Day 5. Memorial This could be anything you have had done in memory of your baby/ies/child/ren. It could be their plaque at the cemetery or a tree that has been planted in their memory, anything at all.
I unfortunately have not done this yet. I'm still so early in my grief that it hasn't been created. The plans:
1. Burial of their cremations in the South Lawn Cemetery in Piermont. We are working on their markers. Sammy's will have a picture of Curious George in honor of me calling him my little monkey while Andrew's will have a picture of a lamb to reflect his calm and relaxed personality. We had hoped to bury them this year, but it will be difficult to get the granite in time, so I am leaning toward waiting until next spring...plus it will be nice in my mind to have their urns in our home for awhile. Those are one thing we haven't picked yet either....
2. Tattoos - As I discussed before, I am going to get their footprints on my ankle with their names and date of birth. Cam will get their Virgo sign with their birth date. Thanks to Camden's brother, the boys Uncle Matt, we will have some nicely designed tattoos that mean a lot.
3. Shadow Boxes - Thanks to fabulous moms that I have met through this experience, we are getting shadow boxes to display a few of their belongings in our home, to give them an honored and remembered place here.
4. Memory Chest - To store all their larger belongings like their blankets and quilts...and things like photos that we don't wish to display or share.
5. A scrapbook - I took pictures of my boys just about every day we had them and plan to use those to create a scrapbook in their memory to be stored in their chest.
6. Photos - I also have prints of some photos that we will display on a special wall in our bedroom so that they always have a spot.
7. Jewelry - Between cremation jewelry and the sapphire ring that I have yet to find, I will always have a piece of them with me as will Cam.
We are excited to have these memorials...I am still looking for more ways to honor and memorialize my boys. I know that this had to have happened for a reason and I am determined to find a way to honor them in as many ways as possible.
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