May 10th is mother's day here in the US - and we'd planned that it would be the day when we told everyone that Judith was pregnant. When things were scary and painful I'd even put together the slideshow that we wanted to send out to people, as much to allow myself to believe in the baby and its survival as to have a way of sharing the news with people.
Alas it wasn't to be - so rather than sharing good news today we planted a tree in the garden of a generous friend to commemorate the baby that we so wanted but weren't to have. The thought is that each year the tree will blossom at exactly the time that we first found out that Judith was pregnant. Something joyful and celebratory, a symbol of just how happy we were at the time.
It's a small gesture, but it's one that means a lot to us, and I guess that that is what counts.
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