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Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure..You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure
Even from the womb, Matthew taught us that things were going to be done his way and he was a fighter.
Matthew was due September 24, but on June 2 (at 23 weeks and 5 days gestation) Matthew decided to try and break through! My water broke and contractions began. I was hospitalized and spent 9 weeks in the hospital before Matthew said enough was enough and tried to escape butt first! On August 6 (7 weeks before his due date), Matthew was born by emergency cesarean. The same doctor who said he wouldn't make it was there to hear his first cry. After nearly 4 weeks in the NICU, Matthew came home on September 1.
Matthew is a Hebrew name meaning "Gift of God" and that he truly was.
Matthew blessed us on this earth for 70 days before falling victim to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. He is our beautiful angel and we will always miss him. We will keep his website up to remember him and honor him.
While We were hoping for a lifetime of memories with him, I got his lifetime of memories with us. . .
When a child is born, so are parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. These people build the support system that a child can depend on their entire life. Matthew is incredibly loved by so many amazing people, even before birth. Everyday we are reminded of the importance of family and how fortunate we are to have the extraordinary family that we have.
Click on our family portrait to meet the grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and spectacular people that Matthew is honored to have as family.
I long to feel the soft weight of you
to welcome you home with kisses on round silky cheeks
Instead my arms ache with the weight of your absence
The empty places that were once meant for you to grow into
My love for you will last an eternity
My hopes and dreams now carried
on the fragile wings of each butterfly passing
compeling me to pause, to savor each moment,
each flutter in my heart - your wings
The story section was created to give regular updates on everything happening in Matthew's life. You can go here to read about his time in his womb, his delivery, his time in the NICU and the fun we had after he was born. It will be updated from time to time with the thoughts we have of our baby.
With Matthew's arrival, Kaitlyn is a big sister! Kaitlyn is a great big sister! She is already fascinated with all things baby and loves to help! Kaitlyn loves Matthew so much and can't stand to be apart from him for even a minute. She likes to be near him at all times. She pats him when he cries, hands me diapers and likes to show him all her toys.
Kaitlyn is a darling 4 year old and you can read all about her at her own website by clicking on her picture below!
The picture section is easily my favorite. Be sure to check out how much Matthew has grown! If you have any pictures of Matthew, please do not hesitate to e-mail them to us. They are all treasured beyond words. If you have pictures you would like us to upload, please let me know and I gladly will.
This is the only video we have of Matthew. It was his first trip to the park, which he loved, when he was about a month and a half old. It was 2 weeks after he came home.
Please don't hesitate to sign the guestbook. We love to read the ways Matthew has touched the lives of others. We know that while we lost a son, he was so much to so many others and you are more than welcome to use this site as an outlet. It is a great place to share stories, memories, thoughts and anything else you desire.
Please feel free to contact us at anytime.
Stories
02/10/11
It's that time of year again!! Help give babies everywhere a healthy start, walk with us or donate to the March of Dimes here: Marchforbabies.org/MatthewJacksonMiller
I have been doing nearly all of my writing at my blog: http://thismommasjourney.blogspot.com/ 10/16/10
Dearest Matthew,
Yesterday marked 3 years since we said good-bye. 3 years since we were told you would no longer be there with us to celebrate life or grow up with us around you. It is so hard to believe that 3 years have already passed. We wonder so much what you would be like, who you would look like, ...
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3 years and 6 hours ago, I woke up in intense pain. My room was fairly dark and Dusty was asleep in the corner on the fold out couch. The light streaming from the hallway showed the monitors next to me. I was tempted to strap the monitors to my stomach myself to see if what I was feeling were strong contractions or something e...
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12/25/09
We wish you were our sweet baby boy. We love you so much and miss you more than words can ever express. Merry, Merry Christmas sweet Matthew.
12/22/09
This weekend we were able to decorate Matthew's site for Christmas. We put up his tree, lights, ornaments, wreath and all of his knick knacks. I think next year we are going to get a new tree, a more "real" looking tree.
Matthew would have been 2 for this Christmas. The age when Christmas starts be...
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Thinking of you. You will forever be a reminder of things in life that should never take for granted. Hoping that wherever you are and that whatever you are doing, that you are happy and enjoying the life that God has given you.
-~Drea Sep 07 2011Happy Birthday Matthew! We miss you and think of you everyday, we love you very much -Grandma and Grandpa Aug 06 2011Happy 4th Birthday, Matthew! I cannot believe it has been four years. My, how my life has changed in those four years... When I held you, I was not a mother, yet, but I yearned so badly to be. When we lost you, the pain I felt was so intense, I questioned whether I should take the risk of loving my own child as I loved you. Shortly after, I foun... -Auntie Jamie Aug 06 2011
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It's almost your birthday and I just wanted to come by and say Happy Birthday! Love you & miss you everyday! -Auntie Christina Aug 05 2011Was going through Calguns, My deepest heartfelt condolenses, I know how it is to lose such a young life, and I know it never gets easier with time, It just gets more bearable.I hope you and your family will continue to strive for the good things that life has to offer, live for matthew as well-I do that for my grandfather (most important man in my ... -Chris Young Dec 11 2010
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