Misty, I continue to pray for your family each and every day. Losing
someone you love is very difficult, I know this from losing daddy - all that can
get your through this is faith in God and believing that God has a reason for
everything, we might not understand it but GOD knows what is best. If there is
anything that I can do, please let me know.

Love,
Michelle

That is such a cute photo of Addison. Your strength through the situation is very inspirational. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family still.

Misty,
I've known your mom for years and she gave us regular updates on your little angel, Addison. I know your hearts are breaking and I pray the good Lord will give you strength and the peace that passeth all understanding.
In Christian love,
Elaine Wilson

what a precious baby! take care!

Misty, I'm a friend (of a friend of a friend) who heard about the website and just thought I'd leave a comment here in the guestbook expressing my deepest sympathies and prayers for you and your family. Addison is certainly a beautiful angel! This is a wonderful website and a great way to spread awareness of NEC.

All the best,

Melissa

Misty, I am a friend of one of your coworkers and she told me of the website. I send to you and your family lots of prayer and my deepest sympathy.

Addison is a beatuiful angel.

Jan

MIsty and Jamie, Such a good job on the website. I'm so sorry for your lose of baby Addison. I know how hard it is for the both of you. I lost Bobby Dell l3years ago. I think of him everyday. It never leaves you, but I promise in time the pain will soften. love you, your great aunt Patsy

Misty ~ I'm sure that creating this Web site has been a release for you (just as it was helpful for me to develop a Web site for Lenny when he died last year). I hope you continue to find comfort in honoring Addison this way. It's a beautiful tribute. Stay strong and remember to smile for Addison.
Warm regards,
Victoria Colette Reynolds
http://mycapitalsteps.googlepages.com

Misty- just know you all in in my prayers and we are here for you if we can help in any way. Addison is a very beautiful baby and we do know she is not in any pain and is is God's arms smiling down at all of us knowing just how much she is loved.
I love the web sight, you did a great job. We love you all and are right here if you need us.
Love,
Mike and Bev

I'am so sorry for your loss! If there is any you need or anything I can do please let me know.

Best Friend I was thinking about not giving my baby a name and how sad it made me feel. I have thought about it and if i could name him I would name him Matthew Dane after my mother's maiden name. I did see him but I never got to hold him but the Lord is holding him for me. Love you best friend. I pray God will bless you again and again.and give me another great-baby just Like our Addison. I know she has left a imprint on my heart. I cherish the time she would squeeze my finger. i was proud to be her great-mamma. love you

Misty and Jamie, You have created such a beautiful, moving, heartfelt tribute to your precious baby girl. I hope that your memories of sweet Addison bring your hearts peace. God bless you both!

Misty,
I will continue to pray for you and Jamie. May God embrace you and your family with his love. You are in my thoughts and my prayers.

Jamie & Misty - I wanted to let you know how proud I am of you. You've both shown so much strength. Everything you did from beginning to end was in Addison's best interest. You've had to endure more than you should have and I am so sorry. Addison will always be in our thoughts & hearts. I love you both. Mom/Mama

Hi Misty, I am a friend of April's and she kept me posted on Addison. You have all been in our prayers. God has a plan for you and Jamie, and he will bless you again. Stay strong and keep your faith in him. Melinda

I am your mother's childhood friend from Lake County. My twin sons were born at 7 months & were prematured. They were sent to the Newborn Center in Memphis & the doctor told me that IF they made it the first 48 hrs. we would be lucky BUT I have been blessed -- they are now 25 years old & both are fixing to be fathers themselves. Rhonda kept me posted & my heart reached out to you but I certainly could not understand your pain because I was fortunate that both of my sons made it through. God Bless You & pray that you & Jaime keep your faith because someday you will see Addison again.

Misty:
First of all, let me say that it was my pleasure to bring you up to the hospital those couple times to see Addison. And if I had known what the outcome would be, we would have gotten there when the doors opened and they would have had to run us out at night. But hindsight is 20/20, I suppose. You are absolutely right...we will certainly share the precious few moments we all had with her. I sure did fall in love with her so fast and couldn't wait till she came home so I could hold her. You and Jamie have shown such wisdom beyond your years in coming to terms with this. You both are so tough...emotionally and physically. I pray that you will have more babies...but not too soon, give yourself a little time. (but don't wait too long, Uncle Greg isn't getting younger! LOL) We love you two so much and continue to pray for you and your parents, too. XOXOXOXOXOXOX <--- from all 3 of us!

