We flew to Utah on March 4th and were able to visit Amelia's grave on her birthday. It was so nice to visit again and have Bridgette start to understand who Amelia is. I'm so happy we could visit Amelia and remember that she is a part of my life and family. We brought windmills and made her grave look happy.
One day, we went over to Laura's house to have Brady and Bridgette make these cute popsicle sticks for Heidi and Amelia. They turned out so sweet.
The next day we visited the girls to put the sticks in. Laura and I both love how these sweet angel cousins can have each other.
Me and my 3 beautiful girls.
Sisters.
It certainly has been a whirlwind of a year. I have never felt so much sadness and emptiness but at the same time, I have strengthened my testimony of eternal families and have true hope that we will be reunited with Amelia again. I would never have been able to get through my pregnancy without my personal coach and therapist, Laura, and I'm grateful we have each other to understand what this experience is like. Having Penelope join our family has been very bittersweet- she has filled the longing for a new baby, but makes us realize all the milestones we will miss by not getting to raise Amelia, and while I will always wish we had Amelia here, Penelope couldn't be a part of our family if we hadn't lost Amelia. I am learning to trust what Heavenly Father has in store for our family in this life and in life after death. What a blessing to be sealed together in the temple and to have an eternal family.
We love you Amelia and miss you!!
2 comments:
Oh, I'm bawling reading this. Sweet little Amelia. We love all of your little girls and know that each one is an important part of our family. So grateful for eternal families and the knowledge that our babies will be with us again! We love you!
Sweet little Amelia. Love you Rebe! Thanks for sharing this post. It truly is bittersweet.
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