Lena and Jeff Levendoski were unaware of the need for clothing for newborns. After all, their nursery was complete with drawers full of precious monogramed onsies and soft organic cotton swaddles and blankets edged in pale blue satin. They were so excited to bring their baby boy home from the hospital, and they were prepared to welcome and celebrate his safe delivery. They had been planning his arrival for months!
Two weeks before he was due, in July 2007, they happily headed to the hospital to hear his heartbeat in utero, one of the last times before he was delivered. But his heart was still. Not beating. And they slowly realized their son Strick, named for Lena’s beloved late grandfather Strick Strickland, was not coming home. Instead, they planned his burial…