tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post6407236482091922890..comments2023-10-02T03:16:48.356-05:00Comments on "EB"ing a Mommy: My baby turns 4 in HeavenCourtney Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781571778358173399noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-87918253243965304582013-09-28T01:40:43.854-05:002013-09-28T01:40:43.854-05:00You are an amazing Mother. Tripp had an Angel on e...You are an amazing Mother. Tripp had an Angel on earth in you. Your life with Tripp was one that only you were strong enough for. The other mothers who don't understand, could never understand. Tripp was fortunate to have you, as you were to have him. I am so sorry for the loss of your son. Thank you for sharing your painful journey with us. Tripp will always be remembered, not by only you, but by a world of people who don't know you and fell in love with him through your writing. God bless you. anihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408696842668298271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-49345842793296295902013-09-24T00:09:17.807-05:002013-09-24T00:09:17.807-05:00hey Courtney .... long time we don't hear from...hey Courtney .... long time we don't hear from you! Hope that means you are keeping yourself busy and have lots going on... keep us posted! Hugs!* Thais Peiffer *https://www.blogger.com/profile/14177152551441108691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-54972855188169101912013-08-17T17:49:05.430-05:002013-08-17T17:49:05.430-05:00I hope u continue to blog, we are all connected to...I hope u continue to blog, we are all connected to Tripp thru u <3ButterFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398550743112632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-14542503982590743452013-08-08T14:23:04.029-05:002013-08-08T14:23:04.029-05:00I still think of you and Tripp all the time, even ...I still think of you and Tripp all the time, even though we never met. My heart aches every time I see the same little Elmo he had in my own daughter's hand. I came back to this blog today because I needed to check in with you. I am so sorry.i wish I had proper words of comfort to give you, but I have none because I have never experienced the anguish that you have. But I just want you to know that you've left a permanent footprint on my heart, and Tripp has not These Are The Dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175203540139326746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-65779178420308069392013-07-24T21:16:58.028-05:002013-07-24T21:16:58.028-05:00Just stopping by to let you know you are loved, pr...Just stopping by to let you know you are loved, prayed for, & thought of so often. Hold fast to God cause He's holding on to you.LeeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496562692330108460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-47576459756337887652013-07-20T16:37:10.009-05:002013-07-20T16:37:10.009-05:00Wow, I just became familiar with your blog and the...Wow, I just became familiar with your blog and the story of your precious son. I am so sorry for your loss of your beautiful son. My son was born with a rare skin condition but is not as life threatening or serious. Your blog and writing are a beautiful testament to your love and dedication to his life. My heart goes out to you and I'll keep you in my prayers. May God bless you and help you through this.West Family Updateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18422007097983480259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-53399936908734726142013-07-19T10:33:40.187-05:002013-07-19T10:33:40.187-05:00Thinking of you and Tripp. Don't know what els...Thinking of you and Tripp. Don't know what else to say, other than I'm thinking of you. Weeping with you.Catalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717574764415693598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-5995717751947075962013-07-01T14:01:39.881-05:002013-07-01T14:01:39.881-05:00Dearest Courtney - I think about you often and can...Dearest Courtney - I think about you often and can't imagine how heavy your heart feels. I don't have any words to take that away, but I can tell you this with 100% certainty. YOU.ARE.A.GOOD.MOTHER. <br />TRIPP.KNEW.THIS.<br /><br />And I know that hearing this from some random person in TX is not the same as hearing it from Tripp, but I pray that you'll be encouraged. I pray that God will continue to strengthen you and give you peace. Our family still loves you and prays for you.<br /><br />Love from TX,<br />Laura (for Team A)Laura Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701139472899714172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-5911160704783525842013-06-30T14:27:59.659-05:002013-06-30T14:27:59.659-05:00Thinking of you and remembering Tripp. You are in ...Thinking of you and remembering Tripp. You are in my thoughts & prayers so often. LeeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496562692330108460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-86167811423796931612013-06-26T22:42:10.808-05:002013-06-26T22:42:10.808-05:00Courtney, you will never be "over it" BE...Courtney, you will never be "over it" BECAUSE you will always be Tripp's mom. Mom's aren't "supposed" to bury their children... and no, I can't fully appreciate your loss. But I can sit here with tears streaming down my face praying selfishly to God that I never do... and knowing that you must be hurting beyond any level of pain I can even begin to imagine. And I can offer you a prayer, and a hug, and to be here for you. And hope, in some tiny way, that helps just a teeny little bit.Wendi Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030986993835268409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-63968976660839771362013-06-22T22:41:42.262-05:002013-06-22T22:41:42.262-05:00Hi Courtney!
