Matilda Elizabeth Cain

Matilda Elizabeth grew her tiny angel wings on Thursday the 23rd April 2009, aged 18 weeks and 6 days.


Our beautiful Matilda is now playing in heaven forever with her triplet sister Lillie-Mae.
Matilda is sadly missed by her Mummy Rachel, Daddy Lee, big sister Heaven, her triplet Sister Summer Rose and her new baby sister Talia Madaline
Much loved Grandaughter, Great Grandaughter, Niece and Cousin.


Lillie-Mae and Matilda ♥ ♥ ♥ Playing together in heaven forever!


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Please visit my triplet sister Lillie-Mae's site: http://lillie-mae-cain.gonetoosoon.org/memorial/

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My Beautiful Niece Matilda,

I remember the day your Mummy told me she was expecting Triplets, I couldn't believe it... THREE babies, oh my goodness!
"Don't be asking me to babysit for THREE babies I joked with her!"
I didn't mean it sweetie, the truth was I couldn't wait for that day to come! :)

Mummy had to go for lots of scans to check on how you and your sisters were doing, each and every time I'd be waiting by my phone to hear the news that you were all doing well and each time that news came, along with your beautiful scan pictures... I loved seeing those pictures, seeing how you and your sisters were growing week by week!

When Mummy was 21 Weeks pregnant she had to go to hospital, she was very poorly with Pneumonia and other problems with her pregnancy, she had to have a blood transfusion, the Doctors told Mummy and Daddy that they might lose all 3 of you.
The thought of that was unbearable, I prayed to Uncle Peter to keep you and your Mummy safe.
Later that week Mummy was taken to another hospital quite far away to have laser treatment, we were told that there was only a 60% chance that you and your sisters would survive the operation but you did... You were all little fighters and you made sure we all knew it.
Not long after being transferred back to our local hospital Mummy became poorley again, the Doctors tried their best to keep you all in Mummy's tummy a little longer but you and your sisters had other idea's and on the 13th December at 3.47pm your sister Lillie-Mae was born weighing a tiny 1lb 1oz. Summer Rose was born just over 3 hours later at 7.15pm and weighed 1lb 1 1/2ozs and then it was your turn to come into the world Matilda Elizabeth, you were born at 7.23pm and weighed 1lb 1 3/4ozs

Daddy sent pictures of all three of you to my phone and straight away I was proudly showing you off to anyone and everyone, my nieces, my beautiful tiny nieces.
That night you were transferred to a different hospital, Daddy told me the reason for this was that they just wasn't able to cope with all three of you at the one hospital because you were born so early.
Even though I knew it was for the best the thought of you all being separated still made me feel sad.

Just 6 days after coming into this world your sister Lillie-Mae grew her tiny angel wings and flew to be with the angels up in heaven, we had waited such a long time to meet all three of you and to lose Lillie-Mae after just 6 short days broke our hearts.
From that day your sister became your guardian angel, we knew she would be watching over you and Summer from her fluffy cloud up in heaven and helping you both grow big and strong.
The day Lillie-Mae grew her angel wings was the first time I got to meet you in person beautiful, so, so tiny yet perfect in every way, just like your sisters.
I put my little finger into the palm of your tiny hand and you held on to it, your tiny little hand, not much bigger than my thumb nail yet you held on with strength that amazed me coming from someone so, so tiny.
I knew from that day that you were a little fighter Matilda.

You were born with a hernia but the Doctors assured us that it wasn't anything to worry about and that it wasn't bothering you in any way.
At just 5 weeks old you developed an infection in your bowels called Nec, your Doctors tried to treat this and hoped that the treatment would prevent you having to have surgery but just 2 weeks later they decided that you needed to have an operation.

We all prayed so hard that you would pull through, the procedure you had to have was complicated and because you were still so, so tiny no one knew if you would make it but you did Matilda, you proved to everyone how much of a fighter you were.
During the operation the Doctors found that the infection you had was much worse than they had first thought and so they had to take quite a large piece of you bowel away which meant you had two stomas on either side of your little tummy.
You were so poorly after the operation, your little body was so swollen with fluid but you were still with us beautiful, you were fighting everything with such determination and it showed on your cute little podgy face.
You looked just like a little Sumo Wrestler and had a double chin to beat all others, I called you my little Sumo.. My gorgeous podgy Sumo!

The same week of your operation was when I brought your cousin Eden to see you for the very first time, she pressed her little nose up against your incubator and there it stayed the whole time we were there, she was just mesmerised by you and was delighted to see you had some 'boobies' just like hers! :)
Eden couldn't quite say Matilda so called you 'Tolga' instead and from that day on that was what we nicknamed you, 'Tolga' our "Footiful Tolga! :)

Just a few days after your operation you developed problems with your kidneys, yet another thing for you to fight against but you did sweetie, you won that battle too!
You had to have lazer treatment on your little eyes when you was around 14 weeks old and not long after that your stomas starting causing problems, your Doctors were concerned that they weren't working as they should be which meant even more tests and procedures for you.

March 31st was the date you and your sisters should have been born, that day came and went and you were still fighting, even after all your problems you were still with us.
I knew the first time I saw you that you were a fighter and I was right beautiful, you were!

