In the Fall of 2011, I became pregnant after several rounds of fertility treatments and suffered a miscarriage at 6 weeks. The pregnancy was a blessing and a miracle. It was a brief time that we were able to celebrate and be with Baby Shack #2, but we treasure that time.
Aside: Why refer to our baby as "Baby Shack" and not a proper name? All of our babies are named "Baby Shack" until a gender and proper name are determined. Elizabeth was "Baby Shack #1" up until the time that she was born, bc we did not find out her gender ahead of time. We chose to be surprised. When she was born she took on the name and identity of Elizabeth. When I had the miscarriage in the Fall of 2011, we said goodbye, or more appropriately, see you later, to our baby in heaven... Baby Shack
#2.
On June 10, 2012, Baby Shack #3 returned to heaven at 10 weeks gestation.
I became pregnant in the Spring of 2012 without the use of fertility treatments and the pregnancy was again a blessing and a miracle. It was a gift to see two beautiful and perfect ultrasounds of our tiny miracle. The cause of miscarriage could not be determined, but we know that God is always in control and is always GOOD regardless of the circumstance and the pain that it brings.
After the loss of Baby Shack #3, we desired to honor both of our babies in heaven with a special memorial service to provide closure and time to grieve. We placed the ashes of Baby Shack #3 in a beautiful ceramic box that was given to us for that purpose and with that, we added a picture of my positive pregnancy test to remember Baby Shack #2 because we were not able to obtain an ultrasound photo from that pregnancy. We held a private memorial service in what was to be the nursery for Baby Shack #3 to honor, pray, and grieve for our babies that are in heaven. We miss them dearly and believe we will rejoice with them in our arms again someday.
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