i know im late but happy belated birt...Hi Courtney!<br />i know im late but happy belated birthday to beautiful angel Tripp<3 i just found out about your son this week thru Easton Friedels fb page and am absolutly heartbroken. I have read ur blogs and watched videos and seen pix of baby Tripp and my heart aches. He is the most beautiful baby ive ever seen with a smile that melts my heart and brings me to tears. I am angry and soo sad that he was taken away from u. I know the lord works in mysterious ways, and i KNOW baby Tripp is in a much much better place then we are and he is watching over u. It just hurts me that u cant physically hold him and be with him. I want u to know that Tripp has changed my life, he has made me realize what is important and taught me to not take things for granted. You should be a very proud mama that he has such a positive effect even from heaven. I know ive never met Tripp but i truly do love him, and i hope when my time comes i can give him a big BIG hug <3 God Bless u for being such a wonderful person and mom and bringing Tripp into this world to make it a better place. And know as long as i live i will always pray for u and say prayers for baby Tripp and i will never forget him .ButterFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398550743112632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-39273411743687505132013-06-21T21:07:38.112-05:002013-06-21T21:07:38.112-05:00Courtney,
I've followed your blog for 2 years,...Courtney,<br />I've followed your blog for 2 years, I think. Please do check out Dr. Joanne Cacciatore... She "gets it". The loss of a child, your child, your precious Tripp, is indescribable... as you have so eloquently written in this blog post. I am so sorry for your loss... PrettyGoodYearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609529296872433223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-24743861591036059022013-06-18T23:48:43.474-05:002013-06-18T23:48:43.474-05:00I understand your post all to well. I lost my swee...I understand your post all to well. I lost my sweet daughter, Dannikah, when she was 3. Sending my love to you. ~Anne Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18151052984221143493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-24192707024412489062013-06-18T22:21:28.860-05:002013-06-18T22:21:28.860-05:00I am sorry that you have to go through this. It is...I am sorry that you have to go through this. It is not fair to lose a baby. :( I can't imagine what you are going through. I hope that God can give you comfort and peace knowing that your baby is resting at His feet. Your baby is watching you and your family from Heaven. Christy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730414767785343296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-17833648682502682252013-06-17T17:46:51.324-05:002013-06-17T17:46:51.324-05:00I don't even remember how I originally found y...I don't even remember how I originally found your blog, but I read it from start to finish in one sitting when I did find it. At the time, I was pregnant with my son and though I can't relate to your journey with Tripp, I found myself reading your words of love for your child over and over again and thinking to myself, "THAT's what a Mom is."<br /><br />You're such an amazing mother. I had to post a comment today because it bothered me to read that you feel so much pain remembering the suffering that Tripp had to endure. I believe in my heart that though he most certainly did have to experience pain, he must have also felt so very cherished. Because that's the kind of mother you seem to be to be; a mother who recognized the perfect gift her son was and cherished him every single day. <br /><br />Never stop grieving for your Tripp. You loved him well and will continue to do so for the rest of your life. Don't let anyone try to "hurry you" along. Thank you for the honestly you share on this blog. As a mother who will never really "get" just how lucky I am to have a healthy child, please know that you still offer a lesson to me to seize the day and love my child well. Wishing you peace!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-75590346238103160072013-06-14T22:39:22.507-05:002013-06-14T22:39:22.507-05:00I really hope you are doing okay. I think about yo...I really hope you are doing okay. I think about you often and wonder how you and your family are doing. Like so many out there, I do not know you but I have been reading your blog for some time. Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061646161942010972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-37777719547767390912013-06-10T19:36:37.672-05:002013-06-10T19:36:37.672-05:00I LOVE your honesty!!!!!!I LOVE your honesty!!!!!!Jenn RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068026119549359522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-42389067690078015182013-06-05T00:15:36.772-05:002013-06-05T00:15:36.772-05:00Your in what I like to call your "new" n...Your in what I like to call your "new" normal. You had a baby that you lost and nothing will ever be able to replace that child. You are right people who have never lost a child can not fully comprehend your pain no matter how hard they try. I can't fully comprehend your pain, but to the mothers that complain about their children in front of you have no common sense. Every time I read your blogs I hug my two babies tighter. I would take a hundred bad days than for them not to be here at all. <br /><br />I hate the comment "you will have another child one day." This statement has strong feelings for me. I miscarried three babies (1 single and twins). That comment would drive me over the edge because you just wanted to scream I WANT THAT BABY!! So when I read your comment those emotions stirred in my heart. I lost my three babies early, I never held them in my arms or even had a birthday. There are three holes in my heart for those babies I never got to meet. I had cousins who literally had babies on my due date for both pregnancies. You will always wonder right now I will have a four year old. I wonder what they would have liked. I go through these emotions with miscarried babies, I can't even imagine how it would be to have my babies for two years and then had to lose them. That is much worse!