Do you want your deceased child’s name remembered in my book?

As many of you know, I have written a memoir called Expecting Sunshine about my experience of losing Zachary and having my next child Eden. I wrote the memoir back in 2011 and have been editing it for the last three LONG years. Crazy, I know, but I want it to be just right. Finally, as you read this, I am putting the finishing touches on the text and am excited to move forward in the next stages with my book.

Expecting Sunshine book memoir of baby loss by Alexis Marie Chute copyright

Copyright Alexis Marie Chute

As I was editing just now, I had an idea! I have one scene where I am attending the Walk to Remember and am reading names along the sidewalk, looking for Zachary’s name. Currently, I have made-up names listed there – but I began to wonder if any of you would like to include your deceased child’s name. It could be a special way to commemorate your son or daughter – or even if you don’t know the gender of your baby, maybe you have a nickname you would like to include.

If you want to participate and have your child’s name entered into this list, please comment below with the first name, full name or nickname. I would love the opportunity to honour your child with you in this special way.

I cannot guarantee every name will be included as I am limited by space and the flow of the narrative – but I will do my best.

Thank you!

 

52 Comments

  1. Jessica Dewald
    Feb 3, 2015

    Please include our angel: Taylor Dewald. Thank you so much.

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Hi Jessica, thank you for commenting with your angel baby’s name. I am honoured to celebrate Taylor with you.
      I’ll be in touch.
      Sincerely,
      Alexis Marie Chute

  2. Amy Vervoort
    Feb 3, 2015

    This is wonderful. Please add:

    Finn Donald Brooke Millar

    <3

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Hi Amy, Thank you for commenting with Finn’s name. I am honoured to celebrate him in my book.
      Sincerely,
      Alexis Marie Chute

  3. Corinne and John Barnes
    Feb 3, 2015

    Baby Barnes
    September 11, 2014

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Thank you for commenting, Corinne and John. I am honoured to celebrate Baby Barnes with you. I’ll be in touch.
      Sincerely,
      Alexis Marie

  4. Theresa Vladicka and Brian Gue
    Feb 3, 2015

    What a wonderful way to honour your son, Zachary. This is also a kind offer to families, like ours, that struggle to find ways to publicly acknowledge our baby.

    If you are able, we would be deeply touched if you could include our daughter, Tessa Isabel Vladicka Gue. We love her and miss her each day.

    We miss the Walk to Remember.

    • Theresa Vladicka
      Mar 11, 2016

      Strangely, most of the lower case “i”s are missing in my above message. The only one that we’d really like to address, if possible, is the spelling of Tessa’s last name: it’s Tessa Isabel Vladicka Gue.

      Thanks again.

      • Theresa Vladicka
        Mar 11, 2016

        Goodness – this still isn’t working. The lower case “eye” (but the letter and not the word) are not coming up int the posts. How strange.

        Our daughter’s name is Tessa Isabel Vlad”eye”cka Gue. But of course the letter and not the word.

      • Alexis Marie Chute
        Apr 29, 2016

        Hi Theresa,
        Don’t worry, I will email you to make sure that the spelling is correct. Thank you for commenting and including Tessa in my book. I am honoured to celebrate her with you!
        Sincerely,
        Alexis Marie

  5. Patti Walker
    Feb 3, 2015

    Thank you Alexis Marie for offering this to families. Nothing is more beautiful than seeing your babies name in print and be able to share them with others. It does not matter how much time has passed they are still thought and missed every day.

    Ernie Walker
    Perry Walker
    Suzanne Washington

    Hugs to you

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Hi Patti,
      Thank you for sharing your children’s names with me and my book. I am honoured.
      Celebrating with you,
      Alexis Marie

  6. Nicole Semchuk
    Feb 3, 2015

    This is such a wonderful idea, and special way to always remember our little ones.
    Angel Baby Semchuk
    October 18, 2012

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Hi Nicole, Thank you for commenting. I am honoured to celebrate your Angel Baby with you. Sending love and gratitude,
      Alexis Marie

  7. Jen Ritter
    Feb 3, 2015

    Avery Deanne Hiscock

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Hi my friend, Thank you for commenting. I am honoured to include Avery.
      Thanks for all your support.
      Sincerely,
      Alexis Marie Chute

  8. Lisa
    Feb 3, 2015

    Peyton Lisa Hall.

    Thank you!

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Thank you for commenting, Lisa. I am honoured to include Peyton in my book. Thank you for including her.
      I’ll be in touch.

