Giving Back

This Thursday, July 24, marks 8 months since we met our sweet little Tace.  His first birthday will be here in 4 more months.  For the past several months I've been thinking of different things I want to do to celebrate Tace on that day.  I want to establish some family traditions that will take place every year on or around his birthday that will remind us of him.

One tradition I want to start is making and donating items to the hospital for other still-births or premie infant deaths.  I know that the items we received from the hospital when we lost Tace meant so much to us and they are items that we treasure now.  I was so grateful to have a tiny outfit to dress him in and a small blanket to wrap him in.  The items given to us were made and donated to the hospital, and now I want to return the favor of providing something for others that meant so much to us during this trial.  These are the items that were given to us in the hospital:

Each year I want to donate either some blankets, some gowns, some remembrance boxes, or a combination of these items.  This year I have decided to make some little blanket/wraps for extremely tiny babies like our little Tace. Eventually I would love to learn to crochet so I can donate afgahns like the beautiful white one we received.  However, the blankets I am making and donating this year are little flannel ones.  

Here are the pictures of the first one I made.  I'm hoping to donate between 4 and 10 this year.

There is a little pocket to slide their feet into...

Then you wrap the edges and tie it closed.

The second one I made has a minky inside.

I am excited about this tradition that we are going to start and that it will give us a way to serve and give back to others as we celebrate Tace and the great example he is to us.