“My husband said, ‘We want our baby to feel the sun on her cheeks, the wind in her hair, the love all around her.’ And she really did. Lily’s smiles are the best thing I will ever see in my lifetime. I know that. We cuddled her until she was gone. I was sobbing, crying out, ’my baby, my baby!’ We bathed her and spent one last night together. She looked so peaceful, like she was sleeping.”

‘It is ok darling girl, mummy and daddy love you.’ She took her last breaths in our arms.’: 10-month-old baby girl dies from incurable brain condition Miller Dieker Syndrome, ‘She had a life well lived’

‘He wanted me to get a second opinion. ‘Things like this don’t happen to people your age.’ All the findings from the ultrasound lined up.’: Mom spends 19 hours with son with Trisomy 13, ‘We can learn to celebrate every moment’
“When our oldest son saw him, fear set in. He was scared. He loved him dearly, but seeing my son afraid of his baby brother is something I’ll never forget.”

‘She was lifeless, but so perfect’: Mom’s heartache after stillbirth helps her celebrate rainbow baby, realize ‘happiness can be ripped away’
“It’s so bittersweet. Every time we use rainbows in photos or in life, it’s honoring Victoria. Without her, I wouldn’t have my rainbow.”