You know I love you. I am so proud of how strong you have been through all of this. You have really been an inspiration to me and my faith. You have given me a greater gift than you will ever know. You stay in my thoughts everyday. I think of you everytime I feel my little one flutter inside and it reminds me of what a miracle children really are and that I am so grateful God gave me a second chance. I guess with seeing how you have dealt with all of this I look back on my experience and realize that I should have trusted that God knew best and that if things had gone differently I would not be having this one. So thank you...and know that her memory will always live in my heart as well! I love you girly, and I miss you!

Misty you and your family are in our prayers. We are sorry for your loss. Take Care, Alycia

Misty,
Bobbi and I know your mother through work and we were fortunate to follow Addison's progress through AOS emails and pictures. You were blessed with a beautiful baby girl! You will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers.

Melissa & Bobbi

Misty,
I am so sorry for your lost. You and your family will always be in my prayers. You have a beautiful angle in heaven who will always be looking down on you. God has a plan for you and Jamie trust in him. If you ever need anything my family and I will be here for you and your family. My mom worked with Rhonda at State Industries we will always be a phone call away. Lots of Love Connie

Misty & Jamie,

While I didn't meet you both, I worked with Rhonda and she is one of the kindest and sweetest individuals I've ever had the privilege of working with and as a friend. Rhonda always was talking about her family and how proud she is.

I hope with time, you and your husband's sorrow will fade and the knowledge she is in heaven.

Greg and Ginni Pechauer

Misty & Jamie,
Your website is a wonderful testament to your precious Addison and to your faith in God. Your desire to use this website to teach others about NEC and to keep Addison's memory alive shows maturity beyond your years, for you have sacrificed more than most your age. Forever and Always she will be remembered. Forever and Always she will be Daddy's Lil Girl, just like you!

I AM VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSE.THINGS WILL GET BETTER IN TIME, BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE
THAT FEELING OF LOSE. NEVAEH WAS A LITTLE DOLL THAT WENT TO HEAVEN TO BE AN ANGEL. THERE IS
NOTHING I CAN SAY TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER. MY PRAYERS ARE
ARE WITH YOU. LOVE YOU MERT

Misty & Jamie,
I work with your mother Rhonda and we all celebrated with her on the announcement and we all prayed hard throughout the events of your pregnancy.

I had the pleasure of becoming a "Hootsie" in 2006, and I understand exactly what Rhonda describes looking upon baby Addison as her "grana" and was so looking forward to sharing stories as grandmother's.

For a period of time I volunteered at a Ronald McDonald House and from my work there, I realized God only chooses the most special of parents to have these little angels, as Addison is or those children with serious life threatening illnesses. To be the parents of these special children, you have something in you that most of us will never obtain or never truly know, in the great sadness and the great joys that pass.

Sometimes we really have to reach for an understanding and some days we can't quite grasp that, but we have to trust that God has another plan for little Addie.

Sometimes we have to look far to feel blessed, but we have to grasp at small straws to maintain, and just reading this board, and hearing about those that lost babies only hours old, it gives us a perspective to say "thank you for giving her to us for 3 weeks."

I read a story recently about a 17 year old boy who was killed in a car wreck, They had interviewed his father, and he said it makes it easier to handle when he thought what if God had given me a choice. What if he had told me I was going to have this child, but I would only be blessed with him for 17 years, would I have wished to never have had him...absolutely not. Having him for 17 years was worth the devastation of his loss, when I put it into perspective of if I'd never had him.

Probably not much comfort but we have to look deep and hard to find the blessings and we have to be thankful for those small ones we can find. It is very much the process of grieving that we run through a gamut of emotions...sorrow, anger, joy and a then run through them again, but you have to allow yourself to feel these, as that is how you honor Addison's life.

We don't always have an understanding, we have to trust she is in a better place and we have to remember God chose you and Jamie as her parents. You are indeed special. We have all witnessed your strength and courage and we hope you can feel so many helping hold you up during this time of sorrow.

