January - Zach starts Kindergarten!
February - My husband opens his Dojo
March - Yasminah's 4th Birthday, My 12 year Wedding Anniversary, The Jackson's Concert!
April - End of my 12WBT
May - Mother's Day
June - Journals For June
July - Zach turns 6
August - Pink Concert!
September - Time with my family
October - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month
November - World Prematurity Month
December - Aisha and Aaliyah turn 4
Showing posts with label Mother's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mother's Day. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Mothers Day
Mothers Day will never be the same for me after the loss of my daughter.
It was always a very special day from the moment I was pregnant with my first child Zach. I celebrated Mothers Day and every hope and dream it brought along with it. Cuddles and kisses and breakfast in bed, special paintings and handmade crafts - all of these wonderful moments to look forward to. After years of TTC I was 7 months pregnant on my first Mothers Day and finally a mum.
I like a lot of first time mums was told like this quote that I wasn't a mother until my baby was born. But I knew and felt in my heart I was. From the moment those two pink lines show up on that little stick you are a mum! You nuture, care, provide and love your child. Everything that a 'real' mother does. You should be able to celebrate and enjoy the precious child/ren you have growing inside you and the gift of motherhood. You are a mum!
My second Mothers Day was wonderful because my son was old enough to call me mum and I remember him bringing me breakfast in bed, a beautiful card with the outline of his handprint on the back and being smothered in cuddles and kisses. This was to be my last Mothers Day where I wouldnt a shed a river of tears.
My next Mothers Day I was mourning the loss of my daughter.
Mothers Day was only 6 weeks after Yasminah was born. It was incredibly hard and full of emotions and a day I will never forget. I spent part of the day with three generations of mums, my mum, my sister and both of my grandmothers. Most of the time in tears. I then visited Yasminah at the cemetary.
We spent the evening with close friends and their family. I didn't feel like celebrating and I remember having to run out of the room because I didnt want to cry in front of them. This day had just taken on a whole new meaning and become so incredibly hard and painful.
It was always a very special day from the moment I was pregnant with my first child Zach. I celebrated Mothers Day and every hope and dream it brought along with it. Cuddles and kisses and breakfast in bed, special paintings and handmade crafts - all of these wonderful moments to look forward to. After years of TTC I was 7 months pregnant on my first Mothers Day and finally a mum.
Most people believe that "The moment a child is born, the mother is also
born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never."
Rajneesh
I like a lot of first time mums was told like this quote that I wasn't a mother until my baby was born. But I knew and felt in my heart I was. From the moment those two pink lines show up on that little stick you are a mum! You nuture, care, provide and love your child. Everything that a 'real' mother does. You should be able to celebrate and enjoy the precious child/ren you have growing inside you and the gift of motherhood. You are a mum!
My second Mothers Day was wonderful because my son was old enough to call me mum and I remember him bringing me breakfast in bed, a beautiful card with the outline of his handprint on the back and being smothered in cuddles and kisses. This was to be my last Mothers Day where I wouldnt a shed a river of tears.
My next Mothers Day I was mourning the loss of my daughter.
Mothers Day was only 6 weeks after Yasminah was born. It was incredibly hard and full of emotions and a day I will never forget. I spent part of the day with three generations of mums, my mum, my sister and both of my grandmothers. Most of the time in tears. I then visited Yasminah at the cemetary.
We spent the evening with close friends and their family. I didn't feel like celebrating and I remember having to run out of the room because I didnt want to cry in front of them. This day had just taken on a whole new meaning and become so incredibly hard and painful.
Mothers Day is a day when all mothers should have their children with them. But all over the globe mums miss their children and children miss their mums.
And I miss my daughter.......
Sunday, May 1, 2011
We are Angel Mums
We Are Angel Mums
We have share our tears and our sorrow,
We have given encouragement to each other,
given hope for a brighter tomorrow,
We share the title of Grieving Mother,
Some of us lost older daughters or sons,
Who we watched grow over the years,
Some have lost their babies before theirl lives begun,
But no matter the age, we cry the same tears.
We understand each others pain,
The bond we share is very strong,
With each other there is no need to explain,
The path we walk is hard and long.
Our children brought us together,
They didn't want us on this journey alone,
They knew we needed each other,
To survive the pain of them being gone.
So take my hand my friend,
We may stumble and fall along the way,
But we'll get up and try again,
Because together we can make it day by day.
We can give each other hope,
We'll create a place where we belong,
Together we will find ways to cope,
Because we are Angel Mums and together we are strong!
Judi Walker
This poem is in every Gift Of Hope
Sending special thoughts today to women all around the globe. Wishing you all a gentle, loving, peaceful Mothers Day
To the mums who hold their babies in their hearts I share your tears
To mums with precious babies in your womb or in your arms Happy Mothers Day
Special thoughts are also with children missing their mums in heaven and on Earth
Saturday, April 30, 2011
International Baby Lost Mothers Day 1st May 2011
Today marks International Baby Lost Mother's Day - the first Sunday of every May. It is a day where all across the world we will celebrate all mothers who are missing their babies and children.
The woman behind the International Event is Carly Marie Dudley who is the founder of To Write Their Names In The Sand and mother to her own Angel ~Christian~
The beautiful flower was taken by Carly of one of the gorgeous flowers from her garden. With the simple words 'You are a Beautiful Mother'. Words sometimes we all need to hear, especially for those of us who have no living children with us, or are missing our children.
So please share these images with your friends, change your profile picture on Facebook, tag all the Beautiful Mothers you know!
Let them know
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