Bringing you home:

22nd December '09

I woke up thinking i had just had the worst nightmare ever, reality soon set in. Brought Abigail down to give yer preschool teachers der xmas presents. We hen went to see Patrick Larkin funeral director to put plans in place. I got photos onto a disc and left them with Sheila to print. Laura did my hair and then i got a telephone call from Kathleen to say you were ready to come home. Your grandad Ollie took us to pick you up almost killing us coming off the enfield road onto the motorway. Close call...

Teresa met us up there and both nanny's came. I brought up one of your xmas outfits to get you kitted out in and a grandfather hat. As we entered the mortury omg it was painful seeing you just lying there, alone and cold. The man in charge dressed you in your clothes and the chaplin said a few paryers. Kathleen and some nurse from St Teresa's Ward came for the few prayers. How handsome you looked in your xmas clothes, so so handsome.

We brought your moses basket to the hospital to bring you home in, teresa brough nanny kelly home and we sat you in the back with your dad and i the whole way home. I then lifted you and carried you into the house where family and friends waited for us. We let as many ppl as possible hold you before we help you in our arms for the rest of the night. The rosery was @ 9pm, abigail was in bed before it all started coz all that amount of ppl would just confuse her. When she seen you, her first words was "Whens is he gonna wake up"

Huge ppl gathered for the rosery, so many ppl got to know you in your 5 & 1/2 mths of life, you got so many places, you really lived your life to the fullest. Abigail is gonna miss you terribly, she gave you losts of hugs n kisses, she just expects you to wake up, as do we all. We laid you in your moses basket and put you inbetween us for the night. It was so nice having you so close to us. Both your dad and i managed sleep tonight, think coz u were with us in body and mind.