You are the stars

Leo, I wanted to share something I told your sister Alyssa today. You are my sunshine, Lily is my moon, Leo is the stars in the sky, And my next baby is my rainbow.   After I said it, I realized the significance of the rainbow.  After parent’s experience a loss, their “subsequent baby” (which […]

Heart-broken

Leo, I cannot even begin to describe how heart-broken I am. I miss you so much that it physically hurts. When I think about you the pain literally takes my breath away. I am still so very much in love with you and I struggle to give up on my dreams for you. I miss […]

Que sera

Leo, There are so many things I want to say but I don’t know where to start or where it will lead my letter. Today has been a little tough. I almost couldn’t breathe when the memory of dr mahlouf, the ER doctor that night, told your dad and me that you “expired”. In a […]

Hopes and Dreams

Leo, It’s been a little while since I’ve written to you. I knew at some point that life would get in the way of my grief and I would be distracted from the things that make me feel closer to you; like writing you letters. When I got to work today your picture popped up […]