Non sto scrivendo molto ultimamente...
Il nostro Natale è andato così...
Luca e Calogero si sono svegliati presto sperando e pregando che Babbo Natale fosse arrivato. E' arrivato! Mentre stavano scartando i loro regali pensavo che Thea doveva esserci pure. La immaginavo guardare le luci.... scartando i suoi regali e magari prendendo i regali dei suoi fratelli.
Abbiamo pranzato. Un pranzo semplice senza tutti i fronzoli del Natale. La tavola aveva una candela che bruciava brillantemente per la nostra principessa.
Il giorno di Natale era pure il mesiversario di Thea. Siamo andati al cimitero per darle gli auguri di Natale.
Il suo angolo a casa è pure decorato. Aggiungo qualcosa di nuovo.... e' lunica cosa che mi resta da fare.
Oggi è il 31 dicembre.
Guardando in dietro:
Gennaio: Thea era con me.... ero più che felice... stavo camminando 10 metri da terra. Avevo finito di sferruzzare la sua copertina. Stavo cominciando a comprare i suoi vestiti e ho ordinato tante cose per la sua nascita. Ho fatto una ecografia e ho visto la mia piccola nuotando "contenta" (così sembrava).
Febbraio: Altra ecografia. Era lì .... nuotando ancora contenta. Stavo facendo shopping e spendnedo soldi per lei. Mi sentivo grassa e brutta ma tanto contenta..... pensavo che in solo due mesi e avrei conosciuto la mia piccolina.
Marzo: inizio' favolosamente. Thea scalciava ed era viva....poi....tutto divento' nero e silenzioso....l'unico rumore che rompeva il silenzio non era il pianto di un bambino ma erano le mie urla.... il mio cuore sanguinava...
Maggio - Settembre: Perchè mettere 5 mesi insieme? perchè erano esattamente gli stessi.... mi sono nascosta dentro la mia casa. Volevo stare da sola con la memoria di mia figlia. Volevo ricordare mia figlia a modo mio.
Settembre: inizia la scuola. I miei ometti hanno bisogno della loro mamma.... e con la mia piccola sulle mie spalle inizio ad affrontare il mondo esterno.
Ottobre: Inizio il lavoro.... la mia piccolina è sempre con me e non lascia il mio cuore e la mia mente.
Novembre: la festa di tutti i santi. Vedo che la mia piccola non è dimenticata.... non solo ai miei occhi .... ma agli occhi e ai cuori della gente attorno a me.
Dicembre: Eccoci.... l'ultimo mese di questo anno. L'anno di Thea. Ogni anno guardo indietro all'anno passato e divento nostalgica su tutto quello che lascio indietro ed eccitata per l'anno nuovo che sta per iniziare.
Molte persone hanno detto che il 2011 è stato un anno crudele. Sì, forse è vero.... ma non posso odiarlo. Non riesco a salutarlo.... non riesco ad odiare l'anno in cui ho finalmente visto il viso di Thea. Non riesco a non pensare che questo tempo passera'... e continuera' a passare..e intanto iio mi allontanero' sempre di più da quel crudele giorno che sarei grata di rivivere pur di rivedere il tuo piccolo viso.
grazie Thea...grazie per esserci nel tuo modo sprciale e per tutto quelo che mi hai dato... e per tutto quello che continui a darmi
ti amo...
I havent been
writing here lately......
Our Christmas went like this:
Luca and Calogero got up early hoping and praying that Fater Christmas had come. He did! While they were opening their presents I kept thinking that Thea should had been there. I immagined her there lookin at the lights.... tearing the paper off of her presents and maybe even taking her brother's toys.
We had lunch. The simplest lunch without any of the usual Christmas trimmings. Our table had a candle burning brightly for our little princess.
Christmas day was also Thea's 9th monthversary. We went to the cemetery to wish her a monthversery and to wish her a happy christmas.
Her corner at home is decorated too. I keep adding something new to her corner..... that's all I can do.
Today...... 31st of December....
Looking back on this year:
January: Thea was with me.... I was more than happy.... I was walking ten feet off the ground. I knitted my baby's blanket. I started buying all of her baby clothes and ordering lots of things for her birthday. I had a scan and saw my little baby swimming around "happily" (I thought so anyway).
February: Another scan. There she was..... still happily swimming around. Still shopping and spending money on my baby. Feeling fat and ugly but so happy...... thinking that just two months will pass and I'll get to know my little girl.
March: Started off wonderfully. Thea was kicking and alive....... Then...... everything went black and silent..... The only sound that broke that silence wasn't a baby's cry but my yelling and groaning.....my heart was bleeding.....
May - September: why put 5 months together? well they were exactly the same.... I hid inside my home. I wanted to be alone with my baby's memory. I wanted to be able to remember my baby my way.
September: School starts. My boys need their mum.... and with my baby on my shoulder I start to face up to the world outside.
October: I start working again..... my baby is always with me and will never leave my heart and my mind.
November: All saints day. I actually start to see that my baby is not forgotten.... not only in my eyes ..... but in the eyes and heart of people around me.
