Rose Garden

In Memory of babies who left us too soon.
We will forever feel your presence and love you always

Please click here to contact us if you wish to list your baby
Please include your loss date, and your baby's diagnosis, as that is how we organize memorials.

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Our Babies, 2005

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Mason

5th January, 2005
Trisomy 13

I am sorry that you had to endure so much pain. You will always be Mummy and Daddy's special boy.
Mason, I love you my baby boy. I am sorry for the pain mummy caused you and I am sorry I never said goodbye.
I guess there was never going to be a goodbye; it is just until I see you again.
I miss you baby and my heart aches for you every second of every day.
The day I lost you is the day a piece of my heart was taken too.
Felicity often asks of you. You are a special boy and know that mummy and daddy
will be here for the next time you want to join us.

XOXOX
Mummy, Daddy and big sister Felicity

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Our Little Star

January 6, 2005 ~ 16.5 weeks
Fragile X Syndrome

To Our Son,
Not a day goes by that we don't think about you.
Our decision was difficult, but was made out of love for you and our family.
Your sister has Fragile X , so we had you tested for this too.
It came back much worse than we imagined. We wish we could have seen you in person, but maybe someday.
We hope you know that we love you and think of you especially when we sing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."

Missing You,
Mommy, Daddy Kirsten end extended families

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Bailey Bert Brown

January 12, 2005 ~ 19.5 weeks
Severe Hydrops

Our loving son sent from heaven returned to heaven. Our first child, our first love.
You will remain in our hearts for eternity and beyond.
We love you always and forever angel baby.

Mom and Dad

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Lily Marie Jones

January 15, 2005
Multiple Heart Defects, Trisomy 21

Dearest Lily,
The memory of holding you in our arms will last our whole lives.
Although our hearts are broken, we take comfort in knowing that your pain is over,
and your new life with the Lord has begun. How special you are to be called back to God so soon.
Mom is blessed to have felt you inside her, even for such a short time.
Our dreams for you, on earth, will not be fulfilled and that brings sadness to our lives.
However, we know you are with your Papa Jones, Aunt Jan and Great Grandpa Manger
along with our other departed loved ones. That makes us smile.
A fresh Lily stands alone in a vase on our kitchen counter.
Its beauty is a reminder of your own, one we will see again when we are finally called home.

Love always,
Mom, Dad and your big brother Matthew

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Jordan

January 24, 2005, 14 weeks
Trisomy 18 and numerous physical anomalies

We waited three long years for you to be with us. We made this decision out of love and
know you are in a better place where you are a healthy little boy. You will forever be in our hearts.

Mommy and Daddy

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Noah Riley

January 27, 2005 ~ 21 weeks 2 days
Spina Bifida and brain abnormalities

Such a surprise that you were here and such a heartbreak that you had to leave.
The time we shared together was the greatest gift you could have given to us.
Thank you for letting us hold you, sing to you and know you for that short while.

Love Forever,
Mommy, Daddy and Laurel

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Christian Phillip

January 27, 2005 ~ 18 weeks
Tuberous sclerosis and heart defects

Christian — Momma and Daddy love you so much. You are and always will be our son and our little angel.
You gave us such joy in your short little life.
Be at peace, my baby and know that we love and miss you more than words can say.

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Gracie Mae

February 3, 2005 ~ 22 weeks
Severe brain abnormalities

Although you were quietly born on that February morning your memory will remain in our hearts forever.
I will never forget the first time I felt you move, or the look on your daddy's face as I held you in my arms for the first time and last time. We will never know the pitter patter of your little feet, the color of your eyes or the sound of your voice but we do know the love and joy you brought to our lives in the short time that we were touched by your presence. We know that you are in heaven, our sweet angel!

We love you,
Mom and Dad

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John Christian

February 18, 2005

We love you so much. Please know we made our choice on the results the specialist gave us. We will forever miss you, and we will long to hold you near. You will always be remembered as our "little angel." Play with the angels and know Mommy, Daddy and your big brother will love you and miss you forever.

In our hearts forever,
Mommy, Daddy and Big Brother Tyler

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David George

February 19, 2005
Renal Aplasia/Potters Sequence

"How very softly you tiptoed into our world,
Almost silently and only a moment you stayed,
But what an imprint your footprints have left upon our hearts."
— Dorothy Ferguson

We will treasure your footprints and the memory of the five and
a half months we had with you, for the rest of our lives.

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Olivia Hope

March 2, 2005 ~ 21 weeks

Our first baby, our angel in heaven. We love you.

Love,
Mommy & Daddy

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Binh An Nguyen

March 8, 2005 ~ 20 weeks
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Our little boy, we love you forever.
We hope that you are always happy and healthy in the heaven.
God bless you.

