With tears running down, I'm so sorry for your loss. This lo was nothing less than B*E*A*U*T*I*F*U*L! I too lost a baby at 3 and 1/2 months and did a lo in tribute to our child. Scrapbooking is not only about pictures but archiving the story of our lives. It does bring a sense of healing for something so tender to our hearts.
I just want to hold you and let you cry in my arms. I am a grandma too and this makes my heart ache for all of you. I love how you know that you will see little Caroline someday - I guess God needed her more.
This is a beautiful tribute to Caroline! Wonderful page and so very special. I know how hard this must have been to scrap! My heart breaks for you and your family! I went through a similar experience and just days after I finished scrapping my angel, I found out I was pregnant again. I just gave birth to a baby boy on January 11th. Thank you for sharing something so special!
this is beautiful and the story is written so well. I have been through this twice and it's not easy, my heart goes out to you and your family. I also was blessed again I am expecting a little one any day now. thank you so much for sharing
Stunning page... I'm so sorry about Sweet Baby Caroline, she is with the angels, Congratulations on the New Grand Son!! This page and your remarkable story really touched my heart. You did an extraordinary job with all the beautiful goodies you used on this gorgeous page... May God bless you and your wonderful family... lots of hugs.. ~Gale~
Beautiful page... I love the colors!! Touching story... what a loving mom & grandma you are!! Thank you for sharing your story. It is obvious to see that God has given you His strength, and I am so proud of you for leaning on Him!!
LTC, (Love through Christ)
Tracy :)
It is amazing to me how much we can miss someone we have never met, but we do. I think this was a wonderful and beautiful way to pay tribute to little Caroline. It is very touching and hopefully a step toward healling too.
***WOW*** I am in awe!!! I feel for you guys! That had to be just aweful! God always has a plan, just sometimes hard to believe that. But I LOVE how you put the little hand prints inside the flowers. I love how you added the journal entry under the picture. This is a picture worth a thousand words!!! You did a GREAT job on it!!!
What a terrific sentimental way to remember the baby. I too had suffered a similiar miscarriage & you never fully get over the baby.
I am so glad that you too have beautiful love ones to enjoy, as I do myself.
.... I am sitting here in tears..... I'm so sorry for your loss... how very sad. The whole experience was so sad, it touched my heart. a couple of months ago there were complications in the birth of my grandson, that both he and my daughter-in-law almost died ... and I have another granddaughter to be born this week, any day, maybe today (that would be nice), and it's always a bit scary. I am sending you and your daughter a long distance {hug} and want you to know that this really touched me. And congratulations on the new grandbaby. While he doesn't replace little Caroline, it can ease the pain and think of the loveyou can give this new little one. Bless you.
I commend you for making a page about something that was so difficult for you. It's true that Caroline is being held by God, as are you. As the song by Natalie Grant goes: "The promise was when everything fell we'd be held." Congratulations on the birth of your baby boy! :)
Boy, was this page hard to make! This is my tribute to my granddaughter, Caroline, who I never got to hold. My daughter had a miscarriage last year at 13 weeks. I've included the journaling because it tells the story of what happened. I've been putting off making this page, but decided that I wanted to go ahead and make it. I cried when I finished this page because I had told myself that I really wanted this page to be special, and when I finished, I didn't think it was special enough. I don't know if any page could be special enough though. 8o)
You'll notice the word "Lift" below the picture. When you lift the photo mat up, it has my journaling as follows:
I never got to hold Baby Caroline, but that doesn't mean that I don't love her. I still remember the Mad Gab game card that Joey made that said, “Corn Knees Pre Egg Gnat.” They were playing the game on my birthday, and called me to come and help because Jordan “wasn't getting it.” I got it within a few seconds, but I couldn't figure out how that could be on a Mad Gab card. It looked so real! Needless to say, Joey was disappointed and said, “Well, that didn't work out like I planned.” Courtney was so sick with this baby, just like she was with Ashlyn. Then on April 1st, at 13 weeks pregnant, she called me to say that she thought something might be wrong. She thought she might be leaking fluid. She called the doctor, who told her to come on in. I met her and Joey at the doctor's office. When Dr. Greene came into the examination room, she did not realize that this was not a regular checkup. She had the nurse bring in a portable ultrasound machine. She did a quick ultrasound and examined Courtney. She said that she was encouraged, and she saw no signs of a miscarriage. But, she sent us next door for a complete ultrasound. The technician took a few quick pictures and left the room, saying that the doctor would be in shortly. Immediately, Courtney mentioned that she did not hear a heartbeat. I tried to encourage her by saying that they were not looking for a heartbeat. They were looking for fluid, since that was her original concern.
A few minutes later, the doctor came in and said there were some problems with the baby. First, the baby's bladder was extended. He pulled the ultrasound picture back up and showed us the little bubble that was extended up over the baby's body. (I will never forget seeing those perfect little hands in that picture.) And then he said that they could not find a heartbeat. Courtney immediately started to sob, and so did I. My heart broke for my child! As a Mom, you want to fix everything, and I couldn't fix it! The doctor went on to explain that it appeared that the baby's urethra did not develop, which caused the bladder to extend once the baby started to produce urine. That poisoned the baby, and caused it to die. He discussed the possible causes (his theory was that it was genetic), and said that they would need to schedule a D&C. After he left the room, Courtney and Joey held each other and cried. After a couple of minutes, I saw Courtney's hand raise up, reaching for me. I went to her and held her hand. I then decided to give them a few minutes alone, so I left the room. Two days later, Courtney had a D&C, and the baby was tested to see if the cause could be determined. Courtney had specifically told the doctor that she did not want to know the baby's sex. Two weeks later, the doctor left Courtney a voicemail saying that the baby was normal, that the problem was not caused by genetics (which was a blessing), and the baby was a girl. Courtney was so upset all over again because knowing that the baby was a girl made her seem so much more real! She called me at work, and I drove to her office and just sat and held her while she cried. A few weeks later, she told me that they had decided to give the baby a name, Caroline. Although we know that we won't see her until we get to heaven, we know that God is taking good care of her, and she will forever be in our hearts.
Thanks for looking, and I apologize for the long post!
P.S. I am so blessed to have a granddaughter who is 4, and two weeks ago, God blessed us with a beautiful grandson as well. I think having him made it a little easier for me to go ahead and do this page.
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