Life after Connor: August 2009

Connor and life after

This blog was originally intended to keep family and friends updated on what was happening with our appointments during my pregnancy with Connor. Unfortunately it is now about dealing with my grief, and the very long journey it is taking me on. This blog is now a way for me to hash out those feelings and emotions as raw and as horrible as they can be. If you are going to be offended by them and take things personally then please stop reading now and allow me to continue on my journey and respect my need to grieve. Thanks so much for your support.

Writing Connor's Name

I have seen other babyloss mama's do this on their blog and it is such a beautiful way to remember their lost loved ones. So I have something I would like to ask no matter where you are around the country or around the world. If you think of us and Connor, would you write his name? It can be written in so many ways, in the sand, out of nursery blocks, in snow or ice, out of sticks or leaves or any other imaginative way that you can think of. Take a photo of it and email it to me at c_m_sartain@hotmail.com and I will post it in the blog. Thank you so much xxx

from Connor's Aunty Lizzie, South Australia

from Kristy, Western Australia

from Jo, in Adelaide, South Australia

from Mel, South Australia

from Fleur, Carnarvon, Western Australia

from Laura, New South Wales

from Hayley, Victoria

from Kirra, Western Australia

from Jules, New South Wales

from Demelza, Alice Springs

from The Barlow Family, Victoria

from Pauline, Western Australia

from Deb, Victoria

from Caz & Flynn, Northern Territory

from Jenni, Central Queensland

from Roxanne, NSW

from Leigh, Queensland

from Lindy in Zanzibar, Africa

Monday, August 31, 2009

Isla in pictures

Our second little miracle, Isla born April 2008

December 2008

Isla (right) and her best mate Ally - December 2008

Cheeky girl - January 2009

Her First Birthday Party - April 2009

Walking finally - July 2009 aged 15 months old

Playing cubby houses on a wet Winters day - July 2009

Deacon in pictures

Just brand new, born January 2006. So alert and ready to join our little family!

On his 3rd Birthday, January 2009

And his first day of Kindergarten - July 2009 - aged 3 and a half! He was so excited, but boy was he in for a shock when he realised mum & dad werent staying with him.

Our life

The Gore Family consists of Tim, myself (Cindy), Deacon, Isla and our beloved dog Macey. We live in a humble home in the foothills of Adelaide, South Australia. We bought the worst house in one of the nicest streets back in 2003 and we have been slowly renovating it ever since. We love to spend our weekends working on the house, working in the garden, or going down to our favourite beach for chips by the sea.
We have put together this blog so that family and friends can keep up to date with our journey. Gore baby number 3 is due early November and has been diagnosed with Severe Ebsteins Anomaly. We love each and everyone of our family and thank them all dearly for their love and support along the way. We dont know what the future holds for us, but we are just taking each day as it comes.
Thanks for sharing in our journey and do pop in and say hello, we love to know who is reading and following our journey