Ba, Ma' and your big brother Quan

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Hailey Judith Siekiera

March 11, 2005
Trisomy 13

Mommy & Daddy love you so much. You will be forever in our hearts and we hope one day to meet you again.
May you soar with the angels in a place that knows no suffering.

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Nick Colm

March 11, 2005 ~ 14 weeks, 4 days
Cystic Fibrosis

My sweet little boy, you will be in my heart and thoughts forever.
I miss you every single day and you will never be forgotten.
Papa and I wanted you more than anything, but loved you too much to give you a short life of pain.
I miss you so much and cherish every day I got to have you so close to me.

Always ...
Love, Mama

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Dear Angel

March 12, 2005 ~ 14 weeks

Enlarged Omphalocele

Dear Angel - Daddy and I constantly think about you.
We did not get to hold you, but you were truly and deeply loved.
The love we had for you before we even met you, or had to send you to God, will never change.
You gave us hope and a new sense of happiness. We never lost that hope.
Daddy and I had to make a very difficult decision, and we did not want you to suffer any longer
You were always wanted, always loved and will always be remembered.
You will always be a part of our family and always in our hearts.

Love Forever,
Mommy and Daddy

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Zoey Lin

March 14, 2005 ~ 5 months
Bilateral dysplastic kidneys with Potter Sequence and no bladder

I miss you dearly and don't know if I made the right decision.
All I know is that you are with God now.

Love,
Mommy

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Evan Thomas

March 16, 2005 ~ 18.5 weeks
Brain Abnormality

Our baby boy, we love you so much and are so sorry for all of this.
Our hearts will never stop aching for you. You will always be with us.

Mommy, Daddy, & (big sister) Mikaela

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Our Tiny Angel

March 18, 2005 ~ 15 weeks
Cystic fibrosis

We were thrilled when we found you you were going to be a part of our lives,
and were deeply saddened when we found out that you would be sick. We know you are in heaven
happy and healthy and hope that you will always feel the love that your Daddy and I have for you.
We are glad you can play all day with the other babies in heaven and will never
have to know what it's like to suffer with sickness.

Love forever and ever,
Daddy and Mommy
XOXOXO

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Kaylee

March 19, 2005
Anencephaly

Kaylee know that we will always love you and that we made this decision
because it was best for you. You are know in heaven playing with God and the Angels.
I wish I could have seen your face and held you, but I know that I could not.
I would not have been able to see you suffer. Be good and watch over us.

Love Always and Forever,
Daddy, Mommy and all of your family

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DrewAnne Lillie

March 30, 2005 ~ 18 weeks 5 days
Down syndrome, severe digestive disorders
and congestive heart failure

You were our miracle, our joy and so very wanted.
I'm sorry we couldn't give you a healthy body for your perfect soul.
I know you are at peace with your
Grandmother Lil and your Grandpa Wally.
Thank you for gracing our lives so very briefly with your love,
and thank you for giving me the gift to give to others...

Ayliea

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Samuel Josef

2nd April, 2005 ~ 22 weeks, 5 days
Trisomy 21, heart, bowel and kidney abnormalities

You are always on our minds, in our hearts and part of our souls.
Someday we will be together again.

Loving and missing you so much,
Your Mummy, Daddy and brothers Brad & Zac. xxxx

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Joseph Michael

April 6, 2005 ~ 36 weeks
Trisomy 21, hypoplastic left ventricle and duodenal atresia

Our little prince, our hearts ache missing you. Knowing you are at peace and
not suffering is comforting, but does not fill the void we feel. You taught us to love deeper.
We miss you everyday and will always hold you deep in our hearts.

We love you and miss you!
Love, Mommy, Daddy & Jordan
xoxoxo

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Baby Hagedorn

April 7, 2005
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

To my baby girl,
I am so lost without you. I miss you so much that words cannot explain the depth of our pain.
I think of you every moment of every day and wish that your heart was fully developed.
I don't understand why this happened to you, but Daddy and I decided to take your pain for you.
It was the hardest decision we ever had to make and I hate that we had to make it.
I want you here with us to go on Easter egg hunts and go trick or treating,
but God has a different plan for you sweetie.
Daddy and I love you so very much and sending you hugs and kisses everyday.

Love you always,
Mommy and Daddy

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Brandon Blake

April 7, 2005
Trisomy 21, Heart defect, Fluid on the brain

To my sweet baby boy,
I'm sorry I never held you or saw your tiny face. I wanted you so badly, you were my dream.
I hope and pray that you did not suffer. You are in God's hands now, the best place you could ever be.
Now you are my angel, watching over me. I dream of the day I can finally hold you in my arms.
I know we will be together again someday.

