A Bad Time Of Year

A Bad Time Of Year

This time of year is never that easy having one child in heaven and two here. It is a busy time of year for us with all of us having birthdays and then just the general hustle and bustle of Christmas. Having them both in …

When Grief Hits

When Grief Hits

October is always a bit of a rough month. It is Babyloss Awareness Month, it is Babyloss Awareness Week and it is BBs birthday. There are always so many emotions in October. Every year I start the Capture Your Grief Project and every year I …

Rhianna’s Journal

Rhianna’s Journal

I am a girl that buys a diary every year, with full intentions of keeping a journal. I have loads where a couple of pages are written. But then I stop by February. I have one that is complete. It has been filled in every …

A Peace Lily For Rhianna Lily

A Peace Lily For Rhianna Lily

Yesterday was our fourth wedding anniversary. We always do something for our anniversary, this year we are doing something tomorrow instead of yesterday. However we don’t actually do presents and due to us just having been away this year we definitely weren’t buying presents. But …

Grief

Grief

One thing I hate about grief is the unpredictability of it. You can never tell when it will hit. You can never predict when you won’t be ok. And you really live your life on the edge of a cliff for the rest of your …

Initials

Initials

I have a big thing about initials Looking around our house we have initials of BB, Rhianna and Boo around the house. I am not sure if its something that I would have done if all three of them where here on earth all together, …

The Final Goodbye

The Final Goodbye

No one should bury their child! No one should stand at a graveside and watch their child’s coffin be lowered into the ground! 6 years ago we did just that. We stood and watched. Watched the tiniest grave be filled by the tiniest coffin. No …

The Day You Turned Six

The Day You Turned Six

Yesterday was your 6th birthday. It was not a great day. The first time that your daddy ever had to work! And it didn’t work. It was horrible. And will never happen again. We tried it. It doesn’t work. He can not be working on …

I Wish

I Wish

I wish you could explain the pain you feel when you have buried your own child. I wish you could explain the breaks in your heart and your soul when your child has died. I wish you could explain the cracks and the scars that …

That Day

That Day

One thing I have learnt over the years is that there are days, especially in March leading up to Rhianna’s birthday and anniversary that I just can’t do. I can never tell you when the days wil come, but they do every single year. And …