@teehrv17

🕊️September 21st, 2021- This day will forever be engraved in my mind. 5 years ago on this day, while expecting our first child & son, Tumanako on my 18 week appointment we found out that our baby had no more heartbeat. 💔 This was a type of grief I never imagined experiencing and as someone with chronic illnesses my first thought was, what did I do wrong? Why couldn’t my body do this? Did I overdo myself? What could I have done differently? And those thoughts were consuming me. Because this was our first child and knowing because of my chronic illnesses that they both increased the chances of difficulty during pregnancy we decided to get the early testing done in pregnancy at 12 weeks to find out the gender and also of any abnormalities. It was Fathers Day when we told our families we were expecting and these videos just show the joy that we all experienced. We had planned to share two gifts we were sending our dads, one was was an actual gift and the last was a photo of baby. 🥹 When we found out it was boy, we knew his name had to be Tumanako meaning Hope in Māori and at that time to us- Hope because of the miracle and joy he was bringing into our family but little did we know that God was truly preparing us to feel and experience Hope in a whole deeper level. I have had grandparents, aunties, uncles, and cousins pass away but now having my own son joining them on the other side of the veil- it deepened my understanding and testimony of the Plan of Salvation knowing that my baby is waiting for us on the other side in the Hands of our Savior, knowing that he hyped his little brothers on before each of them joined us earth side and knowing that our reunion with him is going to be so sweet. The motivation to live and cling to my Savior, knowing my baby is with Him- pushes me to live the gospel fully and treasure every moment I have here on earth with my family, my sons, my husband and my loved ones. My son Tumanako will forever live up to his name of bringing Hope to me and oh how eternally grateful I am for the knowledge to know that I will be reunited with him and be with my family forever 🤍#tumanako #miscarriage #hope #thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints

On the profile · Sep 21, 2026