Remembering

Part I

A gal that used to be in our ward is AWESOME at making jewelry.

I love all the stuff she makes.

A week or so before we had our baby boy, she had a giveaway on facebook.

And guess who won? 

I did! 

And I never win anything.

I won a necklace with a pearl, a gemstone of my choice, and a little silver leaf with a letter on it.

I randomly picked a ruby and the letter “k” for Kimberly, of course.

The very day we had our baby she notified me on facebook that the necklace was ready, and she would stick it in the mail.

picture taken from http://www.etsy.com/shop/bellezamia

 

Part II

With both of my miscarriages, I’ve had the strong desire to pick something to help me remember the baby and the experience.  You know…kinda like the “plant a tree” concept.

Last time it was tulips.  Tulips will forever remind me of my first miscarriage.

This time it took a little longer to pick something.

 

Part III

As I proudly wore my new necklace, I really wanted it to be “the thing.”

I just couldn’t figure out how it fully correlated.

In the following weeks, I couldn’t get it out of my head.

I finally decided to look up birthstones and which gems go with each month.

I got chills when I found out the pearl went with June and the ruby-July.

Then I knew why it was the “thing” I was going to pick.

June and July were the two full months that our baby was alive.

I found out I was pregnant in May.  And had the baby August 30th.

A coincidence? 

I don’t think so.