Hello Friends,

It is with great sadness and tears in my eyes that I write this to you. As some of you know, we were pregnant with our second child, a baby girl that we named Persephone Camille Elizabeth.

Yesterday (06-04-09), sometime during labor at home, Persephone must have turned to a breech position. Despite the efforts of all of us present, including our fantastic midwives and friends, Persephone was born without a heart beat. She never revived. She passed away about 5:40 pm.

I am so sad. As I type this I am holding my daughter in my arms. She looks just like she is sleeping, but I know will not wake up. She is so beautiful.

This morning my 4 year old daughter got a chance to hold her. She kept asking "when will she get better", "will she grow up and talk and eat?"

It is so beyond messed up. It is the most impossible thing I have ever experienced. I have no idea how to wrap my head around this. Where do I go from here?

Andrew