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January 31, 2012 by

We are home. Carrying Benedict out of the hospital was up there with the two most emotional walks of my life, quite literally walking in the opposite direction down a corridor to my only ever walk with Freddie. With my back to the door of that room. Going home.

I don’t think either of us could quite believe it. I don’t think I’ve ever known both of us so similarly emotionally affected by something. It was an incredible day. And now we are home and sometime in the next few weeks, Benedict will become ‘one of the kids’. With stuff. And his spot. And things he does which are him and which we will look back on and say ‘yes, you were like that right from the start’.

He’s all here, all that potential and character and individual-ness. And this time we get to enjoy it.

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Filed Under: Benedict, Pregnancy After Loss Tagged With: bring home a baby, carrying a baby out of hospital after loss, family life, grief, infant loss, new baby after infant loss

Comments

  1. greer says

    January 31, 2012 at 6:46 am

    And today I get to cuddle him! 🙂

  2. Jeanette says

    January 31, 2012 at 7:13 am

    Now I’m jelous of greer, give that baby a smoosh from me. x

  3. Helen P says

    January 31, 2012 at 8:23 am

    Oh, what a wonderful photo. All of their faces….

  4. Tracy W says

    January 31, 2012 at 10:24 am

    So pleased for you all. Enjoy!

  5. Ruth says

    January 31, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    Fantastic 🙂 xx I’m out of anything more coherent 🙂

  6. Tracy dixon says

    January 31, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    Whst a lovely post. Congratulations! X

  7. Carol says

    January 31, 2012 at 5:22 pm

    Lovely photo 🙂

  8. Charlotte Evans says

    January 31, 2012 at 7:19 pm

    Oh! I had missed this… good grief I am so pleased for you :0)
    Much love from Cottontails
    xxx

  9. car says

    January 31, 2012 at 8:31 pm

    Glad to hear you are all safe at home. Enjoy making Ben part of the family.

  10. Mrs Hojo says

    February 1, 2012 at 11:53 am

    Congratulations on the safe arrival of Benedict. Lots of love xx

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