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The 5th Belongs to Calvin: Happy 2nd birthday, my darling

March 5, 2011 Leave a Comment

Calvin's 2nd birthday remembrance cupcake

Calvin's birth Two years ago, at this time, I was at the hospital in labor with our first child. Louie and I were alone. We were scared. We knew our baby was dead. We knew our baby had birth defects. Continue Reading »

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The 5th Belongs to Calvin: You are remembered

February 5, 2011 Leave a Comment

Calvin's corner in Louie's room at my in-laws' house

Louie and I have never spent a night away from Calvin's ashes. When we visit family for a weekend, we bring his urn, his main stuffed animals, his memory box, and his journal. We carry all of these Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Calvin Phoenix, Miscarriage Tagged With: baby loss, remembering, The 5th Belongs to Calvin

The 5th Belongs to Calvin: Where I found my Christmas spirit

January 5, 2011 Leave a Comment

Christmas cards above our fireplace

Last year, for our first Christmas without our babies, Louie and I went away. We spend it in Las Vegas as an attempt to avoid the triggers and give ourselves some respite. We were still reeling from Continue Reading »

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The 5th Belongs to Calvin: His only belly pics

December 5, 2010 Leave a Comment

The only person who's ever seen these is Louie (he took them, too). These are my only belly pics from my pregnancy with Calvin, taken on January 19, 2009, just a few days before things started falling Continue Reading »

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The 5th Belongs to Calvin: From Daddy

November 5, 2010 Leave a Comment

Calvin and Rainbow sketch by Louie

Choosing to deliver you with mommy was the greatest honor of my life. Happy 20th in Heaven, Calvie. This month's The 5th Belongs to Calvin post is by Calvin and Rainbow's daddy. (I love the way you Continue Reading »

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The 5th Belongs to Calvin: Calvin’s cloud drawings

September 5, 2010 Leave a Comment

Dragon and Phoenix Patch

In my last post, The artist and the writer, which was also my last The 5th Belongs to Calvin post, I shared two photos that my mother-in-law took of the clouds. What she saw was Calvin's name. Yes, Continue Reading »

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The 5th Belongs to Calvin: The artist and the writer

August 5, 2010 Leave a Comment

The sky is Calvin's canvas

Yesterday was the anniversary of Calvin's due date, and although my heart was heavy, there were no tears. This morning, though, they are just below the surface of a breath, barely touched by a blink, Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Calvin Phoenix, Photography Tagged With: baby loss, hope, remembering, The 5th Belongs to Calvin

The 5th Belongs to Calvin: The sweetest names I ever sighed

July 5, 2010 Leave a Comment

Calvin's & Rainbow's wings from Lea at Angel Wings Memorial Boutique

This post has been a long-time-in-the-making, but I just kept pushing it back because I wanted more time to process the images and get them in good good shape/size for posting. This morning I woke up Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Calvin Phoenix, Rainbow Baby Tagged With: angel wings memorial boutique, baby remembrance, butterflies for alexandra, memorial, names on the sidewalk, roses in heaven, The 5th Belongs to Calvin, triplet butterfly wings

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