I received a text Thursday evening stating that a much anticipated package would be shipped on Friday and that I could check my e-mail to track the package. I tracked the package over the weekend and it was scheduled to arrive on Monday. Today was the day. After anxiously waiting on a waiting list since April 2012 I finally received that special box on my doorstep. I knew the mail normally ran between noon and 2:00, so starting at noon I was constantly listening for the mail lady and checking my phone for the time. Around 1:00 there was a knock at the door and I knew it was my package. I opened the door and sure enough it was the mail! I looked down at that box and froze....it was finally here!! I picked it up and carried it inside; it was a lot heavier than I was expecting. I had imagined that when I received this box that I would open it immediately, but I just stared at it for the longest. I have been waiting 13 months for this!!!
My Dayton Bear made by the wonderful people at Molly Bears has finally arrived!!!
As I stated in my last post, Molly Bears is a non-profit organization that creates weighted teddy bears to help families who have suffered through child loss. My Dayton bear is 7lbs 4oz just like Dayton was when he was born. It felt so heavy lifting it up out of that box, but as soon as I laid it in my arms like a baby it felt absolutely perfect! I cried....a lot. It felt amazing to have that weight resting on my arms again.
Each bear is made unique so I had no idea what my Dayton bear would look like, but I absolutely adore it! It's perfect in every way. I like that's it's simple. Davin never got to hold Dayton, but today he got to hold our Dayton bear and feel what 7lbs and 4oz would have felt like. He definitely would have loved holding his baby brother!
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