Aiden

Robert

Roth

This memorial website was created in the memory of our son, Aiden
who was born on July 2, 2004
and passed away on July 2, 2004.
We will remember him and love him
~Forever and Always...

In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month,
we hosted the 2nd Annual Walk to Remember
on October 10th, 2009~ to honor our son, Aiden,
and all other babies gone to soon. 
 

~OUR BABIES~

Myles Lee Anderson
Jarell Edward Butler
Serendipity Lee Camponez Duncan
Lynn Christensen
Brandon P. Elias
Selah Freyberger
Kenneth Goodwin
Ella Grace
Baby Griffin
Baby Gurule
Dominic Xavier Hays
Baby Hennemann
Jack Joseph Nelson
Sophia Ann Oxendale
Amanda Page Paddock
Kelly Paddock
Stacey Kara Paddock
Nathaniel Prindle
Aiden Robert Roth
Baby Roth
Rachael Shoemaker
Anthony Cubella Simmons Jr
Zachariah Robert Smith
Emma Dori VanSomeren

"We walk for the steps you will never take..."

Like a shooting star, passing through the night sky,
Our baby passed quickly through our lives,
Taking with him a lifetime of hopes and dreams we had for him.
But he left footprints on our hearts, and brought clarity to our lives.
Energized by our love, 
he is guardian of our memories of what was
And our dreams of what someday may be.

Dear Lord, I would love to hold Aiden on my lap and tell him about you, 
but since I don't have the chance, would you please hold him on your lap 
and tell him about me?  
- Unknown

We think about you always,
we talk about you still,
you have never been forgotten
and you never will.
We hold you close within our hearts
and there you will remain,
to walk with us throughout our lives
until we meet again.

The day that we found out that you were a little boy was also the day that we found out that we were going to lose you.  
Aiden was born at 21 weeks.  
He was perfect in every way, but just too little to survive on his own.  





We loved you before we even knew you...


I remember laying in bed at night and feeling you wiggle and kick.  
Your daddy felt you too.  
Those moments we shared together were so special.  
I will remember them always.  

 
We thought of you with love today.
But that is nothing new.
We thought about you yesterday.
And days before that too.
We think of you in silence.
We often speak your name.
Now all we have is memories.
And your picture in a frame.
Your memory is our keepsake.
With which we'll never part.
God has you in his keeping.
We have you in our heart.

Please Light A Candle For My Angel~

What We Remember Lives On...

~Remember Me With Love~
As years pass by, and others rarely mention my name,
remember me with love.
When my anniversary date arrives,
take a moment to say my name out loud.
If tears fall, let them.
Wherever you are, know that I am.
I live in your heart, mind, and soul.
Don't worry.
You will never forget me and we will be together again.
I have taught you about a mother's love
in a way nothing else possibly could.
Don't waste this lesson,
use the love you still possess to give to others.
Comfort others who have had a loss.
Do it in my memory.
And besides that,
a little bit of me lives on in each person you touch.
You have the power to make my legacy
one that I would be proud of.
Light a candle, buy a rose,
perform an act of kindness- simple things.
But then, our love is so great,
no remembrance could ever be large enough
to show how much you love me-
for true love has no boundaries.
And don't forget, I love you too.
Look at a puffy cloud, flower or bird.
Have no doubt, my angel spirit is.
Contemplate the many gifts I've left,
how I've affected your life in a good way.
I've shown you how precious life is
and given you a greater appreciation of it.
I've let you discover how strong you really are.
I hope my short time here has made you discover
what's really important.
Your faith has been tested and hopefully, strengthened.
I hope your heart is filled with peace.
But, most of all, know that our love is eternal.
If you think of me today,
I'll be rejoicing from above-
To know that you are remembering me
with your precious mother's love.

Author Unknown

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Dearest Aiden~
O precious, tiny, sweet little one
You will always be to me
So perfect, pure, and innocent
Just as you were meant to be.
We dreamed of you and of your life
And all that it would be.
We waited and longed for you to come
And join our family.
We never had the chance to play, 
To laugh, to rock, to wiggle.
We long to hold you, touch you now
And listen to you giggle.
I'll always be your mother,
He'll always be your dad,
You will always be our child,
The child that we had.
But now you're gone... but yet you're here.
We sense you everywhere,
You are our sorrow and our joy.
There's love in every tear.
Just know our love goes deep and strong.
We'll forget you never~
The child we had, but never had,
And yet will have forever...

