by Kimberly Pelletier | Feb 12, 2011 | Chronicles of Grief
We woke up on Friday morning, January 28th. I was just at the beginning of recovering physically and yet a service for Jonan was just a day away now. The night had given us much needed sleep except for one moment when I woke to use the bathroom. The way Jeff was lying...
by Kimberly Pelletier | Feb 10, 2011 | Chronicles of Grief
I woke up in the recovery room around eleven the morning after I gave birth to Jonan. Jeff and I had been with his body until about two a.m. This recovery room was much smaller than my birthing room, but still a beautiful view of the city from the ninth floor. I...
by Kimberly Pelletier | Feb 9, 2011 | Chronicles of Grief
We were picked up at 3:30am by the Millers to drive to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Prentice Women’s Center. I had a huge chocolate-peanut butter protein shake as the woman on the phone the night before had warned me of the “ice chips only” diet I would be on...
by Kimberly Pelletier | Feb 8, 2011 | Chronicles of Grief
Tuesday two weeks ago. This was an odd day, the day after finding out Jonan had passed and the day before giving birth to him. The plan was for me to spend the entire day at Rez (our church) until Jeff got home that night from the gig he was working locally. I wasn’t...
by Kimberly Pelletier | Feb 7, 2011 | Chronicles of Grief
I want to post about Monday, two weeks ago, to offer to everyone interested what the week of Jonan’s birth was like, and how the Lord provided in ways we could have never thought to pray for. As I shared in my email concerning Jonan’s passing the morning of January...
by Kimberly Pelletier | Feb 7, 2011 | Chronicles of Grief
So this afternoon I return to the same doctor and in same office where I found out Jonan had passed, but this time for my postpartum checkup (it’s earlier with a stillbirth). Today is exactly two weeks since we checked in vain for his heartbeat. This...