  9. Sheri Marston
    Feb 3, 2015

    Jeremy Marston

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Hi Sheri,
      Thank you for commenting. I am honoured to include Jeremy.
      Sending love,
      Alexis Marie

  10. Rebecca and Scott Thompson
    Feb 3, 2015

    Xavier Grey Thompson
    April 4, 2014

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Hi friends, thanks for including Xavier. It’s my pleasure to help you remember and celebrate your special boy.
      Sincerely,
      Alexis Marie

  11. Marcie Cochrane
    Feb 3, 2015

    Holly Grace Cochranne

    • Marcie Cochrane
      Feb 3, 2015

      Correction… Holly Grace Cochrane

      • Alexis Marie Chute
        Apr 29, 2016

        Thank you for including Holly. I am sorry to hear about her passing, but honoured to celebrate her with you.
        Sincerely,
        Alexis Marie Chute

  12. Victoria Hood
    Feb 3, 2015

    Such a beautiful idea! If possible, we would love for you to include our son, Lars Michael Collins-Hood. Thank you! <3

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Thank you for including Lars here. I am honoured to celebrate his life with you.
      I’ll be in touch soon.

  13. Candace
    Feb 4, 2015

    Would love to have Emree Jane Forget included! Such a wonderful idea! ♡

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Hi my friend, I love honouring your Emree with you.
      Hugs
      Alexis Marie

  14. kerry w
    Feb 4, 2015

    Clara Wiltzen

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Thank you for commenting. I am sorry to hear about Clara. I am honoured to celebrate her with you.
      Sincerely,
      Alexis Marie Chute

  15. Leah Johnson-Coyle
    Feb 4, 2015

    Twins
    Beck Thomas Coyle
    Bentley Aaron Coyle
    September 5, 2011
    Amazing of you. I can’t wait to read your memoire.

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Thank you so much for commenting. I am sorry to hear about your loss – but thank you for giving me the opportunity to celebrate your children with you.

  16. Kerri Grant
    Feb 6, 2015

    such a beautiful gift and gesture. I would love for you to remember Peanut,Trouble,SweetPea and Sprout

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Hi Kerri,
      Your baby names are so sweet. Thank you for commenting here and sharing your precious babes with me and this community.
      I’ll be in touch soon.

  17. Cheryl Salter-Roberts & Bill Roberts
    Feb 7, 2015

    Hi Alexis-Marie. Here are the names of our precious babies. Thank you for honoring their short times in our lives. All died by stillbirth or miscarriage. We are thankful and grateful for our 4 surviving and now grown children but these little ones will always be special in our hearts and our daily lives:

    Bretton-Elijah Lucas Roberts
    Ciara-Rose Kennedi Roberts
    Cerys-Thyme Lilac Roberts
    Brannigan-Lee Killian Roberts
    Cherish-Paisley Kamdyn Roberts
    Brynley-Kade Locklin Roberts
    Cherokee-Sage Lacey Roberts
    Bentley-River Kai Roberts

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Hi Cheryl,
      Thank you for including all your babies in my book. I am so sorry to count all your losses. Eight! You are a strong and brave woman.
      I’ll be in touch,
      Alexis Marie

  18. Melenie Carter
    Feb 7, 2015

    What a lovely idea. Sebastian Isaiah Schroder -Smith

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Thank you so much, Melenie. Thank you for including Sebastian. I honoured to include him.
      With love,
      Alexis Marie

  19. Jennifer White
    Feb 7, 2015

    Olivia Grace White

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Hi Jennifer,
      As I know your story, I am so honoured to include Olivia in my book. I think about you and her often.
      Sending love my friend

  20. Judy
    Feb 7, 2015

    Pure Love…our daughter, Brooke Catharine Harrington.
    Thank you for thinking of us all. Your writing will help so many on this journey.

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Hi Judy,
      Thank you for commenting. I honour Brooke with you.
      Your encouraging words mean a lot.
      Sincerely,
      Alexis Marie

  21. Cheryl Cyr
    Feb 8, 2015

    Ethan Arthur Cyr
    April 22, 2014

    I am very interested in reading this as we lost our son Ethan at 38.5 weeks and we are expecting a daughter on May 5. They will be just a year apart. This has and is currently the most difficult journey I have ever had to face.

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Thank you for including Ethan. I am sorry to hear about his passing. Heartbreaking.
      I hope that everything has turned out well with your next child. I agree that pregnancy after loss is incredibly challenging – more than people expect.
      Sending love.
      I’ll be in touch soon.

  22. Rebecca Wood
    Feb 10, 2015

    Kenley Evelyn Wood.
    Born still February 25, 2013

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Thank you for commenting, Rebecca. I honour Kenley with you.
      I will be in touch soon.

  23. Mark & Betsy bourgeois
    Feb 18, 2015

    Our beautiful little boy, Daniel Charles Bourgeois…forever 2 years old
    Our daughter, Elizabeth Bourgeois, born still

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Thank you for commenting, Mark & Betsy. I’m terribly sorry to hear about your losses. I am honoured to remember Daniel and Elizabeth with you.
      I will be in touch.

  24. Chantal
    Feb 27, 2015

    We would be so greatful to have our two angels remembered – Ethan Alexander Dzikowski and Morgan Avery Dzikowski. Thank you

    • Alexis Marie Chute
      Apr 29, 2016

      Thank you so much for commenting Chantal. I will be in touch soon.

  25. Alexis Marie Chute
    Apr 29, 2016

    Thank you to everyone who submitted a previous baby to be remembered.

    THE SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.

    With love & gratitude,

    – Alexis Marie Chute

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