My baby Blake, I love you.
Mommy

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Angel

April 7, 2005 ~ 26 weeks
Holoprosencephaly

To our daughter, our sweet baby girl,
Letting you go was the hardest thing we had to do. We are suffering so that you didn't have to.
Not a day goes by that we don't think about you. I enjoyed carrying you and feeling you inside me.
You had black hair like your Daddy and long fingers like your Mommy.
We love you and miss you very much. We wish you were here with us, but God had other plans for you.
You will always be our first child and I know that Daddy and I will see you in heaven someday.
We will never forget our first baby girl.

Love you always and forever,
Mommy & Daddy

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Payton Angel

April 8, 2005
Trisomy 21, Hypoplastic Left Ventricle and Spina Bifida

My sweet little angel, you are missed so much. All our hearts ache so much for you.
I miss you more than any words can describe. Mommy and Daddy had to make the hardest decision of our lives.
We chose to take all the suffering and pain away from you and now you are our dearest angel watching over us.
Holding you, I knew you were in peace with no pain and in a wonderful place.
I can't wait to get there someday and hold you again.
Mommy, Daddy and your big sisters, who you look so much like,
miss you and look foward to the day we meet again and become the family that was meant to be! We miss you!

Love always and forever,
Mommy, Daddy, McKayla and Taylor

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Leilani Kristi

April 8, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. ~ 25 weeks 6 days ~ 10.2 ounces
Oligohydramnios, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Placental Insufficiency

We are so sorry for letting you go. It was the hardest decision of our lives and it tore our hearts apart.
Please know we did everything we could to try to save you.
You were so very much wanted and eagerly wished for.
It has been so hard without you. We miss you terribly and long to hold you in our arms,
see your beautiful smile, and hear you giggle. We are so thankful and blessed that you came into our lives,
even though it was so brief. We will always cherish the precious time we spent with you,
especially feeling your sweet little body move, listening to your heartbeat, our talks, and story time.
We think about you all of the time and wanted so very badly for you to be in our lives.
God is taking care of you now. One day, we will be together as a family and we can
hold you in our arms and kiss you, sweet angel. We love you so much, our sweet baby girl,
our "heavenly child." You will always be in our hearts and minds.

Love Forever and Always,
Mommy and Daddy

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Kevin Michael

April 20, 2005
Trisomy 21

My Dear Sweet Baby Boy, please know what a hard decision that Daddy and I had to make.
We both loved you from the minute you were conceived. You were the one thing that truly fulfilled my life.
I still miss you moving inside of me. Life is so empty without you. You were so beautiful and perfect.
Thank you so much sweetheart for all that you taught me, without even taking a breath
you taught more than I could have imagined. I miss you so much and love you with all of my heart.

Love Always,
Mommy and Daddy

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Tamera Marion

April 21, 2005
Undeveloped lungs and imminent heart failure

Tamera you are my beloved angel. I miss you and long to hold you in my arms.
Your big brother misses you and talks often of his sister who is an angel.
It gives me comfort to know your grandma Marion is watching over you until we can be together again.
Please know you will never be forgotten.

All of our love,
Mom, Dad and Jacob

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David Boyer Clark

April 27, 2005 ~ 22 weeks
Split Hand & Foot Malformation

It has been one year, one month and five days since your daddy and I sent you to heaven.
I am now at peace knowing that you are whole in heaven and surrounded by loved ones that have passed.
I grieve for you everyday and hope you forgive me.
I wanted you so much, you were and always will be my first baby.
I will never forget you my sweet boy.

Love,
Mommy

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Luca Dominic

April 29, 2005

To our little angel in heaven. The dreams we had for you will never come true
I pray you are in heaven with Aunt Rosemary holding you.
We miss you everyday and will hold you in our hearts forever.

We love you forever,
Mommy, Daddy and your big brother Christopher

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Our Most Wanted Baby Boy

May 7, 2005
Body stalk anomaly

(May 7, 2006) One year ago today we lost our baby boy to abdominal wall defects at 19 weeks.
Our hearts still ache. We cherish the time we had as brief as it was.
We feel your presence in our hearts and hope you will help guide another precious baby to us.
We love you and trust you know that even though you may not have heard it.
We will try to live life with joy and curiosity, as you would have.
You were our first child together and we will keep you in our thoughts and hearts until our breath runs out.

With Love,
Mommy and Daddy

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Patrick Henry

May 12, 2005 ~ 18 weeks
Trisomy 21 and heart abnormalities

We planted and dreamed of you. Nature erred. We will forever ache for what cannot be.
This earth is much too dark and parched for growing such a tender flower.
We can't bear to see you suffer and have chosen to grow you in our hearts' garden.
There, warmed by our love and watered with our tears you will flourish and blossom for eternity.

