[Jeri Cunningham]

Originally Posted by Mom2BabyNatalie

Oh Sheilagh, you have no idea.... everyone around here thinks I'm quite odd the way I miss her so much...

Sometimes I do get a little "whisp" of air go by... or a little tingle... but that's likely my wishful thinking that these little spirits still surround us after they've passed... who knows...

I miss her terribly.... folks say that with time, the pain eases - and it gets easier to move on.... I guess I'm just not there yet.

Of course, I keep her memory alive with photos and what my girlfriend calls a "shrine", hahaha..... I don't think "shrine" so much as just keeping sweet memories a part of my daily life...

On the wall of the playroom I've been re-doing for the babies - - is a space dedicated to Natalie... I always tell the furbutts, when we're snuggled down quietly together... how there was once a beautiful little princess York named Natalie.... and proceed to go on with the story.................... so, I was delighted to find some wall decor with the saying "There once was a beautiful princess"... - - - so I added to that, a photo of my girl.. and under that some other wall art reading "fly with the angels" and "dance with the stars"....

The table beneath it, holds my favorite photo of Nat in her GoFetch pj's just days before her passing... and the "urn" that Jeanie and Chuck sent for her ashes....

The new pink bassinett / playpen that we gave Nattie on Christmas morning (that she never got to sleep in, as she passed on Christmas night) - still stands empty....

Perhaps we'll be lucky enough to be joined one day, with another special little girl who will bring with her, the light, love and joy that our precious Natalie once shared with us!

I hope you are well Sheilagh, I haven't seen you on much.... warm hugs to you and yours!

I'm so sorry you lost your little girl and the box is so beautiful.
I hope you find a new little girl to sleep in the pretty pink bed.

This is what I imagine Natalie is saying to you:


I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep
I could see that you were crying, you found it hard to sleep

I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear
It’s me I haven’t left you, I’m fine, I’m well, I’m HERE!

Now it is possible for me to be with you each and everyday
To say to you with certainty, I’ll never go away

I love the space you made for me, a tribute to our love
I am your little princess residing up above.

This Rainbow Bridge is so fun, so full of life and cheer
I play all day and look down on you, I really love it here.

I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see
Be patient and live your journey out and then come home with me.