There are times I wonder if this site is anything more than a digital headstone. Something that exists only to remind those of us who knew him so breifly, that Aiden was a part of our lives, and still is. I wonder if I should just shut down the comments and let the site stay as it is. But then I look at the comments that people have left and realize, that this site is not only for us, but the people who come across it, frequently by accident.

If this site brings comfort to another person, whether by showing someone who has lost a child that they are not alone, or by reminding someone who has a child, how precious that child is, it’s all worth it.

Thank you to everyone who has commented on this site and taken a moment to remember Aiden, and to think about the love of your own families a bit. Please know that we take comfort too, in knowing we’re not alone. People sometimes say that the internet depersonalizes us, but through this site, I have felt connections with people I have never met, and probably never will.

Aiden, you’re still bringing meaning to my life. I love you.

Today is  Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness day again. Now, we’re on both sides of that. We have lost a pregnancy, and an infant. The pain of each is still real, the wound never heals, merely scabs over some. It doesn’t take much to tear that scab away. If you know someone who has lost a child, before or after birth, let them know you remember and think of them. They need to know.