Thirteen minutes after birth, Renesemee’s heart started beating. She definitely was a fighter. Her daddy holding her made her start breathing.

Sophia’s diagnosis reminded me how short life is. I need to cherish every moment I have with my two other kids. We love to talk about Sophia and how she is in a far better place now. We miss her dearly. My kids draw pictures of her all the time. Life is truly such an…

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Marcy JuddMommy to AbigailAnencephalyOctober 2022 We started trying to get pregnant with our second child in January 2021. We knew we’d probably need medical help as it had taken two rounds of fertility treatments to get pregnant the first time, but we naively hoped we could get pregnant on our own this time. We tried…

By Mackenzie SlackMommy to CarolineAnencephalyFebruary 2023 Our journey began with the happiest August ever. The three of us (my husband, son, and I) were overjoyed to find out we were expecting. Our son was 3 when we found out we were expecting, and we were already stressed that there was such a large age gap…

By Lisa EgglestonMommy to EzraMay 24 – May 25, 2019Acrania We decided we wanted to start our family fairly young to be younger parents. After a couple of months, we were soon pregnant with our first child in September 2018. We were excited and started making plans for our new little family. We quickly told…

By Shyanne CeradskyMommy to Cecelia FayeAnencephalyJuly 19, 2022 My baby lived 39 precious weeks inside my womb, and just moments outside in the world, and her life still mattered. We went to a third-party ultrasound place to get some 3D photos done of Cecelia when I was 15 weeks pregnant. Almost immediately after starting the…

By Taleah JohnstonMommy to Martha Born still on May 24, 2022Anencephaly My husband and I take a fishing trip for our anniversary each year. When our anniversary came in 2021, we were ready for a few days at the lake and decided it would be a good time to decide if our family was ready to…

By Tiffany SmithMommy to Bowen DeanAnencephalyAugust 2021 In August 2021, my husband and I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Bowen Dean. Bowen had the most beautiful dark blue eyes, the longest salon curled eyelashes, an adorable button nose, some of the chubbiest cheeks, and legs for days. Bowen was only on this Earth…

By: Kim Patterson The very first baby born into Heaven that On Angels’ Wings founder, Michelle Cramer, had the honor of photographing was Bethanie Baker. Bethanie’s parents were told at a routine ultrasound that their baby had a condition called anencephaly and would likely not survive childbirth. Michelle, was invited into the delivery room shortly…