This is such a bittersweet journey. Each day that we have is a wonderful blessing. We are trying to make the most of every moment. I am trying to memorize every beloved kick. I am making a habit out of noticing the small stuff and making a mental note of it. I also find that journaling has been a significant piece of documenting our time. This blog lets me organize my thoughts and make sense of what I'm really feeling. I also started a journal to our baby when I was 7 weeks pregnant, back when we still called our Kinsley "Baby D." I have continued to write to her and document all of the memories we are making. As I said in a previous post, we had maternity pictures done to capture our brief time together as a family. We would like to share these pictures with everyone. Jennifer Wagner did such an incredible job. We are so grateful to her and thankful we were directed to her. Follow the link below for her blog with some of the pictures from our shoot.
http://jenn-wagner.blogspot.com/2012/08/josh-katy-baby-kinsley.html
Right now we ask that your prayers for our family be shifted in a new direction. We have been making a lot of arrangements and plans recently and it posed a very serious question; Does planning for the events after Kinsley's death mean we have given up hope? Please pray we have clarity about which arrangements to start making as well as guidance in the decisions we make. We also ask you pray for us to continue trusting God and keeping faith in His miracles. Maybe we will never even have to use any of our plans. Maybe she will be healed and this will all seem like a bad dream.
Hi Katy,
ReplyDeleteMy name is RaeAnne and my husband and I lost our son Samuel at birth this past April to a fatal condition called PUV. Because of our experience of carrying him to term, and our desire to help other families who choose to carry their baby to term after a fatal diagnosis, we created a group called All That Love Can Do. We would love to support you guys as you walk this road with your darling daughter <3
All That Love Can Do: Support for families who are carrying a baby (or babies) with a fatal condition. We offer support and encouragement during the pregnancy and love and hope after they are gone. Any family who is currently carrying, or has lost, a baby or babies with a fatal condition is welcome to join. Like ATLCD at https://www.facebook.com/AllThatLoveCanDo?ref=ts&fref=ts, join the private group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/allthatlovecando/ and find help and resources at http://allthatlovecando.blogspot.com/ . You are not alone. We’re here to help in anyway we can as you courageously face this journey. <3
With Samuel in my heart,
RaeAnne
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