Passing

About 6 months ago my family's life changed forever...a day I will never forget. My son was born and my Father-In-Law died the same day. I went into full blown labor at 3am on December 26th when we got a call that Achille had taken a bad fall down a flight of steps. He fractured his C2 vertebrae and as a result of brain swelling was deprived of oxygen for some time. He was pronounced brain dead on December 27th and we turn off life support on December 28th. Two souls passing through the universe one coming and one going...these days were of the most joyous and sorrow filled days of my life. I mourn for Sebastian everyday...he will never know what it is like to have a Grandfather...he will never know how wonderful his Grandfather's were and how much they both meant to all of us (My father passed away in September of 2003).

Sebastian is 6mths old and it has been six months since we lost Achille. I am reminded of this every time Sebastian celebrates a milestone...he is now just starting the beginnings of crawling, he babbles non-stop, he wants to fall asleep in the crib alone (no more rocking---very sad for me), he now realizes when Mommy and Daddy leave the room..as Sebastian grows and develops I can only hope that his Grandfathers are looking down and are proud of the way his family is raising him...they have given us the foundation to work from and we will be forever grateful to them for that.