April 17, 2008

Josiah's birthday

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.

3 comments:

Trisomy 13 Life with Natalia ~ Transformed by Love said...

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

Anonymous said...

all my grand children are a blessing but Josiah has a special place in my heart and I miss him.

Christina said...

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.