December: He we are.... the last month of this year. Thea's year. Every year I look back at the year that has passed and get nostalgic about everything I leave behind but excited about the year to come.
Many people have said.... 2011 has been a cruel year. Yes I suppose it has been ..... but I still can't hate it. I still can't say goodbye.... I still can' bring myself to hate a year where I finally saw my little Thea's face. I can't stop thinking that time will pass..... and will keep passing.... yet I will keep getting farther and farther away from that cruel day that I would gladly relive just to see your little face again.
Thank you Thea.... thank you for being you in your special way and for everything you have given me.....and for everything that you still keep giving me.
I love you....
Dedicato a mia figlia volata via alla 36 esima settimana di gravidanza. Dedicated to my daughter who flew away at 36 weeks pregnancy.
Little Brother Theo
sabato 31 dicembre 2011
sabato 24 dicembre 2011
This time last year.....Un anno oggi....
Era la vigilia di Natale.... (quello non è cambiato). I tuoi fratelli erano eccitati aspettando Babbo Natale....(quello non è cambiato nemmeno). .... tu eri dentro di me ... scalciando.... (non serve dire che quello che cambiato.....).
Mi manchi Principessa Thea.
Per sempre nel mio cuore.... adesso e per sempre...
Buon Natale piccola....
It was Christmas Eve.... (that hasn't changed). Your brother's where excited waiting for Father Christmas.... (that hasn't changed either)..... you were with me.... kicking inside me..... (no need to say that that has changed....).
I miss you Princess Thea.
Always in my heart..... now and forever.....
Happy Christmas baby girl.....
Mi manchi Principessa Thea.
Per sempre nel mio cuore.... adesso e per sempre...
Buon Natale piccola....
It was Christmas Eve.... (that hasn't changed). Your brother's where excited waiting for Father Christmas.... (that hasn't changed either)..... you were with me.... kicking inside me..... (no need to say that that has changed....).
I miss you Princess Thea.
Always in my heart..... now and forever.....
Happy Christmas baby girl.....
domenica 18 dicembre 2011
That question popped up AGAIN.....
Mummy when are we going to put up our christmas tree?
Luca said: "We're not having a Christmas tree this year because our little sister has passed away".
HOW SAD! Hearing an almost 8 year old boy practically saying that Christmas is cancelled because Thea isn't here anymore. I then took out the little Christmas Tree and the little Nativity scene and put it in their room. Thank God they liked the idea.... espcially when I told them that they are going to be the luckiest boy because this year Father Christmas will be visiting their bedroom!!!!
Here is our attempt at doing a little tree with butterflies:
I also took Thea her Christmas tree. I've been looking for a nice little tree for her but not found anything I really liked. I was considering making it myself....but yesterday I came across this:
Luca said: "We're not having a Christmas tree this year because our little sister has passed away".
HOW SAD! Hearing an almost 8 year old boy practically saying that Christmas is cancelled because Thea isn't here anymore. I then took out the little Christmas Tree and the little Nativity scene and put it in their room. Thank God they liked the idea.... espcially when I told them that they are going to be the luckiest boy because this year Father Christmas will be visiting their bedroom!!!!
I also took Thea her Christmas tree. I've been looking for a nice little tree for her but not found anything I really liked. I was considering making it myself....but yesterday I came across this:
venerdì 16 dicembre 2011
sono andata ad un funerale ieri.....Went to a funeral yesterday.....
Un nostro amico è morto. Siamo andati al suo funerale. Come sempre, quando c'è un funerale in paese quasi tutto il paese partecipa. Mio marito ed io siamo andati.... mentre la salma era dentro il cimitero e tutti baciavano la bara e a salutarlo..... io e mio marito siamo andati a salutare il nostro angioletto. Un nostro amico ci ha visti allontanarci e ci ha chiesto se poteva venire con noi a dare un bacino alla nostra Thea. Ero felice! E' venuto.... ha baciato la sua lapide e ci ha abbracciati con le lacrime agli occhi.
Questi sono amici! Queste sono persone che hanno il coraggio a non pensare che parlare di Thea significa per forza che ci fa del male. Sono grata per questi amici e ringrazio il mio angioletto per farmelo capire chi è VERAMENTE un amico.
Forse parlo troppo dell'amicizia....forse do troppa importanza all'amicizia.
L'amicizia è amore e do' il mio amore solo a persone speciali.
A friend of ours died. We went to his funeral. As always when there is a funeral in the village nearly the whole village goes to the funeral. Hubby and I went..... and whilst the coffin was in the cemetary and everyone went to kiss the coffin and say their last goodbyes..... Hubby and I went to say hello to our little angel. A friend saw us..... nearby and asked us if he could come and kiss Thea' grave. I was SO happy! He came.... he kissed her coffin and put his arms round our shoulders with tears in his eyes.
These are friends! These are people who have the guts to not think that talking about Thea means that it's going to hurt our feelings. I'm SO greatful to have these friends and I thank my little angel for making it clear to me who REALLY is a friend to me.
