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W. N. Bull returned our baby’s ashes. They were very kind and sensitive to our needs.
Shelly and I decided to take our baby with us to Melbourne and scatter his ashes where we can return to remember him. We’ll find a beautiful spot and set him free at sunset.
The funeral directors informed us that Sumsum’s ashes are now ready for us to pick up, we’ll go there this afternoon.
We still need to decide where to scatter them. Shelly wants it at the sea at sunset, but we’re yet to decide if to do so in Sydney or in Melbourne.
To Ella, Tom, Daniel, Nathaniel - whoever you might have come to be.
I just want to tell you that we love you to the end of the world and back.
I’m sorry you won’t get the chance to be born, grow up, taste life’s joys and miseries.
We tried, I promise. I can only hope your younger brother or sister to-be will get to experience what you didn’t. You’ll live through them and through our hopes and dreams for you.
Good bye, farewell. We love you. We’re sorry.
This is a late update, but the events themselves kept us on our toes, so here goes:
Shelly and I had a frightful night between Monday and Tuesday as we had to take Shelly to the ER and spend the night at the ward for fear that we’re going to lose our baby. To our relief and gratitude the ultrasound examination in the morning revealed that all is OK and the doctor gave Sumsum and Shelly clean bills of health.
I’m glad to report we were both very brave and handled ourselves with stature even while facing the worst of prospects!
In other news — It seems that the University of Melbourne received AVMA accreditation, which removes a very large hurdle from the possibility of us moving to Melbourne, as it is by all accounts the better place to live. We are seriously considering it with a strong inclination to go there, Sydney is a bit too much of Tel Aviv to Melbourne’s Jerusalem.
The down side is that there’s a very nice company here in Manly which I was hoping to join if the situation allowed.
I’ll keep you in suspense for now… More updates to come.
It looks like a cross between a peanut and an alien, but when he/she moves he/she is so cute!
I present to you, our lovely Sumsum(it)! As intercepted from ShellyBellyTV.
Video of the ultrasound session is here, see sumsum play!
p.s.
Sumsum is too young for its sex to be identified.
