tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post7475599433542823388..comments2023-10-31T09:45:57.221-04:00Comments on Tristan Asher Hostetter: 6 months ago at 12:42Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12470530399873634506noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-91763336051288001802008-07-09T18:14:00.000-04:002008-07-09T18:14:00.000-04:00Oh, I am just in tears. I can't stop crying! You...Oh, I am just in tears. I can't stop crying! Your little Tristan was such a precious gift! My little boy was born 2 days after Tristan. I can't imagine if I had to give him up. Thank you for sharing your heart & your struggles.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702958291049563341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-71396693483116531682008-06-18T22:00:00.000-04:002008-06-18T22:00:00.000-04:00Hi guys... I've followed your story from the begin...Hi guys... I've followed your story from the beginning almost. I pretty much stumbled on your blog and never turned away. I pray for you often at 3am, because I work nights.<BR/>Anyway... to get to the point... your blog caused me to develop an interest in Trisomy 18. I had no idea why. Now, one of my very best friends will find out tomorrow if her unborn child has Trismony 18. I almost couldn't believe it. It's all making sense now... but my biggest fear is if it is positive, that she won't carry the baby to term. I don't know what to do and I don't know where my place is or isn't... in fact, I'm not even sure if it's right to share this with you. I can only pray if it is, you'll catch this comment tonight, and if it isn't, you won't.<BR/>And as for me... when I have a son one day, he's going to be named after the most amazing boy I've ever heard of. ;)<BR/>If you want to respond, feel free to use my personal email.<BR/>gulfkid@aol.com<BR/>Traci123https://www.blogger.com/profile/08381042563803828799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-42163505001812940592008-06-17T14:18:00.000-04:002008-06-17T14:18:00.000-04:00praying for you! jen in alpraying for you! jen in alJen in Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786796461203117329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-43829879963699257892008-06-15T23:45:00.000-04:002008-06-15T23:45:00.000-04:00With today being Father's Day, I just wanted you t...With today being Father's Day, I just wanted you to know you and your family have been in my thoughts and prayers today!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09946046954296198301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-13770789441890492612008-06-15T20:47:00.000-04:002008-06-15T20:47:00.000-04:00Thinking about you all on Trayc's 1st Father's Day...Thinking about you all on Trayc's 1st Father's Day of his 3 boys. He will always be a daddy to 3 boys and that is so special!! Hugs to you all!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017568621749111164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-51565798775300379852008-06-12T18:49:00.000-04:002008-06-12T18:49:00.000-04:00God bless you today! You are in my prayers. Thank ...God bless you today! You are in my prayers. Thank you for sharing your precious baby boy with us and your story. You are an inspiration!<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>KirstenKirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585918714941604945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-78918308897053272862008-06-10T14:38:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:38:00.000-04:00I have been praying for you Yvette and for all of ...I have been praying for you Yvette and for all of the things that are heavy on your heart. You are loved.<BR/><BR/>Laurie in Ca.Laurie in Ca.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15599832324966859946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-84380206205017628092008-06-07T19:41:00.000-04:002008-06-07T19:41:00.000-04:00Yvette,I just read your post on the Deeper Still b...Yvette,<BR/>I just read your post on the Deeper Still blog about you and your 5 friends meeting for the first time face to face. Your post really moved me. God is so awesome to bring you six together! I feel like Michelle posted...I just want to hug all your necks!! I will be at the Deeper Still in Atlanta also. I just want you, Emily, Kristy and your three other friends to know I am lifting you up in prayer. I am so sorry for the loss of your babies. I am so thankful to God that He gave you those 56 days with Tristan. I pray God blesses the six of you in Atlanta with so much more than you can even imagine! Much love to you in Christ! Anitaanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260345695011525653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-56805473837254367242008-06-05T17:12:00.000-04:002008-06-05T17:12:00.000-04:00You are such a sweet family! I check your blog of...You are such a sweet family! I check your blog often and vividly remember the day Tristan went to be with Jesus. I cried and my husband couldn't figure out what was wrong with me.<BR/><BR/>I pray for your hearts often too. Your honesty brings glory to God! We all have suffering in this life... but those who believe in Jesus have hope in the pain.<BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed seeing the slide show again. What a beautiful boy Tristan was.