Charlotte: Our Sweet Sunshine

🤍 From Charlotte’s Web

At Charlotte’s Web, we believe every story matters. This space exists to honor the lives of babies gone too soon, to hold space for both grief and love, and to remind families they are never alone. Today, we are honored to share the story of Charlotte Marilyn —a beautiful baby girl whose light will live on forever through the love of her parents.

🌤️ Our Sweet Sunshine

Charlotte Marilyn arrived in heaven on the morning of December 19th.

I was blessed to carry her for 24 weeks, and being her mom was the greatest blessing of my life. I have never seen anything so beautiful. She was perfect—our sweet girl, our sunshine.

We find comfort in knowing she is surrounded by love—especially my mama, Marilyn. I imagine her being held and cared for in ways that bring us peace.

“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine… Please don’t take my sunshine away.”

Until we meet again, our sweet girl.
Mommy and Daddy love you forever. 🫶🏼👼🏻

💛 A Journey We Never Expected

What began as a routine visit for extra bloodwork quickly became something we couldn’t have prepared for.

After monitoring me, doctors made the decision to transfer me by ambulance to Barnes-Jewish Infant and Maternal Center. In a moment, everything changed—from precaution to staying in the hospital until I delivered our baby girl.

It was overwhelming.
It was terrifying.

But even in the uncertainty, we took it one moment at a time—trusting we were where we needed to be for both me and Charlotte.

🙏 Gratitude in the Middle of Grief

In the hardest days of our lives, we were surrounded by love.

We are deeply grateful to the care team at Barnes-Jewish for their compassion and gentleness.

To our friends, family, and churches—thank you.
Every prayer, message, and act of support meant more than we can express.

🌿 Holding Joy and Heartbreak

This year held both the most beautiful and most painful moments of my life. It brought a new job I love, a long journey through fertility treatments, IVF, and the joy of seeing a positive pregnancy test.

And it also brought the heartbreak of losing our sweet girl.

Holding both hope and grief at the same time is something I never could have prepared for. But this experience revealed a strength I didn’t know I had.

There was so much hope.
So much love.
And so much loss.

All of it is now part of my story.

✨ Stepping Forward

As I step into a new year, I’m hoping for something softer.

More peace.
More healing.
More ease in the moments that once felt so heavy.

I’m carrying everything this year has taught me—but choosing to believe that better days are ahead.

🕊️ Forever Our Sunshine

We carry Charlotte with us in everything we do.

In the quiet moments.
In the songs we hear.
In the light that finds us even on the darkest days.

She will always be our daughter.
Our sunshine.
Our forever love.

Shared with love from: Mommy & Daddy


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