Hi ladies -

I wanted to keep you posted on us - Alex came home from the NICU 2 weeks ago after deciding he liked milk enough to eat it consistently. It has been so busy I haven't had time to write a good post. So we have both our survivors home now. It is good but very busy. We finally picked up our angel Ari's cremated remains this past weekend and now we have all 3 home with us. I am just looking forward to having our house to ourselves soon so I can feel free to grieve...(MIL is staying with us now...whole other post!)

I also found a necklace online that I got for myself as a keepsake for my 3 babies - it is the alphabet charms on this website, so I got 2 A's and a Z. Kinda pricey but I wanted something I could wear forever. I got it in the mail today and it is so beautiful. I am really happy with it. I know we are all always looking for different ways to remember our angels. The website is www.helenficalora.com

Thanks for listening as always...it is nice to have a place where I feel understood.

Love,
Heather
Mom to Alex, ^Ari^ & Zoi born at 34.2 weeks 2/26/09

That's great news that Alex is home now too. I'm sure it's nice to have help but it will be even nicer to have the house to yourselves. I remember actually being glad when my husband went back to work - one less person to keep track of. Hang in there!

Thanks for the tip on the charms - they are so cute. I'm always on the prowl for new ideas.

Allison

Mom to:
Madeline 09/2001
Jack, Evan & ^Alex^ 03/02/2008 @ 26 weeks

Hi Heather,
Happy to hear that Alex and Zoi are home and healthy and that your angel Ari is also home with you.

Send MIL out shopping for a long while! I know after a while we just starting telling people "don't come over", I needed some "me" time to just cry and think.

Your charm necklace is beautiful....did you go with gold or silver?

Take some time for you. Hugs, Nan

Nan~
In loving memory of my beautiful girls:
^Shelby Lee^, ^Megan Aimee^ and ^Lynne Barbara^,
March 6, 2009, born at 20 weeks, 0 days.
http://rememberingourtripletangels.blogspot.com/
http://forumforgrievingdads.com/

After much debate I went with gold, with one little diamond on each. It is very pretty and touching it makes me feel better, as strange as that may sound.

Nan, thanks for sharing your garden with us, you are an inspiration to me!

MIL doesn't speak much english or drive...so she can't get out much. Luckily my mom is going to take her out this week for a while. Every time the babies cry she asks me "Why?" (which drives me nuts, hello they are babies!) ...so I don't know what she'd ask if I was crying...and my Greek is not good enough to explain to her. Ugh!

Love to you ladies-
Heather
Mom to Alex, ^Ari^ & Zoi born at 34.2 weeks 2/26/09

Heather,

that's great news. I am so glad you have your babies home. It is a busy time and yet a difficult time to grieve.

thank for the information on the site.

keep us all posted on how you are doing.

take care,
Dana

Jacob, Olivia, Benjamin
30 weeks 1 day

Heather,

I'm so glad Alex is home! Gabrielle came home two weeks ago as well. I totally understand your not wanting anybody in the house. I've declined all offers of help (my father in law has even offered to get us a night nurse for the first month, which he did for his daughter and step-daughter), but I just don't want anybody here. During the day I am fairly well occupied, but at night when I am up with Julia and Gabrielle is usually when I cry the most, and I just need that time to myself.

I will check out the site you mentioned, I've been looking at a bracelet for me with Caitlin's footprints and a key chain for my husband at myforeverchlid.com.

Amy
Julia, ^Caitlin^ (due to encephalocele complications) & Gabrielle