(Sissy and her Little Brother watching cartoons on March 30, 2010.)
I love you, Ethan. You're my Little Brother. I love you, Ethan. Daddy love you, too, and Mama. I love you, Brother--- this is Sissy talking.
Love,
Emily
Thursday, March 31, 2011
To: Ethan, Love: Sissy. I Love You, Ethan!
(Sissy and her Little Brother watching cartoons on March 30, 2010.)
I love you, Ethan. You're my Little Brother. I love you, Ethan. Daddy love you, too, and Mama. I love you, Brother--- this is Sissy talking.
Love,
Emily
Sunday, March 27, 2011
It's Dedication Day!
The Ethan Carter Lane Memorial Nursery was dedicated this morning!
Pictures coming soon! :)
Thank you to all who gave to his memorial fund... words are not enough!
Oh, how I can't wait to post all the details!
Pictures coming soon! :)
Thank you to all who gave to his memorial fund... words are not enough!
Oh, how I can't wait to post all the details!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Three Translations...
describe one little boy.
Thank you, Lord, for speaking to me today.
Psalm 37:18, New International Version:
The blameless spend their days under the LORD’s care,
and their inheritance will endure forever.
Psalm 37:18, Amplified Bible:
The Lord knows the days of the upright and blameless,
and their heritage will abide forever.
Psalm 37:18, New King James Version:
The LORD knows the days of the upright,
And their inheritance shall be forever.
Thank you, Lord, for speaking to me today.
Psalm 37:18, New International Version:
The blameless spend their days under the LORD’s care,
and their inheritance will endure forever.
Psalm 37:18, Amplified Bible:
The Lord knows the days of the upright and blameless,
and their heritage will abide forever.
Psalm 37:18, New King James Version:
The LORD knows the days of the upright,
And their inheritance shall be forever.
Monday, March 21, 2011
A Precious Girl, A Precious Day
March 21, 2010 was Ethan's Due Date.
Though we knew from the beginning he would not be born exactly on that day, for almost nine months, it was the only answer we had to the question of when our precious son would arrive.
March 12th is his birthday... but March 21st is still such a special day to us.
Just as Emily's birthday is November 22nd, but December 1st was her due date.
My children...
So wanted, so loved.
Tonight, Emily made a craft to use in a song she wanted to sing to us--- a song that is very special to our family. A song that I've sang to Emily, and a song that Emily, Daddy and I have sang to Ethan at the cemetery.
I thought it was neat that she happened to choose to do this today, without me having the chance to tell her what today is.
Oh, what a precious girl, oh what a precious day...
(Press pause on the music player at the bottom of the page before pressing play on the video.)
Though we knew from the beginning he would not be born exactly on that day, for almost nine months, it was the only answer we had to the question of when our precious son would arrive.
March 12th is his birthday... but March 21st is still such a special day to us.
Just as Emily's birthday is November 22nd, but December 1st was her due date.
My children...
So wanted, so loved.
Tonight, Emily made a craft to use in a song she wanted to sing to us--- a song that is very special to our family. A song that I've sang to Emily, and a song that Emily, Daddy and I have sang to Ethan at the cemetery.
I thought it was neat that she happened to choose to do this today, without me having the chance to tell her what today is.
Oh, what a precious girl, oh what a precious day...
(Press pause on the music player at the bottom of the page before pressing play on the video.)
Friday, March 18, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Working With Daddy
Daddy and Ethan, May 25, 2010
Daddy's desk is always a mess, but what captured Ethan's attention was Daddy's screensaver! :)
Daddy would give anything to be able to have you in his office again, Sweet Boy!
We love you beyond measure and miss you every moment!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Aching...
for this little boy.
(Ethan getting ready to go to the pediatrician on Tuesday, June 1, 2010.)
"If my scars could speak, they'd say
That grace is my only hope
Grace is showing me the way..."
---From "Run to You", by Michael W. Smith.
It is only by the grace of God that I am still breathing.
(Ethan getting ready to go to the pediatrician on Tuesday, June 1, 2010.)
"If my scars could speak, they'd say
That grace is my only hope
Grace is showing me the way..."
---From "Run to You", by Michael W. Smith.
It is only by the grace of God that I am still breathing.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Ethan's First Birthday
No words tonight...
Just so much love.
(Click pause on the music player at the bottom of this page before clicking on the video.)
Just so much love.
(Click pause on the music player at the bottom of this page before clicking on the video.)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
On Saturday...
my sweet boy will be a year old.
I think every parent approaches this milestone by saying, "Where, oh where has the time gone?"
But for us, of course, the question has even more layers of meaning.
Where, oh where has the time gone?
How can it have been a whole year since we held him for the first time?
Or a whole nine months since we held him for the last?
Time has moved by so quickly...
Yet, we can hardly remember life before him.
It's as if he was always ours.
I feel myself wanting to pull into my own little shell as the sacred day of his birth approaches...
And at the same time I want to shout his name from the rooftop!
He's amazing...
and I'm so thankful he's ours.
I think every parent approaches this milestone by saying, "Where, oh where has the time gone?"
But for us, of course, the question has even more layers of meaning.
Where, oh where has the time gone?
How can it have been a whole year since we held him for the first time?
Or a whole nine months since we held him for the last?
Time has moved by so quickly...
Yet, we can hardly remember life before him.
It's as if he was always ours.
