**Team Curtis 2009** If you would like to donate in memory of Curtis please go here:

http://www.firstgiving.com/ateamforcurtis

It is our 4th time participating! We are so blessed so many help us remember our boy.

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We are richer by far,
To have held you a moment,
Then to have never held you
At all.

This memorial website was created in the memory of our son, Curtis Roger, who was born still on    
May 31, 2006 at 5:31pm
He was 6lbs, 10 oz. He had his daddy's nose and his mom's lips. His hair was blonde. We don't know the color of his eyes, he opened them in heaven.

We were one day away from our due date when we found out during a routine appointment that our baby boy's heart stopped beating.  I delivered him that afternoon and finally got to hold my son in my arms after carrying him under my heart for 9 months.

This is a song by a Christian husband and wife team, Watermark.
 Their daughter, Glory, was born still at 35 weeks. 

Glory Baby
Glory Baby, You slipped away
As fast as we could say baby, baby
You were growing, what happened Dear,
You disappeared on us baby, baby
Heaven will hold you before we do
Heaven will keep you safe
Until we're home with you Until we're home with you 

We miss you everyday, miss you in every way
But we know there's a day when we will hold you, we will hold you
And you'll kiss our tears away, when we're home to stay
*We can't wait for the day when we will see you, we will see you
But baby let sweet Jesus hold you, until mom and dad can hold you*
You'll just have heaven before we do
You'll just have heaven before we do
Sweet little baby, it's hard to understand it
Cause we are hurting, we are hurting
But there is healing, and we know we're stronger people
Through the growing, and in knowing
All things work together for our good
And God works his purposes
Just like he said he would, just like he said he would

I can't imagine Heaven's lullabies
And what they must sound like
But I will rest in knowing
Heaven is your home
And it's all you'll ever know, all you'll ever know


Here was his baby website while I was expecting him. It followed doctor's appointments, showers, his nursery coming together.... it is where his "baby j" nickname came from. You can also see well wishes from friends and family before we had him.

http://www.babyhomepages.net/babyj/index.php

This is a link to his online guestbook when his obituary ran in the newspaper

http://www.legacy.com/StarTribune/GuestBook.asp?Page=GuestBook&PersonID=17974385

Joyfully, we were able to bring Curtis' baby sister home with us in November of 2007. While our joy is beyond measure, our grief is too. As we will never see brother and sister together and we are getting to experience everything we missed out on with Curtis. We named her Claudia May. The May is after Curtis, who was born is May.

Here are a few items online that I have found helpful:

http://www.ispokewithmychild.com 
(click on view presentation)

http://www.stillnomore.org/
(National Stillbirth Society)

http://missinggrace.com/
http://missinggrace.org/
(MissingGRACE Foundation)