Memorial Day.......

Memorial Day 2011. A day to remember those who have served our country bravely. I definitely am grateful for all of our military including my amazing brave cousin David who has served in Iraq and other areas over the last 5 years. Thank God for bringing him home safely. He is most definitely a hero in my eyes.

Today I also remember a special little man....Julius Luciano Torres.  Today is Julius' 1st birthday and he's celebrating it in Heaven.  Today I think of his beautiful little face- the pure joy and happiness in all his pictures.  Such a gorgeous baby!  Today I think of my friend Tiffany and what she and her husband D are feeling today......pain, sadness, anger that he is not here, but, joy, happiness, and love because he WAS here.  I am keeping them so close to my heart today and I hope you all will as well.  I made this collage for Juju today:

We're also going to do something special for him in just a bit which I will share soon.  I know that God brought Tiffany into my life for a reason.  I know that Aiden and Julius are good friends in Heaven.  I know that today they are cutting up- running, jumping, opening gifts, eating cake, dancing, laughing, and all kinds of other good stuff.  I know that our babies- and all your babies- are happy, and loved, and know nothing but joy.  And that gives me peace.  

Happy Birthday Juju!  I love you and your mom and I hope you and my little man are having the most fabulous day today!

Of course today and everyday I remember my precious little man......my Aiden.  I realized recently (after this post) that I would like to share more about Aiden.  He was here.....he is a part of our family....a part of our lives forever.  So I'm going to share more often special things about my little guy.

Today the memory I want to share is about Aiden's personality.  After we lost him my sister Denise was talking about him one day and said, "He was here, we know him, we know his little personality!"

This is so so very true.  And I love my sister for saying it- for acknowledging that he is a part of our family! We KNEW that little boy!  His personality was so perfect.  

Aiden had the best temperament.  He LOVED to sleep- just like his mama.  I could literally sleep all day if you let me.  I can sleep anywhere, anytime.  The only time I don't sleep is at work :) And Aiden was my son in that regards! He loved to sleep!  He hated having ultrasounds because that meant he had to move from his comfortable position down low.  He never moved from that spot and because of this I had some trouble moving around towards the end of the pregnancy.  But I didn't care because my baby boy was comfortable.  Whatever he wanted I would have given him the world.

He was such a quiet little guy, never caused me a lot of nausea or other pregnancy sickness. He was always still....listening, waiting, keeping me company. A perfect little companion.

Aiden was also good at keeping his mom on track. If 11:30 came and passed I would start getting soft little kicks like "Hey mommy, it's time for us to eat lunch!" What a great little helper! I just know he would have helped me so much around the house.

My baby boy LOVED his daddy's voice!  OMG every night Nygel would talk to him in my tummy and that boy would go CRAZY!  He would kick and move back and forth.  He knew his daddy for sure!  And it was so very obvious how much he loved Nygel.  That makes my heart smile.

Today on Memorial Day I remember my Aiden and his perfect little personality.  I just know he was going to be my calm, peaceful, responsible baby boy.  He was and will always be perfectly perfect.

I love you my little Aiden.....forever and ever you will be my perfect little man!  

Love Mommy