Remembering Freddie on his birthday

April 2, 2011

From Rich & Ella in Australia by Merrily Me

From Rich & Ella in Australia, a photo by Merrily Me on Flickr.

Remembering Freddie on his birthday.

I also made a picture to send to StillLife 365. I’m very grateful to Angie for featuring it on his birthday.

Angela lit a candle for him… thank you.

So did Cara; we are so nearly twins in our loss as her beautiful Reid was born and died on April 3rd last year. Remembering with you Cara.

Thank you to Jeanette, for adding a candle for Freddie beside Florence’s candle yesterday. And for being there so much this year, from the moment she heard that Freddie had not come home. Florence and Freddie are tucked tightly together in my heart. (And not just in the Tesco clothes section )

Thank you to Claire and Charlie, who had hoped to be here but were ill. Claire was one of the few people who met Freddie and cared for the girls in the latter part of his life. We appreciated that enormously and would love her to have been here.

Many of our real life friends came to our house, along with my sister and BIL. Others did beautiful things to mark Freddie’s birthday.

Thank you to Layla and family.

Thank you to ‘RubbishParent’ and girls.

Thank you to Ali and family.

I’m sure I’ve forgotten one, so I might be adding another later. To the people who donated to our JustGiving page for Hinchingbrooke SCBU, sent messages, spoke his name to someone in their day and thought of us, thank you.

What we did here is worthy of another post, because it was really very special, but for now, just thank you to everyone who came. He was one very loved little boy.

Tags: baby loss, freddie's birthday, infant loss, neonatal loss

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42 Responses to Remembering Freddie on his birthday

Jax on April 2, 2011 at 11:07 am

Thinking of you so so much today – I wanted to do something to let you know this, but sending some flowers just didn’t seem to fit the feeling and I couldn’t think of anything else to do, other than to tell you.
Much love to all of you, on a day which has its awful side so prominent, but which was still an amazingly special day too.
J
Jax on April 2, 2011 at 11:12 am

Just seen your picture – it’s is beautiful.
Inside the Wendy House on April 2, 2011 at 11:16 am

My thoughts are with you.
xxx
Jeanette (lazy seamstress) on April 2, 2011 at 11:17 am

Fran’s post just breaks my heart. Thinking of you all. x
Joanna on April 2, 2011 at 11:37 am

Thinking of you so much today. I hope you can remember the joy as well as the pain. xxx
Deer Baby on April 2, 2011 at 12:17 pm

Thinking of your family today. Love to you all. x
Debbie Ellard on April 2, 2011 at 1:20 pm

Love,

Debbie and familyxx
Claire on April 2, 2011 at 1:28 pm

Thinking of you all today and the model is just beautiful xx
emma on April 2, 2011 at 1:42 pm

Fran has written beautifully. We blew Freddie some bubbles from Scotland tis morning. Lots of love to all of you x
Allie on April 2, 2011 at 2:27 pm

Also thinking of your whole family today, Merry. x
Michaela on April 2, 2011 at 3:25 pm

Thinking of you today on Freddie’s birthday. xxx
Mummy Beadzoid on April 2, 2011 at 3:28 pm

Poignant photo and beautiful posts by both you and Fran. Thoughts are with you x
SarahE on April 2, 2011 at 3:31 pm

Thinking of you all. xx
Brianna on April 2, 2011 at 3:57 pm

Thinking of Freddie today. I hope this day is peaceful for you and your family.
- merry on April 4, 2011 at 9:04 pm
  
  Thank you Brianna. Thinking of you too.
Sarah on April 2, 2011 at 5:19 pm

Thinking of Freddie and you all on his birthday. I whispered his name in the wind to the trees at Burghley.

Your picture is so special, really beautiful. xx
- merry on April 4, 2011 at 9:03 pm
  
  Sarah, thank you
Ishtar on April 2, 2011 at 5:43 pm

Walking alongside you. Hope you have had a gentle day and sending you love, light and strength.
The journey will become easier, but you’ll never forget.
D
x
claire on April 2, 2011 at 6:08 pm

thinking of you all – a candle will be lit later in this house in honour of Freddie
Liz on April 2, 2011 at 7:43 pm

We wrote his name in pebbles at Chapel Porth this morning – thinking of you all today x
- merry on April 4, 2011 at 9:03 pm
  
  That is just lovely – thank you.
Pixieminx on April 2, 2011 at 8:35 pm

Have been thinking of you all today on Dartmoor. x
merry on April 2, 2011 at 8:40 pm

Thank you all so very much.
Catherine W on April 2, 2011 at 8:59 pm

Thinking of you and your whole family, especially Freddie, on his birthday. Much love xo
still life angie on April 2, 2011 at 10:22 pm

Remembering Freddie with you and your family. Sending you love. Your submission is breathtaking. xo
- merry on April 4, 2011 at 8:58 pm
  
  Meant a lot to have it there Angie, thank you.
Lins on April 2, 2011 at 10:24 pm

Thinking of Freddie on his birthday and thinking of you all. x
ella on April 2, 2011 at 10:31 pm

I have been thinking of you all today xx
Sally on April 3, 2011 at 12:15 am

Remembering Freddie today and always, with so much love. Oh I wish he was here with his loving family.
Big hugs to you, Merry.
xo
- merry on April 4, 2011 at 8:58 pm
  
  Thank you.
Leslie on April 3, 2011 at 1:45 am

Thinking of you with love Merry.. in celebration of Freddie’s life, and all the beauty that remains within… love, light and peace to you my friend….
- merry on April 4, 2011 at 8:57 pm
  
  xxx
Suzanne on April 3, 2011 at 12:31 pm

So hard to find appropriate words. What a beautiful inpsirational post, my thoughts are with you and your family Merry.
Veronica on April 3, 2011 at 2:45 pm

Your beautiful boy shares his birthday with my son. You were in my thoughts yesterday and will be each year. with love x
- merry on April 4, 2011 at 8:57 pm
  
  Thank you. it is good to think of that.
Hannah F on April 3, 2011 at 8:36 pm

I have been thinking of you and your beautiful Freddie all through this weekend. As his birthday is so close to my son’s, like Veronica, I will think of him every year, as will so many others. His life will not be forgotten. With love xx
- merry on April 4, 2011 at 8:52 pm
  
  Thank you for that, I appreciate it.
Sarah on April 4, 2011 at 9:48 am

Am struggling to add comments to your flickr stream but there are two photos I love. One is of all the balloons on the ceiling and each balloon has captured a part of your reflection. The other is of you watching the balloons go, looking just beautiful xx
- merry on April 4, 2011 at 8:46 pm
  
  Thank you. I’m trying not to look at my hair; it seemed to get cut a bit short last week and I have mad curls I don’t normally have
  - Sarah on April 5, 2011 at 10:11 am
    
    Stop it. You look beautiful. End of argument.
Maggie on April 4, 2011 at 12:12 pm

I was/am thinking of you all. We had a bonfire on Saturday night, and I whispered Freddie’s name as I watched the flames dancing. xXxXx
- merry on April 4, 2011 at 8:52 pm
  
  Thank you Maggie.