With love,
Mommy, Daddy and big brother Stefan

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Samuel Cartwright

12th May 2005 ~ 19 weeks
Triploidy

To my precious baby boy. Now that you have gone to heaven you do not need to suffer any longer.
To hold you and touch you and kiss you are very special memories we have in our hearts.
You will always remain close to us as a piece of my heart has gone with you.
You were our first baby and will always be loved and remembered.
Not an hour goes by that I don't think about you.
Mummy & Daddy love you with all our hearts.

Hugs & kisses,
Mummy & Daddy

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Angel May

May 18, 2005
Trisomy 21

Our sweet little angel you are missed so much every day. I am glad you do not have to know suffering.

We love you,
Mommy, Daddy and sister Grayce

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Arelia Lock

24 May, 2005
Congenital Heart Defects

The pain to let you go is beyond words. But we know for sure that
you will not suffer when we surrender you to the Lord.
Thanks to Jesus, we'll meet and hold you in heaven someday.

Miss you so much,
Daddy and Mummy

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Our Special Son

24th May, 2005
Trisomy 21

There can never be enough tears to express how much I wish you could have joined our family.
We made our decision through love, and I can only hope that one day in heaven, we can finally meet you,
and that you can play with your big brother and sister.

Forever heartbroken,
Your loving family

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Anna Elise Cowell

28 May, 2005
Trisomy 21 and AVSD

We think of you every day and miss you so much. Our hearts will never be the same.
At least you are at peace and with your brother William. Until we meet again.

Mummy and Daddy and your big brother James

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Angel Son

June 1, 2005 ~ 14.5 weeks
Trisomy 21 and severe placental defects

"If I never knew you, if I never felt this love,
I would have no inkling of how precious life can be.
And if I never held you, I would never have a clue how,
at last, I'd find in you the missing part of me." ~ Stephen Schwartz

How we loved you, how we wanted you, and oh, how hard it is to let you go.
May God bless and protect you, our dear, precious son. Our grief is boundless.

Mommy, Daddy and your sister

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Michael James Fokas

June 3, 2005

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Jack Gordon Hooker

June 9, 2005 ~ 16 weeks
Chromosome Abnormalities (T-18)

You were very much wanted and loved but sadly you could not stay,
may you rest in peace knowing we will never forget you and always love you.

Love,
Your mum, dad and big brother Tom xxxx

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Malachi Matai

Born to heaven 15th June, 2005, 11:55 p.m. ~ 18 weeks gestation
Trisomy 18 (diagnosed by amniocentesis at 15 weeks gestation)

Malachi: conceived an angel. Even though you were not meant for
this earth my darling we are forever entwined. Our hearts together beat as one.
When I meet you in heaven I will know you as your heart will be beating with
mine and I shall hold you in my arms forever.
We shall never be parted as your spirit moves inside me.
I can feel you near my darling Malachi.
There is no other love or bond like that of a mother and her child and it can never be separated.
I love you sweet angel baby, my life forever changed by God's sweet gift of Malachi.

Love always,
Your mumma

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Ethaniel Reimund James

Born asleep 20th June, 2005
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

I'm sorry I never told you all I wanted to say
Now it's too late to hold you because you've gone away
But I hope that when you returned to God, you were carried all the way
And I hope I can find it in my heart to understand why you couldn't stay
But for now I will accept my losses keeping you always in heart and mind
And when I get to heaven you'll be the first that I'll come to find.

Night Night Sleep Tight & God Bless you Ethaniel my baby angel
from Mummy x
Love is loving you, as love is, what love is xxxxxxx

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Laurel Rose

June 21, 2005
Trisomy 21, VSD

In our hearts forever.

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Hannah Marlene

June 22, 2005 ~ 23 weeks
Pentalogy of Cantrell, large omphalocele, diaphragmatic hernia, ectopia cordis, no lung development

My dear sweet Hannah, you were wanted and loved so very much by your Mommy and Daddy and grandparents.
After an agonizing 12 weeks of meeting with doctors and getting the best possible medical advice,
we made the hardest decision of our lives. We made the choice to allow you to go with grace and dignity.
You were born into the arms of God at 12:35 a.m. on June 22, 2005. We will hold you in our hearts forever.
You will always be our firstborn daughter. Little did we know that part of your purpose was to be in heaven
to meet Grandpa just six months later, when he passed away on Christmas Day, 2005.
We will love you forever!

Love,
Mommy, Daddy, Nana, Grandpa, Grandma, Papa and your new little sister who will arrive in August 2006.

