Today is my son's 4th birthday. It is so hard to believe that it has been 4 years and hardest of all, I have no idea what he would look like as a 4 year old. For those of you who don't know, Josiah was my second child and while I was pregnant I found out he had Trisomy 13. He did not make it to birth and died when I was 39 weeks and 2 days pregnant. Thankfully, we knew what would happen, we had lots of support, and I have no regrets. We were blessed to have him come into our lives. I grieved heavily while I was pregnant and when he was buried, but I had closure and I know he is in a better place. Even today I do not feel very sad. I just want to remember him and celebrate today. The hardest part is that I look at my girls and see the gap. There is 4 years between them. Of course, if we had not of lost Josiah, we may not have had Lillian so soon. And as I said, I would really not change anything. I do wonder what he would look like & act like, and how our life would be different if he were here.
I do plan on posting his birth story. It was a truly amazing experience and changed my life in so many ways. I will also post a picture of him. Our computer officially crashed so it may have to wait until we get a new one which will be soon.
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Happy Birthday Josiah,
If you'd like to share his story we'd be happy to help you. Please visit the Living with trisomy 13 Treasured Memory pages.
http://livingwithtrisomy13.org/trisomy-13-memory.htm
So happy to hear you have a new baby on the way...
Blessings,
ThereseAnn, mom to Natalia full t13
all my grand children are a blessing but Josiah has a special place in my heart and I miss him.
What a wonderful blessing all our children are, but our "glory babies" will always hold a special place in our hearts. Happy Birthday, Josiah! And please do share the birth story.
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