Misty & Jamie,
I can't even begin to think of something to say to comfort your hearts, but I do know that talking to God (and your mom) has helped me through some of my darkest times. You have done a fabulous job on the memorial website and she is so beautiful. I know that she brought immense joy to your life as well as your moms and dads. I hope in time you will decide that it is time to have another angel here on earth to share the love you have to give. Addison will always be your first and will forever be in your hearts, but God made our hearts big enough and strong enough to love again.
With all my heart,
Love
Zina

Misty Nad Jamie
Well i just cant seem to find the starting point. I look on here every few days and do nothing but cry and kick myself because i didnt spend the time like the rest of yall did. You know I never let my feelings show but this is one thing that is getting the best of me . i would have never thought in a million years i would have to go through this but i geuss god knows what is best . There is not a day that goes by that i dont think about lil addie and how much fun we could and was going to have but god called on her and she answered . I just want you and jamie to keeping being strong and take care of yourself. When the time is right it will come again . I dont know why god places all these bumps in the road of life but we will just have to be strong together and get over it and start fresh. I just want you to know that i always love you and always will and if you or jamie need something just let me know. I will try my hardest to help . I have had times already where i know that lil addie is watching over me and i hope she continues. I love her now just as much as i would have in the years to come . lil addie maybe gone but i promise she will never be forgotten
love you
Jacob

Misty & Jamie & Family,

My heart goes out to you all. I work with Rhonda & she is such a wonderful person, full of love. I know sweet Addison feels all of your love every moment in God's House. i can't imagine the pain you have been thru, but I pray that as each day goes on, it will lessen. Addison will never be forgotten, as she is in our hearts forever.

Misty & Jamie,
I honestly don't know what to say. I cannot even imagine what you guys have gone through. I guess I just want to let you know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I'm terribly sorry for the loss that you have suffered. Addison truly was a beautiful little girl.
God Bless you all,
Tasha McDonald

I am so very sorry for your loss of this precious little angel. Having lost one tiny baby and my teenaged son, I know the pain you are going through. We can only trust that God knows best, but we still grieve and miss our precious angels with all our hearts.

I hope you will allow me to post Addison's site on my Remembering Our Angel Babies site. I have listed the URL above.

God bless you, and may He continue to send you His peace and comfort for each day.

Love and hugs,
Saralyn

Thinking of you today, precious little baby, and sending hugs and kisses to heaven for you.

I know Racheal from the webmd board and I just looked at your beautiful baby girl. I am so sorry for your loss, I know how heartbreaking it is, and your strength is amazing. Your daughter is absolutley beautiful and this website is a wonderful tribute to her. I will keep your family in my thoughts and prayers.

Misty and Jamie,

I am so very sorry for your loss of your beautiful baby girl Addison. She is lucky to have had such wonderful parents and know the love that you had for her. I know that right now words can't take away the grieve or pain from your hearts. I have lost several babies of my own and although none of them have i ever seen other then on ultrasound know that they are watching over me and my other children just as your Addision is watching over you guys and will your kids one day.

hugs and prayers go out to you. I also know your cousin, Racheal from webmd.

Heather.

Someone left me a note on my blog and told me about your sweet Addison. I just wanted to introduce myself and tell you that I am praying for you as you walk through this season of life. I have been walking it since April, and I know the hurt you must feel. I am so, so sorry.

God bless,
Angie

Jamie & Misty:

I visit Addison's website often. Each time, I try to leave a message, but for a person that always has something to say I just can't find the words. I do want you to know that Addison is thought of each day, loved and missed deeply.

Love to both of you.

Your angel Addison is gorgeous! I just wanted to say I am so sorry for your loss...I know those words dont stop the pain, nothing will. We lost our daughter to stillbirth at 36 wks on July 1, 2007 and the pain is still so unbearable. Your family and you are in my prayers!

Baby Addison Sat. we walked for the March of Dimes and we raised money to help other babies. It was not a bad walk because I knew it was in your memory and when i start to slow down I would tell you to give me strngeth and your memory kept me going. I love you great baby and I will burn a candle for you and for Matthew Dane he is up there with you and having fun. I wish we could have been pushing you around in a stroller and walking in your honor but that was not to be. I love you my GREAT_BABY and I will always remember the short time you was here but you made an impact on many people and we are the better for knowing and seeing you for such a short time. Just keep your mom and dad strong and maybe someday their life will be filled with another baby and their heart will start to mend but their love for you will never fade. Miss Libby walked Sat. for her little Baby Bird. there was alot of people showing love to you and I hope you know how much we love you and how much we miss you. I tell you every day that I love you and miss all that could have been. Love you great baby. Me and Papa send love to you and to Uncle Ricky and to our baby Matthew Dane, I got to see Uncle Matthew but I did get to hold him but I did get to tell him I loved him. I love you MY GREAT_BABY and I am proud to be your great mamma..

