OK, I have titled this blog "Harrison Family Tree". I intend to use this as a place to document the happenings of my family for years to come. My husband and I were recently given a gift with a quote on it that laid it out pretty perfectly...
"Our family tree thrives on strength and love.
With every bud and every branch the tree grows.
Every joy shared adds more love
And every storm faced together
Only makes the tree grow stronger." - Betty Singer
That quote will be the motivation for this blog. Recently my little family grew and a new bud was added to our tree. This is something my husband and I have been waiting and hoping for, we were so excited for. But things didn't work out the way we planned and I have been struggling to find a way to cope with it. Together, with the rest of our family and friends, we are facing a very difficult storm. I am hoping that this opportunity to share my thoughts and feelings will help to ease some of the pain we are experiencing in order to make our tree stronger for the future.
I am recently a new mother to a beautiful little boy. After 36 weeks of growing inside me he got himself all twisted and tangled and with just one more turn the wrong way his lifeline was compromised and he didn't make it. He was born still on October 3, 2010 at 9:06 pm, just 4 weeks before his expected arrival into this world. He was 6 lbs 11 oz and 20.5" long when he was born. He was the perfect combination of his mommy and daddy, had a full head of beautiful dark hair and the cutest little dimple in his chin. He was absolutely perfect and everything that we had ever hoped for.
This is our first son, Radley Facemelter Harrison. There will be more to come about Radley, his delivery into this world, his time growing inside me, his name, his funeral and his family in future posts. For now I will just leave you with this beautiful picture of him.