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Kayla Rae Haines

June 23, 2005
Trisomy 21

Life given and life taken, you must know
A painful decision, grief and sorrow
All our hopes and dreams for you drift away
For your peaceful return I pray
My undying love for you will remain
For I know for sure, we will meet again
Life taken and life given, you must know
Heaven is expecting you, so go

We will love and miss you always,
Mommy, Daddy and big brother Zachary

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Franklin Daniel McAlindon

June 23, 2005 ~ 24 weeks
Triploidy syndrome

In our Hearts Forever Beautiful Boy

Mommy & Daddy

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Noah John Adrian Jennings

June 24, 2005 ~ 20.5 weeks
Skeletal Dysplasia (Campomelic Dysplasia)

To our sweet baby boy,
Thank you so much for blessing our lives with your wonderful soul.
We will carry you with us always. You will always hold the place as our first son.
We miss you terribly and will one day meet again. We'll hold you in our hearts and souls until then.

Love,
Mommy, Daddy and Emma

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Caden Robert

June 25, 2005 ~ 21.5 weeks
Severe CCAM (developing hydrops)

They brought you for us to hold
You were too small to be born today
Your hands, feet and ears so perfect in every way.
As your father and mother, we shared dreams as one
Would you be a daughter or a son?
As we held you in our arms, our little son
We realized our dreams are no longer real ones.
You will never smell the flowers, hear the rain, chase a butterfly, or have a lot of fun.
You will never feel the sun.
Good-bye, our little son.

We love you Caden, and not a day goes by that we don't think of you.
We know that our decision was made out of love,
but we still miss and long for you everyday and we will for the rest of our lives.

We love you our little angel,
Mommy and Daddy

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Garret

June 26, 2005
Anencephaly

My sweet little angel in heaven, Mommy and Daddy miss you so very much.
I can't understand why you had to leave us so soon.
I know that you are in a better place now where all the angels will watch over you,
but it just hurts so bad. I want you to know that we think of you every day and we love you with all our hearts.
We will join you in heaven my little man, but until then just always remember we love you more than anything.

Love Always
Mommy and Daddy
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Forever

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Our Baby Angel Adam

Born sleeping June 28, 2005 ~ 22 weeks

Terminal Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Our beautiful boy, - we had so many hopes and dreams for you but God had other plans.
We love you and miss you and think of you every day.

Always in our hearts.
Mummy, Daddy, Your Big Sister Kate and Your Little Brother Samuel

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Baby Boy "B"

June 29, 2005
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Our dear baby boy,
Words can not express how much we love you and miss you. We think about you constantly.
Although you were with us for such a short time, you have changed our lives forever.

Love Always, Mommy and Daddy

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Adam Stuart Bell

June 29th, 2005

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

We miss you desperately little one and think of you every day.
We wish you hadn't had to go ...

With love forever,
Mummy, Daddy, Kate and Samuel xxxx

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Niallia Lynn

Severe Heart Defect

She was our little angel who never deserved to suffer.
Now she's home with God and her two great grandpas in heaven.

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Mari Taylor

July 6, 2005
Anencephaly and Acrania

Our little butterfly — your tiny body was not able to sustain your life,
but you will live forever in our hearts.
Our love for you has changed us in ways we never could have imagined.
Your short life has made an impact on the world, and you will never be forgotten.
We love you Mari.

Love,
Mommy & Daddy

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Bridget Annalise Auchterlonie

7th July, 2005
Anencephaly

Happy birthday baby girl. Today is the date we were given for your birth.
We were so looking forward to meeting you, but we couldn't be selfish when we knew you were suffering.
Daddy and I love you very much and miss you, baby girl. Happy Birthday, Bridget.

Love,
Mummy and Daddy and Radar

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Our Sweet Angel Baby

July 8, 2005 ~ 14 weeks
Trisomy 18

I found out on Mother's Day that I was expecting you. I was filled with so much joy and happiness. Then many tests indicated that you were very sick. Words cannot describe how much pain and anguish we felt. We wanted to welcome you into this world and our family and love you forever. Unfortunately, that was not meant to be. You will live in our hearts forever. We love you baby and know that you are not suffering anymore now that you are in heaven.

God bless you angel.
Mommy, Daddy and your big sister

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Our Christmas Baby

July 20, 2005 ~ 4½ Months

You were a part of my body for a short time, but will be a part of my soul forever. Words cannot express the sadness I feel every day. My little girl who should have been born on Christmas Eve; how wonderful that would have been. My life has forever changed because of you. I am so sorry. I will forever endure the pain. I know you are a beautiful, healthy child in heaven. I think of you every moment with great hopes you will return to me.

Mommy

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Vatsala

August 5, 2005 ~ 22.5 weeks
Premature prolapse/rupture of membranes

In memory of our only child, Vatsala, who was wanted desperately
and conceived after years of surgeries. We miss you every single day,
we mourn that we didn't get to hold you and know you.

