Hello, Goodbye

Our baby was born on March 27, 2012 at 3:46PM.  He weighed 1 lb/11 oz and measured 12 inches long.  He was only 24 weeks along, originally due July 13.  We named him Drake, because he was born in the year of the dragon.

It's been exactly 1 month since we said hello and goodbye far too soon.  We have started to get a little closure on what happened, but it is still painful as we look back on what happened.

Through this entire experience, the one positive thing is that it has brought our family closer together.  We always knew that we had a great support system in our families, but it wasn't until this happened that we realized how blessed we are to have such loving and caring people in our lives.  We've been so pleasantly surprised at the generosity and kindness that we've received from our friends and family.

Every day is slowly getting a little bit easier, although there are unexpected rough patches.  We are trying to get back to "normal", but it's still unclear what normal really should be at this point.  We mostly are working towards getting to a place where we can look back on what happened with hope instead of sadness.  Through it all, we will always remember our baby boy and remember how much we have loved and continue to love him.