<br /><br />Best advice I can give you is don't be strong all the time. You are nicer than I am, because I would tell my friends, really you are going to complain about how bad your child is... at least he is right there, you can kiss him, you can hold him, you can watch him grow. I would want Tripp back being a terror as long as he was back with me. (Not that Tripp was a terror, but to make your point.) <br /><br />Your post even the negative ones always gives me a life a lesson or a different perspective on life. SBphotoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209245584015142275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-56798876926192133552013-06-05T00:03:16.992-05:002013-06-05T00:03:16.992-05:00Courtney, I obviously never got the chance to meet...Courtney, I obviously never got the chance to meet the perfect, amazing Tripp and yet here I find myself for the second day in a row with a broken heart and tears rolling down my face unable to sleep thinking about you and him. I use to follow your blog- then do to the craziness of my life- took a long break. Last night as I sat in a rocking chair you guys randomly came to mind and I logged on for an update- I spend well over 3 hours reading all of your posts, and the last 24 hours unable to get you guys off my mind. Needless to say- I can only imagine how you are feeling if this is how I'm feeling. although I don't know you- I wish nothing more then for you to live close so I could just give you a giant hug and cry with you. You are an AMAZING person and an AMAZING mother- if only this world was full of more people like you... and I have to say the only person possibly more amazing then you- Is Tripp- He is sooo Adorable- and his personality even simply through pictures and short video clips... what a doll. I can only imagine how tough life has been for you the past 16 months- but I'm sending you wishes of "rainbows and butterfly's" although God gave you the priceless gift of being Tripp's mommy- you deserves so many more gifts just like that- and I really hope you get what you deserve. You are one very special, amazing, extraordinary person. Sending lots of love and hugs your way. <br />Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762813546141402293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-79070274359072634942013-05-29T21:54:34.019-05:002013-05-29T21:54:34.019-05:00You are an amazing Mom. If I may be so bold to say...You are an amazing Mom. If I may be so bold to say I think he looked at you as love. He knew you needed to do what you were doing. I honestly believe children understand things differently than we think. he knew what you were doing was out of love for him. He saw you do everything else as love, why should this be anything different. <br /><br />My prayers are with you.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294052996479688932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-54217976116952461122013-05-23T22:46:34.629-05:002013-05-23T22:46:34.629-05:00I don't even know what to say. I've never...I don't even know what to say. I've never lost a child, but my youngest son has autism, and I struggle with it every day. My heart hurts for you so tremendously because you are right. Tripp should still be here with you. It just doesn't make sense for someone so young to suffer that much and then leave this Earth so early. No mother should EVER, EVER, EVER have to lose her baby. Tripp is beautiful. I can't get over his smiles in his pictures. Thank you for reminding me to cherish every moment I have with my children. I will NEVER give up on my special needs son, Andy. NEVER, EVER, EVER. I will fight and advocate him with every breath I take for the rest of my life because I am his mother. I can only imagine what it was like taking care of baby Tripp every single day, 24/7. People say to me all the time what an amazing mom I am because of my dedication to Andy's development, but I don't feel amazing. All I can think is that I am doing what any other mother would do for her own child. My heart truly aches for you. It truly, truly does. Lots of love, hugs and prayers for you and your family!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678265951726652541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-90525123028985672302013-05-22T16:03:47.842-05:002013-05-22T16:03:47.842-05:00Happy Birthday Tripp!
Courtney, there's no do...Happy Birthday Tripp!<br /><br />Courtney, there's no doubt in my mind that Tripp knows (and he knew when he was here on Earth too) that everything you did for him was out of pure love. Even if the baths and bandages were painful, babies knows that their mama's are there to help. And with a mama like you, there's NO way Tripp didn't sense that on every single level. And now that he's in Heaven, he knows it on EVERY level.<br /><br />I love what you said about taking care of yourself more. It's hard to stand up to people on your own behalf (I have a hard time with that too), but keep going. Tell them to be more sensitive. <br /><br />Lastly--I was outraged to hear that people tell you that having another child will make it all ok. I've never lost a child, but even I can see that having another child is NOT a replacement for Tripp. I do hope one day you have more babies and that they bring you and Stephen so much joy and love. But replace your sweet boy? Never. Impossible. <br /><br />Hang in there mama. Even though we're only out here on the internet, we love reading your updates. <br />Krista https://www.blogger.com/profile/05613973769448957413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-68537280338660154572013-05-20T19:24:29.042-05:002013-05-20T19:24:29.042-05:00Thinking of you!!!Thinking of you!!!crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376156495266001770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-68480425651123073452013-05-20T11:29:29.995-05:002013-05-20T11:29:29.995-05:00Happy Birthday Tripp! We all love you and miss you...Happy Birthday Tripp! We all love you and miss you. Mama Courtney - I am sending you an email. I hope you don't mind. xoxoHouse 54https://www.blogger.com/profile/11437923643879794027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348155237652648174.post-31339478393868501962013-05-18T20:13:24.549-05:002013-05-18T20:13:24.549-05:00I just want to let you know that you're not al...I just want to let you know that you're not alone Courtney. Sometimes being a mom without a child is the worst. People who don't know you think you've never had any kids and don't view you as a mom, yet you are a mom and you have this aching sadness in your heart because a piece of it is in Heaven with your child... SMA took my little girl away from me at 21 months old, and I feel your pain - not in the daily care of EB and what that was like, but in the daily pain of emptiness and broken-heartedness. I wish we lived closer so we could hang out, but if you ever want to chat, I hope you'll contact me. Peace and comfort to you.Ashley Nicole Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455974346792437642noreply@blogger.com