Micah's Story
From Micah's Mommy...
Every parent dreams of the memories they will build with their children. There is no word to describe the anticipation, joy, love, hope, and planning that goes into preparing to bring home your bundle of joy. No parent can prepare for the unthinkable. For those mommies and daddies who don't get to bring their baby home or keep their baby home, my hope is to invite those parents to build memories with tangible items that are part of their angel.
At 33 weeks we said hello and goodbye to our son, Micah Gerold. He was perfect and the pregnancy was great. We will never know why he was called home. After delivering Micah, my husband said I wish I had a baseball. Just as we stamped big brothers feet. He wanted the baseball to create a keepsake, the only ball Micah will ever hold. A sweet friend ran to the hospital with a baseball. We made memories. Not the way the memories should be built.
However, these are the only memories we will have and they are cherished. So while we held him for 11 hours we sang and talked. We dressed and diapered him. We trimmed his hair and saved it. We made a hand mold and we stamped those precious feet on Micah's baseball.
I left the hospital with a broken heart and empty arms. The tangible pieces from those hours I held my son are pieces of him. I am grateful that I have these pieces and pictures to hold onto until I hold him in heaven.
In honor of Micah Gerold, whose footprints are always on my heart, I am collecting baseballs to deliver to hospitals. Every child leaves footprints on someone's heart and every child should have a ball. For my angel I'll hold his ball safe on my dresser and with all my love I look at his beautiful footprints and say goodnight son.
With love, Micah's Mommy
"He will be our peace." Micah 5:5
I will be sharing Micah's story and more through my blog very soon.
