Connor

A Stillborn Angel

After several early losses, we were blessed with our two boys (one via IVF, one a surprise). We didn’t know if we would have more babies since I had preeclampsia both times. We found out we were expecting our third baby on my birthday and were over the moon! Truly the best birthday gift I could ever ask for. Finding out he would be our third boy will forever be one of my favorite memories, as we had bypassed the name Connor for our first two sons and had decided on Connor Jude, with Jude being after my mom, Judy. I was fortunate to feel kicks starting at 14 weeks, but by 16 weeks, I couldn’t anymore. At 17 weeks, on my mom’s birthday, we learned that Connor would be our seventh angel baby. The small subchorionic hemorrhages we saw at 8 weeks turned into a massive postpartum hemorrhage and many other complications, but he was beautiful and perfect. Losing him has been the hardest thing, but we have been able to raise and donate over $6k to local hospitals in his memory.