<BR/>-PattyThe Hull Munchkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331288084181649305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-39691654101175615232008-06-05T11:37:00.000-04:002008-06-05T11:37:00.000-04:00Yvette,I also feel grateful that you are honest ab...Yvette,<BR/>I also feel grateful that you are honest about your feelings. I can relate to wanting to share only the good, and don't know why it's so hard for us to sometimes share the good AND the bad, but I think whatever it is that is causing us to hold back is also limiting the opportunities we could have to feel connected. We aren't failures just because we can't always "soar," and when someone shares the way you just did, it makes them seem more approachable. I've always loved your honesty, and it assures me that I can be not at my best with you.<BR/><BR/>Tristan's face is so kissable in that just-born picture!! <BR/><BR/>Isaiah 65:20 is such a wonderful quote to end your post with. I long for that day, when no mommy needs to ever contemplate what you have been through. <BR/><BR/>I love you, <BR/>connieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-17852340281807123792008-06-05T00:55:00.000-04:002008-06-05T00:55:00.000-04:00Oh Yvette,As I read your words tonight I am in tea...Oh Yvette,<BR/><BR/>As I read your words tonight I am in tears. I too have been struggling so very much and your willingness to be real helps me more than you could know. Sometimes the lows are so low they are completely unbearable. <BR/><BR/>I am so thankful that I have found my new internet friends to help me along this journey. I think of Tristan so often. He has such a sweet face and I cannot wait to see that face when I get to Heaven. I always love checking your blog just to see that beautiful little boy at the top of the page! <BR/><BR/>56 days of miracles says it all! What a miracle he is! He will NEVER be forgotten. I will be praying for you and for your family! <BR/><BR/>I love you!<BR/>Kristyboltefamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178547489939649432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-51396773523964640442008-06-04T23:59:00.000-04:002008-06-04T23:59:00.000-04:00Thank you for your post. You are not alone in tho...Thank you for your post. You are not alone in those feelings. It is hard not to think of what the summer would have been like. I have to remind myself that God wants to hear all our heartache for he is "man of sorrows, aquainted with grief." I do know that your honesty will help others. I comforts me I know. I will be praying for you as you press on. Summer is good to "try" to slow down and yet we know with kids that is also hard to do.Coriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856791990439329399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-70168697965785277272008-06-04T22:06:00.000-04:002008-06-04T22:06:00.000-04:00Hugs, Yvette.I am so thankful for the internet too...Hugs, Yvette.<BR/><BR/>I am so thankful for the internet too. It has certainly helped me feel less alone as I travel this road.<BR/><BR/>May Jesus hold you close to his heart as you remember Tristan's 6-month birthday...sumihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740960649940247718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-36390691313245516952008-06-04T16:49:00.000-04:002008-06-04T16:49:00.000-04:00I am an avid "scrapbooker" and am now wondering if...I am an avid "scrapbooker" and am now wondering if you have ever done scrapbooking. I find it relaxing and I love to see the creative ways I come up with to capture life's moments - from the mundane to the celebrations, there is always a story to tell. If you haven't gotten into it, maybe making a tribute book to Tristan's memory would be a great way to continue to work through the grief. Taking his pictures and putting them on a page where you can journal your thoughts about him, the things you loved, the way you would love on him and stay up all night; basically all the memories you have shared in your blog and then some. Then you could flip through it and remember things you may otherwise "forget" (although this journey is probably not one that has forgettable moments.) It's something personal your your other boys could cherish and look at, too. <BR/><BR/>I continue to pray for you as you learn a new normal and miss your sweet baby Tristan. I think it's safe to say that your blog readers all miss him, too - but nowhere near the capacity that his mommy does. I love the honesty of your blog, and I hope that even in the midst of your struggles you feel held by the One holding your little bundle of love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-35985450102690168842008-06-04T15:59:00.000-04:002008-06-04T15:59:00.000-04:00Yvette, When I am reminded that it's six months i...Yvette, When I am reminded that it's six months it is such a mix of emotions. Thankfulness, joy, love, sadness..all of them are there. 56 days of pure heaven in your arms. I will always remember Tristan as the one who was so encouraging everytime I got on the computer and saw a new picture of him and his brothers, a new night of Christmas, Disney world at your house...so much fun. You know we will never forget any of it. He was such a strong fighter. I can't wait to see him again some day.<BR/>I will continue to pray for you as I know you will for me. I know the struggles and the heavyness of heart. I can't wait to see your face and just talk about all of it.<BR/>I love you friend,<BR/>KimKim (marygracesummons.blogspot.