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31 Weeks

Dear Aaron,

Happy 31 week Heaven Day baby boy! I hope you are doing great! Daddy and I had a nice New Year's...it definately was not nearly as tough as Christmas. We had some friends over and played games...we had fun. Daddy was a little sick before New Year's Eve and now he gave me his cold (bad Daddy!). New Year's Eve was the 7 month mark since you died. SEVEN MONTHS! I really can't believe it. We talk about you so much and think about you so much it just does not seem possible that it has been that long. That means you'd be just over 8 months old. I can't even imagine what you would be doing. I have to look to some other babies I know that were born at that time and look at their pictures and see what their mommy and daddy do with them. We took the toys to the hospital this weekend. I bet you made a lot of kids that are sick very happy. You made your mommy and daddy very proud. There are so many people that love you and thought of you over the holidays. We missed you so much. Things were good enough for us...but would have been excellent if we would have been able to spend them with you. I miss you baby boy. Your always in my heart and arms ache to hold you.

I love you Aaron!

Sweet dreams (I'll meet you there),
Mommy

PS. You should see my new calendar at work. Your Grandma made one for your daddy and I and it is full of pictures of you. We each have one at work and one at home. I look at it MANY times a day :-)

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Anonymous said…
Happy New Year to my precious grandson! I am sure you are very proud of your mommy and daddy!

Love, Grandma W.

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