Today our little Cate would have been 5 years old. As I laid in bed last night I thought about what she may look like. I wondered what nicknames we would have had for her, what would be her favorite snack, what would her laugh be like, what kind of toys would she be in to. As these thoughts passed my mind I was taken back to the day we lost her. I can still remember everything from that day as if it happened today. The thoughts I had, the sounds I heard, how surreal things felt and wondering why this is happening. Although we all miss our little Cate, we know we will be with her again and feel so blessed to have had her come into our lives. Each year we let balloons go in honor of her and her birthday. When Alexis was little and I had asked her what Cate would want for her birthday she would always say, balloons. This year we will let 5 balloons go.
Last night I came across this amazing website. It's at: http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org This website is for families who have lost babies. There are photographers all over the United States that volunteer their time to come and take pictures of these babies for their families at no charge. Then they present the family with an edited CD of all the pictures of their baby. They capture the memory of these little infants for the families and all at no charge to the family. Isn't that amazing! I would love to hug each of those photographers and say, Thank You! What an awesome thing to do!
We love you, Cate!
"Tiny Hands"
Another pair of tiny hands
To lay beneath the clay
Slumb'ring little baby eyes
To wake another day
O God of heav'n
Come guard this bed
And let this angel sleep
'Till earth is pure for tiny hands
And safe for tiny feet.
-Kenneth Cope
Another pair of tiny hands
To lay beneath the clay
Slumb'ring little baby eyes
To wake another day
O God of heav'n
Come guard this bed
And let this angel sleep
'Till earth is pure for tiny hands
And safe for tiny feet.
-Kenneth Cope