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14368553087650841135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-30889667675394608472008-06-04T14:08:00.000-04:002008-06-04T14:08:00.000-04:00Yvette-I was thinking of you guys so much yesterda...Yvette-<BR/><BR/>I was thinking of you guys so much yesterday. It is so easy to focus on the day they arrived to heaven and not always they day they arrived on earth. December 3rd will always be a day in my heart and although he isn't here now, it is a beautiful day now, six months later, to reflect on the beautiful time you had to share with him. I know the pain is intense and sometimes it's just so hard without him... but boy he is having fun with Jesus and so many of his little friends. <BR/><BR/>I love you friend and can't wait for a few weeks!<BR/>KenzieKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658597453777391189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-90346569374935756002008-06-04T10:51:00.000-04:002008-06-04T10:51:00.000-04:00I'm praying for you and all the other mothers who ...I'm praying for you and all the other mothers who are dealing with such a loss! Your families were chosen to carry this special burden and God will give you the strength to sustain! Thank you for sharing your precious boy's life! I have learned so much from you and him! God Bless You!The VW'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116325494368190699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-21590125182867779112008-06-04T08:34:00.000-04:002008-06-04T08:34:00.000-04:00Tristan will never be forgotten nor the impact his...Tristan will never be forgotten nor the impact his life had and will have on so many people. You have allowed God to use you during your heartache. I pray that God will continue to comfort you and give you strength every moment of the day. <BR/>Love,<BR/>Amieamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301836546828367277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-16785120698695155052008-06-04T00:04:00.000-04:002008-06-04T00:04:00.000-04:00Yvette, WE are praying for this process that you a...Yvette, WE are praying for this process that you are going through. I don't even pretend to comprehend it. I check in on you so often. We love your family, Cathy & AnnabelCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725698005835278265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-74432427252353244302008-06-03T23:26:00.000-04:002008-06-03T23:26:00.000-04:00I am praying for you. You and all of your boys are...I am praying for you. You and all of your boys are so lovable. Thank you for sharing with us. I will continue to pray for you through this time, and also for the foundation.<BR/><BR/>Love, MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066492943723194153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-68244996587709490852008-06-03T22:18:00.000-04:002008-06-03T22:18:00.000-04:00I think of Tristan all the time. His life made su...I think of Tristan all the time. His life made such a great impact! Thanks for sharing your story, and your feelings. I will pray for you and for your healing. Love to you and your family. (((Big Huge Hug)))<BR/>~DeborahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-38575891942371027452008-06-03T21:48:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:48:00.000-04:00Your story has made such a difference in my life. ...Your story has made such a difference in my life. I know that the hurt will never go away as you have lost such an amazing little boy in your life. However, you have taught your readers to live in the now and celebrate each moment. I have never read such a story as yours and believe that many people in your awful situation are now modeling their lives after yours...to live in the now.<BR/>You are such an inspiration and are leading people, such as me, to pray daily, and enjoy each moment with the people that we have around us.<BR/>Thank you for sharing your story. I am so sorry for your grief and will remember your sweet little boy every night when I go to bed, he gives me hope and helps me pray.<BR/><BR/>God Bless, <BR/>Marnie<BR/>CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-61034688819981288042008-06-03T21:15:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:15:00.000-04:00Thinking of you today. Praying you through another...Thinking of you today. Praying you through another milestone. I know how hard these days are and how much they make us miss our little ones even more. Looking forward to "future plans"! Love you!Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378784052726855722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-42492260546795391052008-06-03T18:12:00.000-04:002008-06-03T18:12:00.000-04:00I think about little Tristan alot. He really was a...I think about little Tristan alot. He really was a blessing to me through this internet. I loved watching him grow & I loved watching your family love him. I do check in on your family often. You are such a sweet mommy & I will continue to pray for you!<BR/>Love, <BR/>EmilyEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044321240788224190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312145940408409223.post-82545080872346912572008-06-03T17:39:00.000-04:002008-06-03T17:39:00.000-04:00Just letting you know, I still check in and pray f...Just letting you know, I still check in and pray for all you special Mommies and families. Please dont ever hesitate to simply post "struggling-please pray." We dont need specifics. Thank you for continuing to share your heart.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570026451986053973noreply@blogger.com