Bailey's Pictures

I know there are many people out there who are uncomfortable with death...especially the death of a baby.  I used to be one of those people.  It terrified me...it didn't happen to people I knew...To me, this was things that used to happen to other people.

Now that I have experienced an infant loss, I am not as uncomfortable with it as I used to be.  I now can look at pictures of other's babies who have passed and I don't feel the same as I used to.  I see them as the beautiful babies that they are, and know how much they meant to their mommies and daddies.  I understand the need to want to share the photos with others.

And that is what I am going to do now too.  I am sharing my photos of Bailey.  The first two photos are also shown in the side-bar all throughout this blog.  However, the last picture has not been seen by anyone and is different than the other photos.  If you are uncomfortable with seeing pictures of a baby who has passed, I strongly suggest you stop here.

This picture of Bailey was taken shortly after she passed by the a nurse in the NICU.  It is one of my favorite pictures we have of her.  She looks absolutely perfect, and just looks like she is sleeping like any other baby. 

This picture was also taken shortly after she passed by a nurse in the NICU.  The bear her feet are next to looks huge in this photo, but it is actually only the size of my hand (if that big) and actually fits in her memorial box the hospital made for us.  Bailey's feet were the size of half of my index finger.

This photo was taken by Eden Wilson Photography on May 1, 2010.  She is a volunteer photographer for an organization called Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.  This service was offered to us while we were still in the hospital.  This is the first time I have shown this picture to anyone except my mother-in-law.