We love you, we love you, we love you, and we are so sorry.

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Carsen Elaine Sullivan

August 6th, 2005
Trisomy 18 and Trisomy 21

We love you sweet baby girl and are so sorry we never got to hold you.
We think of you every day and miss not being with you now.

All our love forever,
Mommy, Daddy and big brother Hayden

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Easton Joseph Tremblay

August 9, 2005
Spina Bifida and severe Hydrocephaly

Mommy, Daddy and Joey love you so much.
From the moment I knew you were inside of me, I was in love.
Joey knows all about you and even says your name now.
I have your hand on me forever and Daddy soon will too.
I found this poem and I want to send it to you:
We thought of you today,
But that is nothing new
We thought of you yesterday
And will tomorrow too
We think of you in silence
And make no outward show
For what it meant to lose you
Only those who love you know
Remembering you is easy
We do it everyday
It's the heartache of losing you
That will never go away.

We love you so much angel,
Mommy, Daddy and big brother Joey

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Lily Kay

August 17, 2005
Neural Tube Defect

Lily, Mommy loves you and misses you so much.
The pain in my heart hurts just as much as the day you and I were seperated.
Time does not heal my pain of not having you.
I will never forget you baby girl. I love you Always Lily.

Love Always,
Mommy

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Julia LeGrow ("Baby G")

August 23, 2005 ~ 20 Weeks
Spina Bifida with Hydrocephalus

To our baby girl, we love you so much and will never forget you.
Our hearts were filled with joy from the day we learned you would bless us.
When we found out that you were sick, we would have done anything to make you well.
We gave you to God because he could take better care of you than we could.
Know that you’ll be forever in our hearts.

We love you and always will.
Mommy and Daddy

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Baby Girl Coughlan

September 13, 2005
Spina Bifida, Hydrocephaly

Peace to you our little angel, you will always be a part of us.
We will hold you in our hearts until we see you again.

Love you forever,
Daddy, Mommy and Riley

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Morgan Elizabeth

September 21, 2005 ~ 24 weeks
Anencephaly

My baby girl — Always know that we wanted you so very much.

Love,
Mommy

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Kaila Marie

September 22, 2005

Mosaic Turner Syndrome

We miss you baby girl!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy, and big brother Max

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Abigail

Our Little Angel
September 23, 2005 ~24 weeks
Severe Arthrogryposis

Our dearest Abigail,
Our hearts ache for you and we miss you dearly.
Abby, know that we love you and that you are always in our thoughts and will be forever in our hearts.
Our hope is that there are no tears in heaven. Abigail I hope you're dancing in heaven and looking down on us.

All Our Love,
Mommy, Daddy and Ryan

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Cody Stuart

29th September 2005 ~22 weeks
Potter's Syndrome

To us you were the most special little boy in the world.
Not a day goes by when we don't love you and miss you.
The day I had to say goodbye to you broke my heart.
But I know deep down you're in a more peaceful place.

Love Always,
Mummy, Daddy, Dylan & Brittany
xoxoxo

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Leah Grace Kemp

October 8, 2005 ~ 17.5 weeks
Turner's Ring X Syndrome

Our sweet baby girl ... we love you and miss you so much.
We were so sad that we were unable to see you and hold you before saying goodbye.
But we know that we will hold you someday.
It helps to know that you are at peace and in the arms of loved ones.
We will always love you and share your story.

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

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Liam Richard

October 9, 2005 ~ 20 weeks
Down Syndrome

My sweet baby Angel, I am so lost without you. I miss you so much.
Letting you go was the hardest thing I have ever done. I held you in my arms.
You were so small. Your little nose, hands and feet were so perfect in every way.
I will never forget you. You will always be in my heart.

Love,
Mama

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Jacob Joshua Guhn-Fields

October 9, 2005

Potters Syndrome

Jacob,

Mommy, Nana and big sister Aurora miss you everyday, but we know that you are in a better place.
We know that you were made a guardian angel to look out for your big sister.
You were taken away because, someday, she will need you to be there for her
and to help her through some hard time down the road. Aurora means 'dawn' and Jacob means 'guardian of light'.
Mommy can smile at that now, even though I didn't know that when I named you. That's why it was meant to be.

I love you little man. With all my heart.

Love forever,
Mommy, Nana, Aurora, and all the family

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Baby Harper

October 10, 2005

We have found out that we will never know if it was a boy or a girl or what was wrong
but know that little one you are loved and will never be forgotten.
Mom Dad and Sister miss you. Hopefully some day you will have a name that
shows your place in this world. We love you Baby Harper.

