Remembering our babies

"They say the inability to accept loss is a form of insanity.  It's probably true.  But sometimes it's the only way to stay alive."  Meredith Grey, Grey's Anatomy

Noah Paul Weinshrott just a few days old

October 15th is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day.  It's a day I've heard about in the past but never gave it much thought.  This year it has a whole different meaning.  This week marked five months since Alicia & Kevin lost Noah.  It's funny that five months can seem like such a long time and the blink of an eye at the same time.  Noah should be celebrating his 10 month birthday on the 17th.  Instead we are remembering him on Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day.  That seems wrong in so many ways.  

In reading about Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day, I read about Wave of Light.  At 7 pm, all time zones, if everyone lights a candle and keeps it burning for at least one hour there will be a continuous wave of light over the entire world in loving memory of all babies.  So, if you think of it, light a candle.  

There is a blog that I have been following for quite some time.  It was a blog that was started shortly after a couple found out that their unborn baby had a heart defect.  Ewan was born last September but died three weeks later.  His mom, Kirsten, started "Say their Names" in honor of today.  People submitted the names of their babies that they lost.  Kirsten felt that it's important for parents to hear their babies name out loud.  Noah's name was submitted.  Click HERE to watch.  If you want to read more about Ewan, visit his blog at http://www.team-ewan.com/p/backstory.html   

I also read THIS article that I thought I'd share.  

Noah the day of his baptism