We found out we were expecting again on September 4, 2003. We were so excited! I went for my first appointment on October 1, I was 7 weeks and 3 days then. And everything was going good. When I went for my second appointment they had trouble finding a heartbeat so a u/s was done and we seen it. Then the next appointment they were still having trouble finding it, but the doctor did it felt so good to hear it because it was the first time. Everything seemed to fine until the night of December 9 when I started having pains, but not really bad I was able to go to sleep. I really thought it was my uterus stretching. When I woke up the next morning December 10, 2003 I was still having pain. I was thinking ok maybe it is still my uterus stretching, but after I got a shower I realized that they were hurting to bad to be that. They got really painful quick. I called my doctor and told the answering service I thought I was having contractions and I was hurting really bad. She took down my name and said she would page the doctor. Well I waited and no call so I called back and she said she would page them again. After I got off the phone my husband said lets just go to the hospital. So i called my mom and told her we were going. I was feeling sick to my stomach and went to the restroom and I gaged a few times and then the worse thing happened my water broke. I never heard from my doctor and still haven't to this day. The ride to the hospital was horrible because I was only 17 weeks and I knew my baby would be to early. When we got there we went upstairs and they looked and I remember one of the nurses saying I see a foot. She told me to push and at 9:35 a.m. Ryan Lamar Dennard was born sleeping. He was 8 inches long and 6.5 ounces. He looked perfect to us. I got to see him before they took him. I was in so much pain and could not have anything. I started hemmoraging because the after birth would not come out. Finally at 1:00 p.m. they took me back to scrape it out. After I came back to the recovery room all mine and my husbands family got to come in and they let us all see Ryan. We took pictures. I was really happy to see my son Matthew. We miss our angel everyday. We wanted him so bad. I believe he was to good to come here.

Mommy, Daddy & Matthew love and miss you very much our sweet angel.