 

Our joys will be greater
Our love will be deeper
Our lives will be fuller
Because we shared your moment.



Some people only dream of Angels.  We held one in our arms...

I drove into the cemetery
With tears in my eyes today
I placed a flower upon your grave
And bowed my head to pray
Looking at the simple marker
Nothing fancy, or overdone
I couldn't help but cry as I read
The birth and death of my first son
I told you how much I missed you
Your face I could clearly see
You have died, but are not lost
You will always be a part of me

~Never Be Forgotten~
I’ll always see your face
And all the little things that no one will ever know
Like it was yesterday, won’t ever fade away.
Goodbye is just a word that I will never say.
You will never be forgotten.
A million days could pass us by
But what is time but just a dream?
Oh, I still feel you here with me.
You’re more than a memory.
Oh, you will never be forgotten.
I can‘t hold your hand
Or look into your eyes
And when I talk to you
It just echoes in my mind.
But If hearts are made of dust
And if we fell from the stars,
I look up tonight and know just where you are.
You will never be forgotten.



Please light a candle for an angel today,
For our precious babies who have drifted away.
They were taken from us, even though they were born
We labored, we cried, their memory lives on...

~What My Child Has Taught Me~
I've learned that you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I've learned that learning to forgive takes a lot of practice.
I've learned that friends can become strangers, 
and strangers can become friends.
I've learned that ignorance isn't an excuse for lack of compassion.
I've learned that some people will never, ever  - "get it."
I've learned that the community of sorrow is the strongest of all.
I've learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken,
 the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I've learned that your life can be changed in a matter of minutes.
I've learned that the people you care most about in life 
are taken from you too soon.
I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I've learned that love isn't measured by the amount of time you have with someone.
I've learned that some sorrow is so deep that it has no words.
But so is love.

I wish very much that you could understand~

Understand my loss and my grief.

But, I pray daily that you will never will. 

And to those of you who do, my heart aches with you...

~Oh Father, My Father~
Close your eyes and feel me near,
keep me inside your heart, let me live in your soul.
You see through tears the things we will never do~
running across the fields of my youth, games never played,
But it is not gone, those dreams you hold so close,
For I live on in every child you see,
little ones standing alone... lost or laughing in a playground.
Swinging so high, touching the treetops
that is I, wanting just to love.
Feel my happiness in the song of a bird, see my sorrow in mother,
hold her close forever, feeling your strength.
For there will be one to come behind me,
whether from God's grace or from a different calling,
a child chosen through His hand.
For in darkness, a light will appear,
Even if it is just the dawn signaling a new beginning.
And as you gather my mother to your heart, release your tears,
Let the healing begin and discover that I am here,
in your dreams, in your tomorrows.
Every rainbow is the path home
and if you should stumble,
I am the wings that shall lift you.

Love, Aiden


~Oh Mother, My Mother~
I touch your tears,
invisible fingers soothing your skin.
I know you think of me so often
in the day, in the night, in your dreams,
going into an empty nursery knowing I'll never be there,
But I am... in your heart, in your soul,
I shall always be for you gave so unselfishly of yourself.
Inside of you, you created such a world for me,
a world of laughter, of love,
of sadness, of sorrow,
Every emotion people come to know you shared with me.
And even though I may never feel your arms around me,
I felt your heart beating,
like a lullaby, singing me to sleep
and your spirit giving me a safe haven
already protecting me, nurturing me,
preparing me of things to come.
But sometimes the journey of life pulls souls apart
And yes, I had to go on to another place.
I wish I could stay,
I wish this was a decision that I could make
and I know you do too.
Know this wherever you are:
I will always remember that yours was the first love,
the first joy, the first soul I will ever know.
You gave me the courage to go on in my journey.
I hope I can do the same for you.
Your heartbeat will always call me to you.

Love, Aiden