“It's way too expensive and silly, but it makes everybody happy.”
Influencer Lindsay Dewey is sharing a message to her followers on the first Mother’s Day since her toddler son’s passing.
On Sunday, May 11, Dewey posted a photo of herself holding her son. “Took me a while to make this but this is what I’ve wanted all day,” she wrote alongside the image.
“To just hold Reed in my arms. Just like this. Never thought I’d have to copy and paste a picture of my baby to have him in my arms again. I miss it so much,” Dewey continued.
Reed was 22 months old when he died in February following a freak accident.
As Dewey shared in a post at the time, a mirror fell on Reed while he was playing with a bowl that was suction-cupped to the mirror. As a result of the mirror falling on top of him, Reed suffered a traumatic brain injury.
“A piece of me is missing,” Dewey wrote on Mother’s Day, “and always will be. But I thank God for allowing me to be a mom.”
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“My 3 babies are/were my world and it’s been a dream of mine since I was a very little girl,” she continued. “I still find myself in awe that I’m living my dream. Beautiful, happy, and healthy babies who call me mama.. What more could I ever ask for?”
Despite the day being “hard” and feeling “different” as a result of Reeds absence, “I’m still grateful and blessed,” Dewey wrote. “Never would have imagined that I’d be in this position.”
“I have felt very strong today. Which feels odd to me,” she continued. “Feels like I’m doing this whole grief thing wrong because how am I feeling mostly ‘okay’ today of all days?”
“It’s a true gift and honor to raise these babies. It’s a duty I will never take lightly or for granted. A house full of babies and chaos is the best feeling,” the influencer continued, before wishing all the mothers out there a Happy mother’s Day.
“We have such an anointed and high calling. Own it and be proud of it! And to the ones who are feeling that void, missing a puzzle piece, and dealing with grief that comes with it, you’re not alone and you’re doing great.”
