A new normal...

So we have been home for over a week now and are trying to sort thru our feelings...and make things "normal" for the kids...a new normal. The chaplain at the hospital was so sweet and sincere and gave us some great advice that we were able to remember....to get workbooks and childrens books for the kids on dealing with a loss. We were able to find a great workbook and a few books that were on their "level" of understanding and it has been great for them. However, Kendall keeps asking us when Harper will come home... she doesn't fully comprehend what has happened. Landon is dealing with it pretty well and has a lot of questions for us when we are laying in bed at night...then he can fall right to sleep...wish it was that easy for me.

The nurses at the hospital in the labor and delivery floor were angels...they were so attentive and compasionate. They gave us a memory box with Harper's hospital bracelets, baby blanket and hat, hand/foot prints and a lot of other items that have given us comfort to have. They also gave us a Teddy Bear with a card signed by everyone that worked with us and Harper. It is the cutest Teddy Bear....we brought it home and told the kids that since Harper couldn't take it to Heaven with her they would have to take care of it for her. It is the sweetest thing to watch....Kendall carries it around like a baby...takes it to her bed and tucks it in...sleeps with it...carries it thru the house and hugs on it. Landon even carries it around. I think that this little teddy bear has found a place in all of our hearts. I don't know why it gives us so much comfort...I know that she never even saw it....it just does.