Haddock Heartstrings

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Evan Climbs Out!

So now what???

After putting the kids to bed last night, Jim and I were hoping for some quiet time by watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Well, a few minutes after we put Evan in his crib, he was back in the family room letting us know that he wanted to watch too!

We were quite surprised to see him and asked how he got out of his crib. He said, "I did, Mommy, I did." He was so proud of himself, that he was literally dancing around.

I was really hoping to contain him for 1 more year!

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Yes, I finally did it!

I know, I know....everyone has told me to create a Blog....Well....I DID IT! I am so impressed by all of yours, that I have been intimidated....so here goes nothing!

Finding Joy in the Midst of Grief

I have felt for sometime that I should post the purpose for this blog. For me to do something...I need to have a purpose... It started as a little thing...with a post about Evan...then the very next day he drowned...I didn't think nor want to continue a blog...but, it has become an outlet where I can express my feelings about my grief and also post some Joys along the way...It may get out of sequence from time to time....Grief is not linear, so my posts will not be linear. I hope to find Joy in the Midst of my Grief and possibly help some other struggling soul....We are not alone in this, God does not want us to grieve alone. Yes, we must do a ton of grieving alone, but we also need help from "Angels" among us.

Evan Chandler Haddock

September 7, 2006- August 10, 2008 (Just click on his picture to watch his video made by my 15 yr old cousin Brianne) The audiosteam has been disabled...need to get this fixed! We lost our beautiful 23 month old boy to a drowning accident. We went to visit family and somehow Evan managed to get in the backyard and found a bucket and I imagine he thought it would be fun to fill it with water (the bucket was found next to him)...I guess he slipped in the pool...or the weight of the water in the bucket caused him to fall...or maybe he was reaching for the bucket and slipped. It's all a mystery. We miss and love him dearly and wish he was still here. How we miss our Little Sunshine!