The Losses of Growing Older

[synchronicity]

There is nothing that gets you feeling more nostalgic than cleaning out the attic. I was cleaning out my attic the other day and I came across a box with maternity items in it including a brochure about breastfeeding and a well used manual breast pump. There were also maternity clothes, a few bibs, and a "boo-boo bunny" fashioned out of a washcloth. I held the bunny to my cheek. I had never used it with my children as it had been held captive all these years in this box. Then there was the bag tied with curled ribbons. It held all the cards I had received to say congratulations for having my babies. I opened one of the cards. It was from a dear friend from years ago who has since passed away.

I sat in my hallway with these things, remnants of a time of my life which will never come again. And then the tears came.


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[synchronicity]

Just wanted to say hi! and...i am so sorry to the moms who have lost babies. I had a miscarraige and had dealt with some years of infertility before I was able to give birth so...I have a glimpse into that sort of pain. I think that is why that time of my life when I had my boys was so special.

Thanks so much for sharing your stories with me.

[blondie 11]

I have my childrens baby cloths. Only a few of the two that are with me today. I lost a child at 5 months of age. I have all of her cloths and keep them in a treasured place. Funny, I do not suffer from the empty nest. My girls are such successful busy professionals, and I am so proud of them. I have always wondered what it would have been like had the other child had lived. She was between the two children. Now, I have this grandchild, but thats another question--LOL