Comforting words

How do you move on from having had your dreams shattered?
People may not 100% understand and won't know what to say.
You may hear "You are young, you can try again.", "At least you can get pregnant." or perhaps "You'll forget about it over time."
You wanted THAT Baby, not just A Baby. It may have taken years to get to being pregnant so knowing you might have that long struggle again is really disheartening. You will never forget - this is forever etched in your heart, you might move on but you carry this around with you for the rest of your life.

I knew I wanted to find some words of comfort to have around me.
I looked high and low for hours, crying many tears, to find something online that I could put up in what would have been the nursery.

There are key rings, ornaments, prints, cards you name it, it probably exists. Lots of items are probably bulk made but some of the nicer ones are handmade usually by individuals who have gone through what you are experiencing. They know how you feel and know exactly what to say. They have made their items out of the grief they felt and are now hoping it may help others heal too.

I eventually found a seller on Etsy who did prints on cards, Tshirts and posters. She specialised in Wedding gifts, Engagement Gifts, Pregnancy Announcements, Baby Announcements, Rainbow Baby Announcements, Nursery Decor, Little Girls Room Decor, Little Boy Room Decor, Anniversary Gifts, Memorial Prints, Miscarriage Keepsakes, Bereavement Gifts, Positive Quotes, Dog Lover Gifts, Rabbit Lover Gifts amongst others.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HangingMonkeyArts?ref=condensed_trust_header_title_items

In the category Baby + Infant Loss Gift, I found exactly what I was looking for; something that made me think of little Jesse but also feel hopeful about carrying on with this journey of life.
In the end, I bought 2 poster prints. One of the posters could be personalised, so put a note to the seller that I wanted it to say "Jesse Massey 15th of August 2017".

A few days later, I received a reinforced envelope.
Nervously, I opened the envelope. I knew this would probably set off a torrent of tears.
Inside were my 2 posters:

I discovered both posters had been personalised with Jesse's name and date of entry into the world. That was more than I'd expected. I was so happy to see this.

Then I found a beautiful notelet card in the package:

Now came the tears. The seller expressed her sympathies to me and wished my family the best.

A personal touch always goes above and beyond. It becomes that kind moment that you won't forget.

I am now looking forward to framing these prints. I have just the frames in mind.

A few months ago when I was on one of my regular trawls of the local charity shops, I found 2 wooden photo-frames that had been stained in a green colour. They currently had prints of ethereal fairies in them, but I imagined I might have photos printed off and put in the frames to display somewhere.

These frames have, I now realise, been professionally done and so I will need a few tools to get in and reseal the frames. 

Once this is done and the frames have been put in place in the nursery, I put up an update.