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Alexia Lorono

October 12, 2005
Trisomy 18

Our little angel will always be in here Mommy and Daddy's hearts.
We loved you from the time we found out you were in Mommy's tummy.
We love you our little baby girl, you brighten our lives and we will love you forever.
Fly with the angels my little Alexia.

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

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Aran Wijendra

October 12, 2005 ~ 20 Weeks
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Dear Love,
I really don't know what I should write you. It seems I have so much to say to you.
It seems that you never left my thoughts. I wanted so much for you
the best life ever possible for a child to have. I hope you are in a better place now,
and we made the right decision to let you go. I will, until I die, wonder this decision probably.
One day it seems I did best I could for a child I love will all my heart. Other days,
it just seems hard to understand all that happened and hence I don't know right from wrong anymore.
I could only tell you one thing for sure, we love you so much, and we always have and always will.
All we did is because we love you so much. Regardless of whomever we will have in our lives in the future,
you will always be missed and remembered.

Love you always,
Mommy & Daddy

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Kaysen Anthony

Born in Heaven
October 19, 2005 ~ 19 Weeks
Spina Bifida, Severe Hydrocephalus

We wanted to have you so badly, and your brother Davin was so excited.
Now we can only hope you know how much we love you and your brother Arkin,
who should have found you in heaven by now. Our only thought is that God needed more baby angels,
and Arkin needed a best buddy. We love you so much, and always will.

Love,
Angela (mommy), Tony (daddy) and your big brother Davin, who mentions you often

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Makayla Roberts

October 19, 2005

Cystic Hygroma

You are truly love and missed.

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Lily Bernadette

October 20, 2005
Anencephaly

Lily Bernadette, how we miss you! I believe that you are running around in heaven with bright red hair
just like your big brother Ian does on Earth. I pray that the medical team was right and that you had no pain.
Though you passed to heaven during labor, Mommy and Daddy loved kissing and holding you throughout the day
and tucking you in for the night before we said our final goodbyes the next morning.
We look at your pictures a lot and Mommy aches to have you in her arms.
We know that someday in heaven we will be together!

Love,
Daddy, Mommy and big brother Ian

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Lillian Grace

October 25, 2005 ~ 20 weeks
Anencephaly

My heart aches at the knowledge that I will never hold you, kiss you or see you on this earth.
Daddy and I made the hardest decision letting your soul go back to Jesus. We have loved you since Daddy
and I found each other and talked about our children we would have.
We will love you for eternity and can’t wait to see you in heaven where we will embrace.

Love,
Mama, Dada and Brad

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Annora Gabrielle

November 4th, 2005
Spina Bifida, Severe Hydrocephalus

Our Precious first daughter,
You were such a blessing! God knows it was so hard for us.
Mommy and Dada wanted so much for you to be a happy and healthy
baby but it was just not possible in any way.
Baby Girl, you were so sick and weak, and we did what we felt we had to.
Although we know your spirit and soul were strong, you deserved so much more!
Not a day will ever go by that we don’t miss our little girl,
so please understand it was out of Pure Love and Honor.
(That is Your Name in Latin) Your many grandparents and wise relatives will take care of you sweetheart.
You were such a good girl Fly, our little butterfly and play with the other AHC babies.
Take care of each other. We love and miss you soooo much!

Always in our hearts,
Mommy, Dada and your big brothers

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Thee Marie Crossen

November 13, 2005
Bilateral Multicystic Renal Dysplasia/Potter's Sequence

The day I Lost you will always be in my heart.
I couldn't believe the doctors when they told me that you weren't going to make it.
You are in a better place, free from the pain that you you felt.
You will always been with Mommy and Daddy and we will not forget you.
God has another angel beside him. Until we meet again. We love you so much,
I wish it didn't have to be this way. Holding you in our arms was the best thing that has happened to me.
But when it was time to go I couldn't let myself give you back, that was the worst. You were our first child.
The dreams and hopes we had for you are no longer. You are a baby Angel.

Love and missing you,
Mommy and Daddy

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Sarah

November 17, 2005
Trisomy 21, heart defect

Dearest Sarah, letting you go was the hardest decision I ever had to make in my life.
I hope you can forgive us. You are the daughter I wished and dreamed for all my life.
I know you are in a better place know and don't have to endure heart surgeries and hospital treatments.
The four months I carried you inside of me were the happiest of my life
I will never forget these precious moments.
I will love you for the rest of my life as "My only daughter Sarah" —
I know we will be together someday and I can kiss your little sweet face.

Mama Mimi

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Joseph

November 18, 2005
Trisomy 21

My dear sweet baby boy, words can't describe how very much I miss you.
You were a dream come true and I wish I had had the chance to hold you in my arms and kiss your sweet face.
I know that I made the right decision for you and our family and you are in a much better place.
We think of you as our special angel. Your brothers and sister talk about
you all the time and hope that some day you'll come back to us.
A day does not go by that I don't think of you. I love you baby Joseph, now and forever!

