A Sad Day but one left with Promise.

Today was little Hannah's funeral and it was just so sad.

I've never been to the funeral of a little baby before and seeing the tiny little coffin was probably the worst. I don't think it is something that I will forget in a long time and I can only imagine how hard it must have been for Sharon and Darryl and will continue to be for a long time. I'm sure I would have fallen in a heap if it had been us. I even feel guilty that we still have Ernie when they have lost little Hannah.

Every day I'm thankful that everything is still going well with Ernie. Today was a reminder of how tenuous life can be. Each day that passes for us is another day in which we are closer to hopefully having a healthy, happy baby. Ernie's arrival will be a happy time for us but one that will be difficult for Sharon and Darryl as they will only be able to imagine what would have been the imminent arrival of Hannah. Sometimes life and in this case death, just really isn't very fair.

After I got home from the funeral there was a message from Sharon G - due 19th August that she is now being induced on the 9th August, 10 days earlier than expected. After the grief of the morning I was left with the promise of a new life in the afternoon. What a day!