David Christoffer Nicholson

It breaks my heart to share that we found out on Friday that our baby died. I went for my regular 4 week check up (I was 17 weeks pregnant) and we discovered that there was no heartbeat. As you can imagine, the last several days have been very difficult. On Tuesday, I was admitted to the hospital to induce labor. After 12 hours of labor our little David was born. He was beautiful and looked just like his daddy :) As much as our hearts grieve our loss, we have been thoroughly overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from our friends, family and our church. Know we love you and are so grateful that the Lord has blessed us with you!

Know that the LORD is so GOOD and has never left us for even one minute. He truly is our Rock Eternal.

Below is an email that Robert sent to his friends at Pure Life Ministries yesterday after we got home from the hospital...I wanted to share it with you as well.

Love you all,

Luci

David Christoffer Nicholson

Born in Heaven: On or before December 5th, 2008
Born on Earth: December 9th 9:47 PM
Length: 6.9 in
Weight: 2 oz

Yesterday was the longest, most gut-wrenching day we ever had, yet God provided so much sweetness in the sorrow. Our baby was so precious. We got to hold little David and say goodbye. It was a blessing to have that closure, although we will doubtless continue grieving. Today we came home from the hospital and rested. Please continue to pray for Luci's recovery, both physical and emotional.

I wanted to share why we picked the name we did. Earlier this year we attended a class on biblical prophecy at a local church. On the last day of the class, the staff prayed over each of us individually. As soon as they laid hands on Luci, the baby leapt in her womb over and over again. It was as if he was already in tune with the Spirit of God and felt His presence. Yesterday, shortly after he was born I thought of the story of King David leaping and dancing in the presence of the Lord before the Ark. We also chose the Swedish (my heritage) spelling for "Christopher". We felt Christ - offer was so meaningful. We know our baby is with Jesus and we will see him some day.

"I shall go to him, but he will not return to me" -2 Samuel 12:23

Know that we do not grieve as those who have no hope. The God of all Comfort is with us.

God Bless,
Rob and Luci