ADDISON..WANTED TO LET U KNOW I WAS THINKIN OF U TODAY AND JUST WANTED TO TELL U WE LOVE AND MISS YOU IF U'R LISTENIN' WELL CAN'T WAIT TO SEE AGAIN.. AND JAMIE/MIST WE LOVE U AND HOPE U'R DOIN OK

My Great-baby Addison ;
Your mom did a great job getting a video ready for your grand-dads birthday and you was included in the video. It would not have been complete unless you was included. It broke our heart to have to look at your picture when you should have been helping Grand-Dad open up all his presents. You now have a new member of your family with you, Your Great-Granny Lemmons has now joined you, We send love and kisses to you my Great-Baby Mamma

Our baby Addison, I want you know that you have another special angel friend with you now. I hope you meet him, his name is Davdon Prince. He too was a preemie and he was born sick and his mommy & daddy had to tell him good-bye too. His Nana is Grana's friend for almost 40 years now, and she too is heart broken over her loss of her precious one. You two play nice together and look out for eachother. We love you.

Grana & Gran-dad Akins

Your site is beautiful. I pray for you guys. It is so hard. There are good days and bad days, but we have such a wonderful family and friends that are supporting us. I know your guys pain. We are expecting our pictures of Davdon in the next few days and I would love to do a site like this for him. Thanks for your letter and cards. They have really helped. I never thought about how hard it was really going to be until he passed. I miss him so much its like a part of me is missing. But i know where he is. Davdon and Addison are angels in heaven and we will all be together again someday! God Bless You All.
Crystal Prince

I wanted to let you know me, my husband and 4 year old son, Gavin found a green balloon with Addison's card attatched. Green is one of Gavin's favorite colors. We found the balloon on Hwy 49 in Springfield, TN. We were on our way home from grandma's christmas eve night. Your story touched me deeply. She was definately a little angel that God allowed into your lives those 21 days. That love of a child is something that nobody can explain, until they experience it. Just remember you will be with your little girl again. God promises. God loves you just like you do Addison. I pray God's peace that passes all understanding be with you and your family.

Merry Christmas!
We were out looking at Christmas lights last night (Christmas Eve) and we were in between Springfield and Orlinda, TN around 7:30 - 8:00. We saw 4-5 balloons along the highway...one red and the rest green. We noticed that there was a note attached so we turned around and picked up a green one.
We are sorry about your loss. What a neat way to celebrate Addison's life.
May God Bless You All.

the yard today when he found the green balloon. We live all the way in Salisbury Maryland, right outside of Baltimore. I read your story and I am sorry for your loss. I know the holidays are not easy when you lose someone so close to you, I just went through a big loss to you. I hope you all take care and be strong!

our little baby girl, nanna was just setting hear thinking about you,and can see you setting on god's lap. we know he loves you very much, and we do too.one day we will see you,then we can play, libby and mikie talks about you all the time, "they ask if baby bird can see them"I tell them yes, "you can see them." libby found a penny the other day "she told me "baby bird threw her a penny" ever day if we go out, she is always looking for pennies from you, so far she has found 12, and put them in her bank, she is saving them for you and her. there is a saying "Pennies from Heaven" and we believe it.
we all think of you ever day and will never forget you,love you so much.