You looked so much better the next time Daddy took me to see you, you had lost all that extra fluid and just looked so settled and content.
You were asleep when we got there but as soon as you heard your Daddy's voice you opened your little eyes to have a peep before nodding off back to sleep.
As I stoked your forehead you opened your eyes and gave me the biggest frown ever, it was as if you were trying to say "Do you mind Auntie Clare... I'm sleeping!" :)

When you were 16 weeks old Mummy told me that you had two fractures to your little leg, I couldn't believe it, how much more does this little baby have to put up with I thought to myself.
Mummy told me that nobody was to blame for the fractures, they had happened because your little legs were still so tiny and fragile, she said that little breaks like yours were quite comman in babies so small and that the Doctors had told her that they would heal themselves with time.

The next time I saw you Matilda, it broke my heart.
Your stomas were causing problems again, they were leaking lots of fluid and at the time the Doctors didn't know where the fluid was coming from or what it was .
It broke my heart to see you, knowing how much you had already overcome yet you were still having to fight so very hard for life, it just wasn't fair!
The Doctor told your Mummy that he needed to do some tests to help him find out what was going on inside your tummy.
I prayed so very hard that the tests would give us some hope and that you'd fight whatever the problem was, just like you had done so many times before.

It took a few days for all the results to come back but the news wasn't what we were hoping and praying for, the tests shown that your stomas weren't working and that you needed surgery. The surgery was scheduled for the following week.

On April 19th your sister Summer came home from the hospital, we were all so so happy and couldn't wait for the day to come for you to come home too.
Mummy, Daddy and Heaven brought Summer up to see you, they put her next to you in your incubator and took lots of pictures of you both.
Those pictures brought tears to my eyes... Seeing both you girls together for the very first time since you left your Mummy's tummy was just magical! :)

I came to see you with Daddy a few days later, knowing how serious your condition was and the complicated surgery that you would have to go through in a few days time was too much, I broke down in tears.
I tried to be strong sweetie but I just couldn't... I hated knowing that your were so so poorly and that there was nothing atall I could do to make you better, I'd have given anything to be able to do that.
I had to keep reminding myself that you were a fighter, if anyone can get through it Matilda can I told myself, she's a fighter!

The next day I was with your Mummy when she got a phone call from the hospital to say she needed to get up there straight away, your condition had worsened and they needed to operate as soon as possible, the look on your Mummy's face as she rushed off told me things were very serious.
The Doctors told your Mummy and Daddy that they didn't know if you would survive the operation because you were so weak.
All your family sat at home waiting for some news, praying with everything that our little fighter would continue to fight.
I can't even begin to imagine what that wait must have been like for your Mummy and Daddy Matilda.
After 4 long hours your Daddy let everyone know that against all the odds you had pulled through, you did it again beautiful, you did it... I knew you would, you had fought yet another battle and you had won!
We were all so thankful that our prayers had been answered.

Our happiness didn't last for very long, later that day we got the devastating news that your organs were failing and there was nothing more the Doctors could do.
After everything you had been through, all the battles you had fought and won, we were told we were losing you and it broke our hearts!

Your big sister Heaven came up to the hospital to be with you, Mummy, Daddy and Summer and when she came back to your Nanna's house she said "Don't be sad Nanna, Matilda is going to be a Twinkley Star now with Lillie-Mae!" Bless her, she's only 4yrs old yet knew that her beautiful sisters would soon be together shining down on their family!
Later that day I came up with Auntie Danz and Samuel.
Knowing that we were coming to say "Good-Bye" to you was just heartbreaking sweetie.
We had our very first cuddle Matilda, I had been waiting such a long time to be able to hold you in my arms and it broke my heart to know that it was the first and last time I'd be able to do so.
That precious, precious moment will stay with me forever sweetie, as will every detail of your gorgeous little face with your cute little button nose and your podgy double chin. My little Sumo... My gorgeous little Sumo.

Walking out of that room and knowing that it was the last time I would see you was just heartbreaking Matilda and the thought of what your Mummy and Daddy would have to go through during the next few hours was unbearable but they were both so strong sweetie.

The next few hours was your special time on your own with your Mummy and Daddy, you had your very first bath sweetie and Mummy told me that you were kicking your little legs about in the water which made me smile. :)
Mummy told me that you smiled as soon as the nurse had taken all of your tubes away, knowing that made my heart melt, that must have been so special for your Mummy and Daddy.
I know that when you smiled that it was your way of telling them both that you were happy, so so happy to finally be able to poke your little tongue out... You've been wanting to do that for such a long time but all those tubes were in the way.
I know your Mummy and Daddy will both treasure that special time they had with you forever Matilda.

At 11.03pm you closed your eyes for the very last time Matilda and flew up to Heaven to be with your sister Lillie-Mae.
You've got your very own Angel wings now beautiful just like your sister and I know you're both being looked after by your Uncle Peter.

Both you and Lillie-Mae have got a very special job to now sweetie, your job is to watch over your Mummy & Daddy and your sisters Heaven, Summer & Talia... You are now their Guardian Angels.

Night Night Beautiful
Love & miss you millions
Hugs and Kisses
Auntie Clare xxx


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MATILDA'S TINY FOOTPRINTS

My Niece's little footprints
So perfect and so small
Her tiny little footprints
Never touched the ground at all

Not one tiny footprint
For now she's grown her wings
Matilda's little footprints
Were meant for other things

You'll hear her tiny footprints
In the patter of the rain
Gentle drops like angel's tears
Of joy and not from pain

You'll see her tiny footprints
In each butterflies lazy dance
She'll let you know she's with you
If you just give her the chance

You'll see her tiny footprints
In the rustle of the leaves
She'll whisper names into the wind
And call each one that grieves

Most of all Matilda's footprints
Are found on Mummy's heart
'Cause even though she's not here now
They'll never truly part.


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Love you to the moon and back my little Sumo xxx


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