Oh, my, are these babies (and the grown grands, too!) just adorable?? Beautiful people in every size and age.
Libster, I'm sorry about your grief, and how the dates of your losses have ruined your birthday.
Janice, I remember the meltdown I had three days after my mom passed. I curled up in my bed in fetal position and just sobbed and screamed and bit a pillow and kicked like a baby. I could feel my stomach and my heart literally hurt from pain and in my head I pictured a baby being ripped from her mother's arms. THe crying was uncontrollable. My hubby came in and simply laid his hand on my back while I cried. "I can't do this! I can't do this without her!" All he said was, "Yes, you can." And he stayed there with me, silently praying, until I cried myself to sleep. It was the hardest and longest I had ever cried before or since, but it was very cathartic, and I actually woke up stronger instead of weaker in spirit.
NZ-- We are all so excited for you. Can't wait to hear your birth announcement!