Halloween 2012 Photos

Halloween 2012

Pumpkin

Hermione Granger

Luke Skywalker

Getting ready to trick or treat!

My Pumpkin Patch

My Halloween Pumpkins!

 All four kids have now worn the same pumpkin as their first Halloween costume.  

For the girls it was a little big, and for the boys it was a little small.  

But they all look pretty cute!

Birthday Month -- A Look Back Part 1

I definitely have my favorite Julia photos and I tend to use these for printing, scrapbooks, framing, blogging, etc.  In honor of Julia's birthday month, I wanted to post some of the lesser known or lesser shown photos of her.  Here are a few from December 2010...

What a tiny girl she was! 

Cohen at 5 Months

At 5 Months I Can...

- Eat baby food! So far I really like bananas, pears, apples, and sweet potatoes!

- Use my hands to play with my toes

- Try to pull myself up to sitting in mommy's lap

- Laugh and laugh and laugh

- Play with lots of toys

- Weigh in at 17 lbs!

- Balance and bounce in the exersaucer!

- Almost sit up!

Likes:

- Daddy's silly voices

- Baby food!

- Tickles

- Mommy holding me

- Sydney and Isaac reading, singing, and playing with me

Dislikes:

- Long car rides!

- Peas!

Day 29: Music

 Day 29: Music

"You'll Be in My Heart" - Phil Collins

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. This national observance month was established in 1988 by President Reagan.  This post is part of Carly Marie's "Capture Your Grief" 31 day photography project for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

Day 28: Memory

 Day 28: Memory

Today is about sharing a significant memory from my grief journey. One that stands out to me is from the day Cohen was born. He was born on May 14, nearly 5 months to the day from when we lost Julia. I was in the same delivery room/operating room where I delivered Julia 18 months before. I had the same doctors. I was beginning to feel a sense of deja vu. That feeling combined with the effects of the spinal anesthesia made me start to panic and have difficulty breathing. I was missing and grieving Julia and nervous and excited for Cohen's birth and I just did not know how to reconcile those emotions. In that moment, I had to focus on Cohen. I had to focus on him as the gift she gave us to celebrate life. And when he was born and I saw what a big, healthy baby he was, my heart was full of thankfulness for life -- for the lives of all four of my children. 
I love you, Julia.


October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. This national observance month was established in 1988 by President Reagan.  This post is part of Carly Marie's "Capture Your Grief" 31 day photography project for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

Day 27: Artwork

 Day 27: Artwork

By Sydney Childress

This is a drawing by my daughter Sydney. She drew a picture of herself holding Julia from the first day she met Julia.  She even drew the "Big Sister" shirt she was wearing that day and the pink hat that Julia wore for the first few weeks of her life. Sydney has been able to capture several special moments with Julia with her drawings.  I am amazed by her.

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. This national observance month was established in 1988 by President Reagan.  This post is part of Carly Marie's "Capture Your Grief" 31 day photography project for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.