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One year ago, July 31, 2018
After 56 exhausting days, we brought our first triplet home from the NICU. We were able to hold her without monitors or wires for the first time. We waited 8 weeks to hear, "Bailey is ready to go home". After all of the tears, stress, scares, ups and downs, #BaileyMarie came home! Her siblings got to meet her for the first time! I remember my heart being so full and being so nervous.
Our NICU journey was traumatizing. Bittersweet. I struggled to find balance between joy for my survivors and grief for my angel. Celebrating milestones without fear, anxiety or negative thoughts, was done with so much intention and took a lot of effort.
With the help of my online community, my tribe, I was able to get through some of the most difficult moments. You guys really do rock!
Do you remember taking your preemie home? Drop an emoji to describe how you felt walking outta those NICU doors?
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How was this almost 3 years ago Felt like just yesterday we found out we were expecting you.
I miss sitting by you watching you sleep, wriggling in there, waving your hands around despite those wires (and then causing the machine so much noise). This tiny human was always proving to us how strong he was. Like once, his Dada was so worried he'd cry when a nurse was about to take his blood. But there he was so chillax sucking his fingers away.
We miss you Abang Akid. We miss adik Ariq too. Every single minute of everyday.
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Today should been one of those cute in/out photos! Today I should be holding 3 beautiful triplet babies with a fun in and out photo trying to bear hug all 3 of them. I remember when we took this photo the nurse and I joked how hard it would be to hold all 3 of them at once for the photo. I don’t think a moment goes buy I don’t wish it was all different. I wish I could go back to that day in this photo. Where hope, faith, love and pure content ran through me non stop and I could actually smile like this. It’s hard to even remember back on the day of this photo. The pain of everything that should been is just unbearable. I miss Milan and Katarina more then I could ever put into words. Learning to find a new way to live with out them- will always be the hardest thing I will ever do. As I hold Dimitrije and Lana tonight - while I watch them sleep - listening to every breath they make ... I will be dreaming of my sweet angels #storytelling #parenthood #momlife #triplets #infantloss #babyloss #childloss #griefandloss #griefjourney #grievingmother #pregnantbelly #micropreemie #preemiemom #nicu #nicubaby #motherhood #infertilitysucks #storytellingmama #babyloss #babylossawareness #babybump #nicuangels #survivingmotherhood #survivingchildloss #neonatal #neonataldeath #neonatalloss #gonetoosoon #pregnancydiary
I like this idea...instead of my heart falling to pieces, it’s crumbling into seeds of love. On the other side of grief there is a beautiful garden waiting.
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Thank you to everyone who reached out on Friday and who helped me celebrate Dylan’s second heavenly birthday by performing random acts of kindness in his memory. Reading each of your comments, messages and texts made my heart soar ❤️.
Mark and I enjoyed some birthday cake at one of Dylan’s favourite places, Shaw Woods. It is where we have a memorial bench dedicated to him. Dylan often said that it was one of the only places he truly felt at peace and that is why we chose to have his bench placed there.
While walking to his bench from the parking lot, we were swarmed by mosquitoes and deer flies leading us to think it may be a miserable visit. We should have known better! After lighting the candles on his cake and wishing him the happiest of birthdays, the nasty pests completely disappeared. They stayed away for the entirety of our visit. A lone dragonfly stood watch nearby from a large rock dominating the creek’s shore.
I know Dylan was with us just as I know he took care of those annoying pests for us. The significance of the lone dragonfly was not lost on us either. Being there was peaceful. It was spiritual to celebrate the life of an amazing young man in nature’s presence. It was an honour sitting on his bench made lovingly by Mark’s hands.
I never knew I could miss someone as much as I miss my Dylan. I never knew how badly my heart could be broken in the aftermath of his death. I also never knew how moving forward in his bright light could lift me from the abyss as it has. Every day I live my life in the midst of sadness while trying to be all the things I loved most about him.
Keep those random acts of kindness going. Share your stories with me as you do. Every act you perform and every story you share helps mend my broken heart a little more.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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It brings me such gratitude to share with you our next sponsor, Natalie @blessedw_five. Natalie and I share an unfortunate loss that changes the way we do life, which is why it’s so beautiful to see another mamá turning grief into beauty and giving back. Natalie found comfort in Origami Owl, this is her story ...
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Three Chocolate Chip Cookie Charms are sprinkled inside of one of Natalie Valenzuela’s favorite Origami Owl® Living Lockets. She often wears a button on her shirt that’s the shape of her beloved snack.
For Natalie, the homemade goodies are less about enjoying an indulgent snack; the cookie symbolizes a moment in time she never wants to forget. It was one of the final moments she had with her baby boy, Vincent, when she was 37 weeks along as she was rushed to the hospital with complications and sadly, Vincent didn’t make it.
While grieving the loss of her baby Vincent, a well-intentioned acquaintance reached out to her, sharing about purchasing an Origami Owl Living Locket as a way to memorialize her son. Not only did she embrace purchasing the Locket, but she also decided to give an Origami Owl business a try. Four years later, Natalie is a Senior Team Leader with Origami Owl, and it’s her Silver Over-the-Heart Chain with Living Lockets that have helped her connect with other struggling moms and offer emotional breakthroughs as they finally share stories about their own losses.
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It’s beautiful stories of love and light like Natalie’s that bring comfort and healing to many. Thank you @blessedw_five for sharing your story and supporting our event. Natalie will be sponsoring an incredibly beautiful butterfly locket in honor of her son Vincent which is just perfect for the occasion and so meaningful! A VERY lucky lady attending our brunch will get to take this beautiful and meaningful piece! Purchase your tickets if you haven’t already!!! You might just be the lucky one!
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Repost from our CEO Fab @mrsrunway1strunnerup2019
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Great evening Kings and Queens! Let's chat... #BmomsLove We are #Bmoms #BereavedMoms we didn't asked to be apart of this unwanted club but we decided to turn our pain into purpose! When #GRIEF birth #PURPOSE Fab and Christi #NoMoreSilence #GodLoveUs
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