have, they will never be enough. We had to leave the hospital -  without our son. We filled out cremation paperwork and picked out an urn. We received a death certificate in the mail for Oliver, which took my breath away and brought me to tears instantly. We were married on his due date.

In 2012 we had a beautiful son. 
In 2012 we became husband and wife. 
In 2012 - we became a family.

Oliver  - you have given us so much. 
You have given us something that no one else can. 

We cannot wait until we can see you, hold you, and kiss you again. 


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