I feel myself wanting to pull into my own little shell as the sacred day of his birth approaches...
And at the same time I want to shout his name from the rooftop!
He's amazing...
and I'm so thankful he's ours.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
In Honor Of Ethan, Will You Consider...
donating blood this month?
As Ethan's birthday approaches, we would like to ask you to consider donating blood to your local blood bank in honor of our son.
Ethan received a blood transfusion when they were trying to save his life, because his doctors wanted to make sure he didn't become anemic, and we are so grateful to the donors that supplied that blood. Blood was also used to prime the ECMO machine for him, and though he never ended up being able to be put on ECMO, we are grateful it wasn't because they didn't have blood available to prime the machine.
On October 13th, I donated blood back to the very same bank that Ethan's came from, in honor of him and his Sissy... who received blood from that bank when she had her open-heart surgery at 11 months old.
I can't wait to donate this month in honor of my sweet son's birthday.
If you have donated before, would you consider doing it again? The American Red Cross says only 30 percent of first-time donors will ever donate again.
And If you have never donated blood before, we would be so touched if your first time was in celebration and honor of our son.
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood... and one blood donation can save up to three lives!
If you would like to know more, here is a helpful link to some facts from the American Red Cross:
http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-facts-and-statistics
And if you do donate in honor of our Ethan, would you post a comment on here or drop us a line at TheLanes3202@yahoo.com?
We would like to thank you and would love to celebrate!
As Ethan's birthday approaches, we would like to ask you to consider donating blood to your local blood bank in honor of our son.
Ethan received a blood transfusion when they were trying to save his life, because his doctors wanted to make sure he didn't become anemic, and we are so grateful to the donors that supplied that blood. Blood was also used to prime the ECMO machine for him, and though he never ended up being able to be put on ECMO, we are grateful it wasn't because they didn't have blood available to prime the machine.
On October 13th, I donated blood back to the very same bank that Ethan's came from, in honor of him and his Sissy... who received blood from that bank when she had her open-heart surgery at 11 months old.
I can't wait to donate this month in honor of my sweet son's birthday.
If you have donated before, would you consider doing it again? The American Red Cross says only 30 percent of first-time donors will ever donate again.
And If you have never donated blood before, we would be so touched if your first time was in celebration and honor of our son.
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood... and one blood donation can save up to three lives!
If you would like to know more, here is a helpful link to some facts from the American Red Cross:
http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-facts-and-statistics
And if you do donate in honor of our Ethan, would you post a comment on here or drop us a line at TheLanes3202@yahoo.com?
We would like to thank you and would love to celebrate!
Great Expectation
This time last year (well, okay, for my entire pregnancy with him!) we were awaiting Ethan's arrival with great expectation.
We knew it could be any time... as I mentioned in my last post, this day last year, Dr. Nelson scheduled his birthday for March 12th (my due date was March 21st)... but we knew he still might choose to make his appearance earlier. :)
(I had, after all, just gotten off bed rest and Brethine, and here we were only a couple of days later, me contracting and her thinking she might have to go ahead and deliver him.)
And although he didn't come earlier, this time was filled with incredible anticipation as his birthday drew closer!
Here are a few pictures from February 15, 2010.
Ethan would be born just a month later...
And Emily was more than ready to be a Big Sissy!
We knew it could be any time... as I mentioned in my last post, this day last year, Dr. Nelson scheduled his birthday for March 12th (my due date was March 21st)... but we knew he still might choose to make his appearance earlier. :)
(I had, after all, just gotten off bed rest and Brethine, and here we were only a couple of days later, me contracting and her thinking she might have to go ahead and deliver him.)
And although he didn't come earlier, this time was filled with incredible anticipation as his birthday drew closer!
Here are a few pictures from February 15, 2010.
Ethan would be born just a month later...
And Emily was more than ready to be a Big Sissy!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
A Special Anniversary
I have so many emotions going on right now, but I wanted to share a tidbit from Ethan's life, so I'm going to just copy and paste my facebook status from today:
"Hubby and I have been married for nine years today! :) Last year on this date, I was in the hospital having constant contractions with Ethan (again!!), and Dr. Nelson was preparing to do my c-section the next day (or in the middle of the night if my water broke), because she wasn't sure she could stop the contractions and needed to keep my uterus from rupturing. But she did stop them, so she scheduled his birthday for March 12th instead. It is a memory that brings tears to my eyes and a catch in my throat, because it is an incredibly precious part of Ethan's life and our family's story..."
We will always remember the wedding anniversary Ethan was in my belly and we thought we were going to meet him the next day!
Daddy, Sissy and I are missing you today, Sweet Boy... as always!
We love you and anxiously await Reunion Day!
"Hubby and I have been married for nine years today! :) Last year on this date, I was in the hospital having constant contractions with Ethan (again!!), and Dr. Nelson was preparing to do my c-section the next day (or in the middle of the night if my water broke), because she wasn't sure she could stop the contractions and needed to keep my uterus from rupturing. But she did stop them, so she scheduled his birthday for March 12th instead. It is a memory that brings tears to my eyes and a catch in my throat, because it is an incredibly precious part of Ethan's life and our family's story..."
We will always remember the wedding anniversary Ethan was in my belly and we thought we were going to meet him the next day!
Daddy, Sissy and I are missing you today, Sweet Boy... as always!
We love you and anxiously await Reunion Day!
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