A stone for Nolan

Something happened while we were on our trip. It warmed up, the snow melted enough- Nolan's headstone was installed. We ordered it in December knowing that it would be a long while before they could get it in the ground- I was actually surprised they were able to do it in February.


I am glad to have something there, it just feels better than the tile we had there temporarily. However, I can't say anyone is more excited than the boys, especially E. It always really bothered E that he didn't have a stone, then a week or so after we buried him we were visiting his grave and E spotted a hot wheel car on another little boy's stone. He has wanted Nolan to have a stone ever since then so he could do the same.

The boys had earned a new hot wheel apiece on the trip from being good in the car and they both had the idea to take these new ones to Nolan. As soon as we could get there, we went and saw it and they were excited to give him the cars.


Just some information about the stone- Yes, it has our last name on the front and our names as well as M & E's names on the back of it. I just like to keep our real names off the internet. The front says "Our little Champion" because champion is what "Nolan" means and in part why we liked it. We still think it fits him because he must have already been a champion (in another life we don't remember) to have had the short life he did. The handprints are his actual handprints- same size and everything. The guy that made it was really good, we think it was awesome he let us do custom things like that. He designed the leaves around pictures I gave him as well. I never thought I'd be helping to design a headstone for my own child, but there it is, you do what you must, and try to make the best of it.