I maybe go on about friendship too much..... maybe I give friendship too much importance. Friendship is Love and I only give love to special people.
Questi sono amici! Queste sono persone che hanno il coraggio a non pensare che parlare di Thea significa per forza che ci fa del male. Sono grata per questi amici e ringrazio il mio angioletto per farmelo capire chi è VERAMENTE un amico.
Forse parlo troppo dell'amicizia....forse do troppa importanza all'amicizia.
L'amicizia è amore e do' il mio amore solo a persone speciali.
A friend of ours died. We went to his funeral. As always when there is a funeral in the village nearly the whole village goes to the funeral. Hubby and I went..... and whilst the coffin was in the cemetary and everyone went to kiss the coffin and say their last goodbyes..... Hubby and I went to say hello to our little angel. A friend saw us..... nearby and asked us if he could come and kiss Thea' grave. I was SO happy! He came.... he kissed her coffin and put his arms round our shoulders with tears in his eyes.
These are friends! These are people who have the guts to not think that talking about Thea means that it's going to hurt our feelings. I'm SO greatful to have these friends and I thank my little angel for making it clear to me who REALLY is a friend to me.
I maybe go on about friendship too much..... maybe I give friendship too much importance. Friendship is Love and I only give love to special people.
mercoledì 14 dicembre 2011
A friend asked what time the cemetary closes....Un'amica ha chiesto quando chiude il cimitero...
Mi ha detto che ha preso un angioletto per Thea. E' un angioletto natalizia!!!
Amo quando ricordano Thea!!!!
..... She said that she has bought a little angel ornament for Thea's grave. It's an Angel dressed up all Christmassy!!!!!
I love it when Thea is remembered!!!!!!!
Amo quando ricordano Thea!!!!
..... She said that she has bought a little angel ornament for Thea's grave. It's an Angel dressed up all Christmassy!!!!!
I love it when Thea is remembered!!!!!!!
domenica 11 dicembre 2011
Mummy.... when are we going to put our christmas tree up?
That's what Calogero asked me today. I horribly tried to ignore what he said. Then he said it a second time... and I said.... you and Luca have already decorated the christmas tree and the navtivity scene downstairs in your aunt's house. "But OUR christmas tree is nicer!"
Truth is is that I'm trying to shut out Christmas in our house the best I can.
I don't want a tree with all the decorations that I made last year when Thea was with me. I don't want to take out that tree that I touched the last time Thea was with me.... it's as though I want to savour that moment. Not touch the tree that I touched when Thea was with me not to contaminate it. GOD this is all so difficult!
I think I'll try and make things fair and put up a little tree in the boys bedroom. I really hope they're happy with it.....
Roll on 8th of January!!!!!! I want you to be here already!
sabato 10 dicembre 2011
Empty... Vuoto....
Questo.... è quello che ho potuto mostrare stasera! Un carrello vuoto!
Ho incontrato una mia ex vicina di casa al supermercato. Erano da 4 anni che non la vedevo. Mi guardo' e disse: "sembri più piena.... sei in attesa?" :(
Le ho raccontato tutta la storia. Lei mi ha detto che le dispiaceva. Poi disse " Una bambina!" Poi: ...... "il Signore te ne mandera' un'altra abbi fede!". Io non voglio un'altra bambina, io voglio THEA! Volevo Thea seduta in quel carrello.... sbavando e parlottando mentre i suoi fratelli tenevano il carrello. Volevo poter mostrare la mia neonata e dirle quanto sono contenta. Volevo.... ma quello che potevo fare..... era stare lì con un carrello pieno di cibo.... e io una grandissima grassona che ancora non sono riuscita a smaltire il peso preso per la gravidanza di Thea. Quello che mi rimane ...... è grasso!
This..... is all I had to show for tonight! An empty Shopping cart!
I met my ex neighbour at the supermarket tonight. It had been 4 years since I last saw her. She looked at me and said : "you look a bit fatter.... are you pregnant?" :(
I then told her the whole story. She said she was so sorry to hear about it. She then said "oh a little girl!" he then said.... "God will end you another little girl I'm sure!". I don't want another little girl I want Thea! I wanted Thea in that shopping cart sitting there.... dribbling and coeing while her brothers where holding on to the cart. I wanted to be able to show her my lovely new born baby and tell her how happy I was. I wanted to ...... but all I could do.... was stand there with a shopping cart full of food.... and me a great big fat lump that still hasn't managed to get rid of all the wieght I put on for Thea's pregnany. All I have left.... is fat!
sabato 3 dicembre 2011
Ideas for remembering at Christmas.....
For those of you who do not know Small Bird Studios Blog..... click Here to visit the blog and read the simple and creative ideas that Franchesca is putting together in a TWELVE DAYS with you in Heaven project.
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Per quelli che non conoscono il blog Small bird Studios.... cliccate qui per visitare il blog e leggere delle idee semplici e creativi che Franchesca sta mettendo insieme in un progetto chiamato DODICI GIORNI in Paradiso con te.
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