Until we meet
Mama, Daddy, Jason, Zachary and Isabel

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Bailey

November 18, 2005
Trisomy 4

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Keegan Crockett Turner

November 23, 2005
Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome

Dear Keegan, your mommy and daddy love you so much.
That's why we wanted you to come back to us in a body that would let you do all the
special things you would have wanted to do. From building sandcastles with your big brother
to singing nursery rhymes with your mommy, we wanted it all for you.
In the meantime, thank you for being your brother's angel.
You are in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. Not a day goes by that we don't think about you.
You will always be our son, we will always love you and we will forever celebrate your short life.

Love,
Mommy, Daddy and Tavis

Dear Keegan, this is your Grandma.
I love you so much even though I never held you and rocked you to sleep.
I know my mother, your great grandmother, is rocking you at this very moment
and singing the lullabyes that she used to sing to me. Then she will hug you close and kiss you.
Within her presence and love is my love and your mommy and daddy's love.
My dad will teach you how to beat on his lunch pail as a drum, and he will love teaching you how to play golf.
I love you Keegan Crockett Turner with all my heart. You live in my heart forever and ever.

Love,
Grandma

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Sarah Ann O'Rourke

December 5, 2005 ~ 18 weeks
Trisomy 18

Forever in hearts you will always be.
Till we meet again our sweet little princess.
We love you so very much.

Mommy and Daddy

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Chase Victoria Liles

December 14th 2005 ~ 23 weeks
Cerebellum Hypoplasia, Down Syndrome, Spine Abnormalities

The choice we made will never feel right — no matter how right it was.
Is a breath of salty air really worse then never breathing at all?
If only we could look forward to your first steps, words, boyfriend, your prom pictures on our wall.
Instead we have a sonogram of a sick child and a few index cards of tiny foot prints.
If there is a heaven — you are there and you are complete. Wait for us there —
we will show you all the love we have in our hearts for you then.

Our girl always — you will be loved, missed and cherished everyday.
Mommy, Daddy and your brother Gavin

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Jillian Mary Rolfe

Born December 21, 2005 ~ 21 weeks gestation
Trisomy 21

I love you, Jilly Bean.
I love you and miss you and need you to know that you were most wanted and most loved.
I sent you back to find a better place, a better body than the one Mommy provided you with.
Laugh and play, and know that Mommy loves you too much to let you be
anything other than the perfect little girl you are.

Love you forever, baby girl.
Mommy

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Christian

December 28, 2005

You will always be my angel. I think of you every day.
Till we meet again, I will never forget you. Please forgive us.
I look forward to one day holding you in my arms.

Love,
Mommy, Daddy, big sisters "K" and "K"

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Mallory Grace Park

December 28, 2005
Multiple Abnormalities

Mallory I miss you so terribly much, but I find comfort in knowing that our love was all you knew.
You were to feel no pain here and were taken straight to heaven.
I will awake you when I arrive, and look forward to holding you in my arms again.
I love you, Angel.

Love You,
Mommy"

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Avery Rose

December 29, 2005 ~ 21 weeks
Spina Bifida and Severe Hydrocephalus

Today, I sent you to the Heavens where you can spread your wings and fly among the clouds.
You will never know adversity or negativity. Your legs will always walk, run, or jump.
You will know no boundaries. I have set you free.
This is the most agonizing, heartbreaking decision we have ever had to make.
We love you. I have loved you since before you became a presence in our lives.
You have already touched us deeply. Your brother and sister are very sad but comforted
by knowing that you'll be watching over us day after day with the ones we have already lost in heaven.
I will look to you often. I am very sorry that your life ended before it had a chance to start,
but I am certain that you are in a better place. It is because of that, we feel peace.
I love you and I'll miss you. I wish I had the opportunity to see and kiss your sweet, angel face.
I will hold you in my heart forever.

Love,
Your Mommy, Daddy, brother Morgan & sister Madelyn

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Quinn Lynch

December 30, 2005 ~ 22 weeks

I love you and miss you with all my heart.
Your brief life changed me forever. Be at peace, sweet baby.

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Anna Belle

December 30, 2005
Trisomy 18

My sweet Anna Belle, I will think of you every day of my life.
I will always remember your beautiful nose that looked just like your sister's.
I still remember your little fingers and toes. You are my little Angel up in heaven.
I plan on seeing you again. I know that you are not suffering anymore; your little body can rest.
When you left you took a piece of my heart with you. Please know how much we love you and we’ll never forget!
I love you Anna Belle!

Love,
Mommy

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