Taking care of his things

Petunia844

When the hospital gave us the footprints/handprints somebody put them in the memory box while we were in the hospital... it's been bothering me ever since that the edges were bent up a little to fit in the box.  Today I went to Michael's and bot a new bigger box, one that didn't have cute baby prints on it as though it belongs at a baby shower.  I also bought a frame for the prints.  I put the prints in the frame after I scanned it onto the computer, just in case anything ever happened to the box... I moved everything into the new box and I put in the book "On the Night You Were Born" that my sister in law gave Peyton at my baby shower.  I don't know if any of you have read that, but somehow it almost seems like it was written for an angel baby.  I feel a little better now, like that is really his box and his things are safer in there, I think I'll also keep the ornament I'm making for him in there when it isn't out.  I didn't really understand the idea of still being his mom right away, but now I guess I can see that I am when I do things like this, and sign up for the March of Dimes walk... I just hope he somehow knows me and knows that I'll always be his mother and always think of him.

weddedwife

I like what you did. I think that you are right, that you are his mother when you do things like that.

pb127

I'm so glad you did this and that you got Michael's mom. I get that too when I do "Mom" things and it makes me feel so much better. This is such a beautiful post.

magdalina.h

that sounds beautiful

krysiahamaty

I'm glad it made you feel better. He definitely knows his mom is taking care of him. I felt the same way when I organized all his "things" in his room. I put his prints in a frame, put his picture in a frame, put his urn next to his picture, etc.

Big hugs.

Petunia844

lissasue3:

((hugs))  I know that book and I've quoted it on my blog several times.

"On the night you were born, the night wind whispered "Life will never be the same."'

I know, I actually read a bunch of your blog because I knew you had gone through another pregnancy... that was where I saw the quote from the book and remember that my SIL had given it to Peyton.  When I went to read it I couldn't believe how much the whole seem thing seemed to be written for babies who died... I'm sure it wouldn't seem like that if I was reading it to my live baby though.  Thank you for your blog... I love how honest it is.