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'EVERLASTING MEMORIES' We were so very, very lucky to be able to have our sweet angel at home with us for such a wonderful length of time... When Jack was born he went to God's waiting, open arms in just 5 minutes, but we still had much more than what we ever imagined we could have... We left the hospital within 3 hours with Our Angel Jack safely in his Moses Basket and took him home... Being able to do this, allowed us to be able to take all our treasured photographs in our home and spend as much time as possible with our little baby Jack while we could...
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On arriving home from the hospital, Andrew's mum, sister, my mum and Sophie were there to meet us... We took Jack straight through to the lounge where I sat cuddling him in front of the Christmas Tree ~ with the twinkling lights ~ it was a beautiful moment to treasure in our minds... We had put our tree up early this year in the October ~ prepared incase our little Jack decided to come early... We so wanted him to be with us at Christmas Time ~ so this way ~ in our hearts ~ he was... We had Jack at home with us for 2 days and they were the most memorable days of our lives... Being able to spend this time just holding and taking care of our baby Jack, being able to lay with him in my arms through the nights, waking up with him next to us, will remain in our hearts and minds forever... It was on the 3rd day that we took our sweet angel to the chapel~of~rest...
Jack's Funeral was on the following Tuesday, and we were able to bring Jack back home to us on the Monday before... Andrew, my dad and I bought Jack home at 4.30pm that Monday... The Chapel~of~Rest where Jack had been resting was set on a little Island about a 15 minute drive from our home, and on the way back we stopped off at a beautiful part near the sea, I held my sweet baby in my arms, walked and watched the water flow and the boats sail past... I can't put into words how this felt... I held Jack in my arms until we reached home... We then spent the rest of this day, holding, loving and crying with our sweet Angel... That evening was filled with love from our midwives visiting and our Vicar Chris coming to say the 'Prayers'... We spent every waking minute of this night with Jack, giving a lifetime of love into just a few short hours... knowing that in the morning we had to say 'farewell'...
Jack stayed in his Moses Basket from the time he was born until after the Funeral... We didn't think it right that he should be in anything else apart from his little bed ~ all beautifully set in 'Lemon and blue' drapes... He came home in his Moses Basket and went to God's arms in his Moses Basket too... We had also arranged prior to Jack's birth that when he had to go and rest in the Chapel, he was to stay in his Moses Basket at all times, and this thankfully was allowed... We visited him every day for the 5 days he was there, his little bed was so cosy ~ full with all his little treasures ~ there wasn't much room left...
All the family had bought a little 'Teddy Bear' for Jack... These were placed in his little bed with him. Sophie had written letters that she laid with him by his side, photographs of all the family placed near to him, his own special Christmas 'Star' and a beautiful rose for each day he was away from us... When our visit each day was over, we tucked Jack back in his Moses Basket, wrapped snuggly in his shawl, put the little hood up and left him in the care of his Guardian Angels until we could go and see him again the very next day... Leaving our angel there was one of the hardest things we have ever had to do... I couldn't see why we couldn't have him at home all the time, he looked so beautiful, his red, rosy cheeks and so 'peacefully just sleeping'...
Driving home in the car without him on those days were heartbreaking. We used to go and take a walk on the beach, and just cry for our baby... I'm sure we added much water to the sea there those days... We lived for that following Monday, knowing that we would be bringing our sweet Angel home ~ yet dreaded it also ~ knowing that soon he would be gone from our touch... The two photos on this page with Jack in his Moses Basket were taken the evening before his Funeral Day ~ he was 8 days old... To read more about Jack's farewell, please go to the 'link' on the Home page...
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