I actually stayed home for Easter because I was too emotional. But we bought the boys new Easter books and my sister in law came over with more books and a stuffed bunny for their nursery.
This was our second Easter since losing Devon, and we didn't really include him in our celebration this year [which was very simple and watered down compared to years past]. I did spend some time yesterday morning talking to him and wishing him a Happy Easter, though. I do that for all major holidays.
My family had plans already and DH isn't speaking to his sister so we had a few of the IL's over to our house for dinner. My MIL cooked the meal and brought it over...that's my kind of holiday As for incorporating Jack, honestly we didn't. I'd really like to but DH and his family are a little uncomfortable I think with my openness of even talking about Jack. MIL had a Pandora bracelet she was showing my SIL.... she was talking about the three birthstones she had for her three kids (MH, SIL and BIL) who happen to be the same birthstones and me, MH and Jack. She couldn't remember which was which ....so I piped in and said "Jim is light blue, John's green like mine, and Rebecca's is dark blue for December just like Jack... " and just kinda left it at that. I was happy to see though that the "its a boy" charm my MIL had gotten months ago is still on her bracelet. I honestly was worried she'd taken it off.
Me: 33, Endocrine issues & FVL DH: 32, Nothing
NTNP 2009-2012 TTC since 2012:
Clomid, 2 IUI cycles, and 5 IVF cycles = BFN
FET #1 August 2013 = BFP! EDD 5/11/14
Jack dx at 19w1d with Dandy Walker on 12/16/13
Severe Pre-e /HELLP set in Jack born sleeping at 20w1d on 12/23/13
Re: Including our angels in the holiday
This was our second Easter since losing Devon, and we didn't really include him in our celebration this year [which was very simple and watered down compared to years past]. I did spend some time yesterday morning talking to him and wishing him a Happy Easter, though. I do that for all major holidays.
My family had plans already and DH isn't speaking to his sister so we had a few of the IL's over to our house for dinner. My MIL cooked the meal and brought it over...that's my kind of holiday
As for incorporating Jack, honestly we didn't. I'd really like to but DH and his family are a little uncomfortable I think with my openness of even talking about Jack. MIL had a Pandora bracelet she was showing my SIL.... she was talking about the three birthstones she had for her three kids (MH, SIL and BIL) who happen to be the same birthstones and me, MH and Jack. She couldn't remember which was which ....so I piped in and said "Jim is light blue, John's green like mine, and Rebecca's is dark blue for December just like Jack... " and just kinda left it at that. I was happy to see though that the "its a boy" charm my MIL had gotten months ago is still on her bracelet. I honestly was worried she'd taken it off.
NTNP 2009-2012 TTC since 2012:
Jack has handpicked his sibling up there
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