Due Date

Scarlett's due date, April 23rd, came and went quickly, something I did not expect!  We spent the day at a friend's house celebrating her sons fifth birthday, who I have been baby sitting for since he was two!  I just tried to keep telling myself that this day was important, but Scarlett's real birthday is much more important and significant.  Anyways, just a few more days left of April, and then it's finally MAY!  March for Babies is coming up this Saturday (70% chance of rain)  and Team Scarlett has made a ton of money!  Yay!  Can't wait to honor my baby girl on that special day!  I am already feeling relieved that the due date has passed us, I feel like I can finally breathe again!

April showers bring May flowers?

April begins, and I am already wishing it would fly by.  I am worried for the days ahead.  I am worried for how Jon and I are going to feel on the day of Scarlett's due date (April 23rd).  I try to keep telling myself that day doesn't matter anymore, what matters is Scarlett's real birthday.  I decided when Scarlett was born, that I would not be celebrating Easter this year, because it would be too hard for me.  I now have mixed emotions about Easter, but I think I will still pass on the celebrations.  I will celebrate Easter of course, just not in the big family celebration that I do every year.  I cannot wait for May, and to finally stop worrying about the future dates!  I hate wishing the days away, but May sounds so much better than April right now!

Back from Cabo...

We are back from the sunshine :(  It was hard to leave Cabo, what an amazing vacation!

Off to Cabo!

We are going to Cabo in 2 days!  I am so excited to finally get away from the snow and into some sunshine for some much needed quality time together!  Not really a "memorial" for Scarlett, but we will be remembering her of course and taking special pictures (writing her name in the sand, sunsets, etc.)

Our apartment AKA snow pile...

Our resort!

Birthstone ring

In memory of Scarlett, I got a ring of her birthstone!  I got it at Ben Bridge from my best friend, Aimee.  (P.S we love Ben Bridge, we got our wedding rings there too!)  I LOVE my ring, I have never been someone to wear a lot of jewelry, but this is perfect!

It is not on the right finger... I just cannot hold the camera with my left hand and take a pic!

IRIS Charity Weekend

On the 13th we went to the IRIS benefit for a day to remember Scarlett and help raise money for IRIS.  IRIS raised over $10,000!  We had a pancake breakfast, made a memorial basket for the silent auction, and played 20 rounds of Bingo!  Although we didn't win a single game, we still had a lot of fun and felt really good about contributing to such a great organization.

There was also a quilt someone had made with names of babies who had died and IRIS had been involved in... I got to write Scarlett's name on the quilt!

Tattoo!

Here it is!  I only got one picture of it before the guy bandaged it up- I will put more pics up once I get them!