Jenny Brennan
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He was so sweet. Such a sweet baby. I just remember just holding him and just being like, I don't know. He was the cutest, sweetest little thing.
He was so sweet. Such a sweet baby. I just remember just holding him and just being like, I don't know. He was the cutest, sweetest little thing.
This is the first little outfit that John was brought home from the hospital in this outfit, and Travis was brought home in the hospital from this outfit. I mean, we kept it all. The decorations, these are the balloons that were hanging in the house.
This is the first little outfit that John was brought home from the hospital in this outfit, and Travis was brought home in the hospital from this outfit. I mean, we kept it all. The decorations, these are the balloons that were hanging in the house.
It's a little torturous.
It's a little torturous.
I just told John that I just feel like someday Travis will come back looking for this. And maybe he will and maybe he won't, but we have it.
I just told John that I just feel like someday Travis will come back looking for this. And maybe he will and maybe he won't, but we have it.
What a cute face.
What a cute face.
It says, Dear Miss Jenny, Thank you so much for all you do. You guys have helped more than you will ever know. We love y'all and are super grateful. I'm so happy to have such an incredible family. I always wanted to have a big family, and I am super thankful to feel like I'm a part of y'all's now. We love you. And I really do feel like she did love the family.
It says, Dear Miss Jenny, Thank you so much for all you do. You guys have helped more than you will ever know. We love y'all and are super grateful. I'm so happy to have such an incredible family. I always wanted to have a big family, and I am super thankful to feel like I'm a part of y'all's now. We love you. And I really do feel like she did love the family.
It's hard to grasp. It's bizarre. The whole thing is just, I don't know. It makes you think about what could have been. What would his life be like? I'm sure you think about that, too. Like,
It's hard to grasp. It's bizarre. The whole thing is just, I don't know. It makes you think about what could have been. What would his life be like? I'm sure you think about that, too. Like,
You know, there's still pictures of him up in the house. Like, do you take him down? What do you do? My sister had pictures of him in her house. And when his birthday came around, that was really hard. My daughter and I went out and got him a present. And at that time...
You know, there's still pictures of him up in the house. Like, do you take him down? What do you do? My sister had pictures of him in her house. And when his birthday came around, that was really hard. My daughter and I went out and got him a present. And at that time...
This is what we wrote on the card. Dear Travis, happy first birthday, sweet boy. We miss you. And think about you every single day. Hope your birthday is as special as you are. We love you very much. It was so hard. It was like a death. That's how I can talk about it. That it's like a, it was like a death and you just deal with it in your own way, you know, and it's grieving.
This is what we wrote on the card. Dear Travis, happy first birthday, sweet boy. We miss you. And think about you every single day. Hope your birthday is as special as you are. We love you very much. It was so hard. It was like a death. That's how I can talk about it. That it's like a, it was like a death and you just deal with it in your own way, you know, and it's grieving.
There were days he was just in the bedroom, in the bed, not getting up, in the dark. It was a lot. Yeah. A lot of time in the bed. And I would go up and, you know, try to rile him up and Come on down, eat dinner with me, whatever. But it was just a lot of, it was not good. It was not good. And a lot of questioning, like, what do I do? He didn't know what to do with his life.
There were days he was just in the bedroom, in the bed, not getting up, in the dark. It was a lot. Yeah. A lot of time in the bed. And I would go up and, you know, try to rile him up and Come on down, eat dinner with me, whatever. But it was just a lot of, it was not good. It was not good. And a lot of questioning, like, what do I do? He didn't know what to do with his life.
He didn't know what to do with life. And he didn't know what his next step was. And he didn't know, where do I go from here?
He didn't know what to do with life. And he didn't know what his next step was. And he didn't know, where do I go from here?
I was a little hesitant. And, you know, at first, honestly, I even said, I think I said something about, have you had a DNA test? Are you sure? And he was like, Mom, I'm sure this is my baby.
I was a little hesitant. And, you know, at first, honestly, I even said, I think I said something about, have you had a DNA test? Are you sure? And he was like, Mom, I'm sure this is my baby.
And I just was like, okay, you know, he was, this is the way it was, and this is how it was going to be. And you're going to tell the family and everybody will accept her.
And I just was like, okay, you know, he was, this is the way it was, and this is how it was going to be. And you're going to tell the family and everybody will accept her.
But it was so exciting. It was so exciting. And everybody was so happy for me. And we were all so happy. And we were gathering things so that I could have a place for the baby at my house and had a little nursery upstairs.
But it was so exciting. It was so exciting. And everybody was so happy for me. And we were all so happy. And we were gathering things so that I could have a place for the baby at my house and had a little nursery upstairs.
The girls I work with threw me a shower, a grandma shower.
The girls I work with threw me a shower, a grandma shower.
Yeah, they did.
Yeah, they did.
They gave me a pack and play and then gift cards to Target to get whatever I needed to have for the baby.
They gave me a pack and play and then gift cards to Target to get whatever I needed to have for the baby.