Dayton's headstone

I didn't get to have a 1st birthday party for my baby with friends and family. I didn't get to have pictures of a baby with cake frosting everywhere. I didn't get to buy my baby new toys to unwrap and play with. Instead, for my baby's 1st birthday I ordered his headstone. I'm thankful for some caring friends that helped us to be able to order it sooner than we had originally expected, but having to buy a headstone for your child at any time is not something you ever want to experience. I could have waited and ordered it later, but seeing as how there really wasn't any thing else I could give Dayton for his birthday it seemed like the only suitable "gift" to get him. So, fast forward a few months and Dayton's headstone finally got finished and set. It's perfect, and exactly what we had hoped for. 

After the monument place had it set they gave me a call and thanked me for letting them do it because they had never done a train like that and they had really enjoyed getting to do something different. The train was the one thing that I knew for sure I wanted on there because his coming home outfit (which is what he was buried in) was a onesie with a train and a fleece train blanket. Davin was big into trains at that time so he was real excited for his baby brother to have train outfits and blankets. When we first went to see the headstone it was extremely hard to see Dayton's name and everything, but in a way it was also kind of healing. Now it just seems like it's not just another grave that just has flowers and stuffed animals for people to see as they walk by....now people can see his name and birthday and everything so I like that.