"I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be. "

We all love to share our children. We share stories, we share memories and are always sharing their photos. And what a better way to share our children with people in our daily lives than by wearing one-of-a-kind, hand made jewelry that cradle images of those we hold so close to us.

Now, many of you know me... and know that my kids are everything. And most of you know that my family and I lost three beautiful souls, much to early in their lives. On April 11, 2007, I delivered identical twin baby boys, George and Henry, at 26 weeks into my pregnancy. They were born still, due to TTTS... Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. It was the most devastating thing to ever happen to my husband and me, and a very early lesson in mortality for my young son and daughter. We learned to live life again, meeting many other families along the way who shared a sorrow that only a grieving parent could know. And in October of 2008, we found out we were expecting our "rainbow", a baby who is joyously welcomed after a lost pregnancy. Another boy! But, on February 20th, 2009, 22 weeks into my pregnancy, our worst nightmare had come true for a second time... quite unexpectedly. This time, we have no known cause for what took our 3rd child from us so soon... just confusion and a longing for our sweet Scot.
After burying each of our 3 babies, I find myself trying desperately to keep their memories alive. I grow gardens, display their photos, decorate their grave and promote pregnancy and infant loss awareness, with a ribbon on my car. I'm a proud mother of 3 beautiful angel boys, and I'm not shy about it either. I wear their names in necklace around my neck and their faces on a bracelet. They deserve the world and I want to share them with everyone in it. I wear it to create awareness, but most importantly because they are my children and belong on my jewelry, right next to their older brother and sister.
Like I mentioned above, I, sadly, am not the only one I know who has lost babies to stillbirth or other pregnancy complications. I have met too many other mothers who have been in my shoes, who have become some of my very best friends. They cheered me on this past pregnancy, wept with us when we lost our Scot, and have held my hand in the days that have followed.
The necklaces you see above were made, with gratitude, for some of the mothers I met and continue to be close with today. Some of the faces you see are "rainbows". Some of the faces are those of babies who were born sleeping. And some are of babies yet to make their appearance! All of the faces and names you see in these pendant necklaces are those of children who have brought the happiest of times and truest of all loves to their parents. To all the angel moms in my life... I couldn't have made it this far without each one of you. Hugs, bugs, lobster and lovers, Erika