Lyndsay
We have been blessed with three: two boys and a girl — a beautiful little girl who is everywhere and nowhere
Innocent questions like "How many children do you have?" are ones we pause before answering.
We lost our little girl Summer unexpectedly — at the 38-week check-up all was fine, yet somehow over the next few days she silently slipped away. Our then three-year-old son Billy had been counting down to becoming a big brother, and felt her loss just as deeply as we did.
Our Gidget Clinician helped us navigate how to talk to Billy about stillbirth, and helped us answer his heartfelt questions — why didn't the baby come on my birthday? How did she get to heaven? Two months later Billy told me, "I think about Baby Summer all the time." To which I said, "Me too buddy."
I continued visiting Gidget House throughout my subsequent pregnancy with our son Beau, receiving support around milestones, birth planning and incorporating Summer into our family. We have been blessed with three children — two boys and a girl. A beautiful little girl who is everywhere and nowhere. Her name is spoken aloud every day in our house.