How beautiful to hear one of Addison's balloons went half way across the state! Brings tears to the eyes and makes you think perhaps she, with her little baby bird/angel wings helped carry that balloon so far...amazing.

hey baby girl just stoppin in to say hello to u today..hopein u watchin out for all of us up there..sure miss ya.. well baby girl can't wait to see you love ya P>S> take care of u'r mom and dad and look over them Love Ya Tabatha

Great Baby our Addison Just gave your picture a kiss and wished you Valintine Day. Just wish you was here with us and enjoy this special day with your mom and dad. I know every day would be a special day if you was here. i love you great-baby and you will always be remembered in our hearts and in our life. We love you Mamma and Papa

My Great- Baby- Today was the March For Babies, but I did not get to walk with everyone else due to the weather and i still can not walk very far but I wanted to go. I wanted to be a part of what was going on but I want you to know Great-Baby that I put on my shirt with your sweet little face and the little pink shoe ariund my neck and I walked on the porch and again wishing we was doing this in your honor and not memory. I want you to know that PaPa walked inside from the door to the window as i walked and I felt good that he did that for you. I know this was a very sad day for your mom,dad,Grana and Grand-dad. and your other family members. We all love you so much and miss you so much. You are still charming our hearts and you always will. We love you Great-Baby. mama papa

Dear Great-Baby June 9th. is just around the corner and I know it will a sad day as all hearts will be turned toward you and all that should of been but was not able to happen. Our hearts are still broken even as i write this.If only is such a big thing and controls so many things. If you had not gotten sick if Uncle Ricky had not went ice skating.But if changes a lot of things. and if only we could see where you are we would all want to run to that place but God has saved all of that glory for us to see some day. We love you we miss you and you will always lite the candle of joy in my heart no matter how many new grand-babies come along and no matter how much we love them you will always be our first-great-baby and that the one that put the spark in eyes and heart for being a great-grand-mother for the very first time and your Grana and Grand_dad grand-parents for the first time and your mom and dad parents for the first time. You was the first of all this wraped up in that little bundle of joy that came to us . You are special. We love you Mama Papa

IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE
IT HAS BEEN A YEAR
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
AND WE STILL MISS YOU EVERY DAY.

I CAN STILL YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE
AND HOW GOD HAD PUT ALL THIS
BEAUTY IN PLACE.
YOU PLACED A JOY IN OUR HEARTS
SO DEEP.
THAT WHEN I THINK OF YOU MY HEART
JUST SEEMS TO LEAP.
I KEEP YOUR PICTURE SO NEAR AND
WHEN I SPEAK YOUR NAME
I PRAY THAT GOD WILL LET YOU HEAR.

HOW WE WISH YOU WAS STILL HERE TODAY
SO WE COULD WATCH YOU RUN AND PLAY.
OFF TO GRAN"S HOUSE YOU WOULD GO
KNOWING THAT GRANA AND GRAND_DAD
WOULD LOVE YOU SO.

YOU WAS AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE OUR
FIRST GREAT_BABY TO BR BORN.
AND FOR OUR LOSS WE STILL MOURN.
OUR ADDISON OUR BABY_GIRL DEAR
IN OUR HEARTS WE WILL ALWAYS HOLD
YOUR MEMORY SO NEAR.
WE LOVE YOU GREAT_BABY AND MISS YOU
TODAY AND EVERY DAY SINCE YOU WENT
WAY.
SO NOW IN THE DARKNESS YOU ARE OUR
LIGHT.AS YOUR GRANA SAID YOU ARE
THE STAR THAT SHINES SO BRIGHT.
Love Mama AND PAPA

Baby Addie. You would be abig girl now and the apple of our eye. I can only imagine how beautiful you would be. I know you are wareyou are going to be a big sister. We want you to stay close and make sure all goes well and if you see something going wrong let your mom and dad know. Keep him or her safe. We love you and ther will never be anyone that can take your place, You will always be our first-great-baby. Love Mama. I know my mom is having fun with you. She loved her grand-babies.

I'm so sorry for the loss of your little girl. My son Grayson passed away on September 10, 2008 from NEC as well. Once I found your page and read your story I couldn't stop crying.
My son was a healthy 4 pounds 6 oz. and was born at 31 weeks. He was fine for the first 6 days of his life and then in what seemed like a flash, it all changed. He had NEC and it wasn't getting better. He was too weak for surgery and we had to make a decision no one should have to make. I know you know how I feel because you had to do it too. I keep thinking that somehow I'll get through this but as his birthday approaches I find myself worse off then I have been in months. Why doees this have to happen? I know there is not an answer. I'm rambling and sobbing now... I will keep you and Jamie in my prayers. Thank you for sharing your story, it does help me to think we are not alone. Not that I'd wish this one anyone...

Best, Erin

P.S. I bet Addison and Grayson are friends in heavan. I actually was going to name Grayson Addison if he was a girl. :)