After this mourning mom sold her dead son\u2019s crib at a yard sale, she was surprised when the buyer returned it a week later.Anticipating the arrival of a baby brings immense joy. Imagining the happiness that comes with welcoming a new bundle of joy fills soon-to-be parents with excitement.\n
A woman named Valerie Watts was looking forward to seeing her baby\u2019s face, but her happiness and heart were crushed when she gave birth to a stillborn baby boy.She had a smooth pregnancy until suddenly things took a turn.\u201cAll week, I knew,\u201d Watts reflected. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t moving as much. I was very nervous.\u201dBaby Noah\u2019s umbilical cord got pinched in the womb, causing his life to end before it began.Watts was still feeling very sad. Even though her baby didn\u2019t survive, she couldn\u2019t bring herself to get rid of the crib she had purchased for him. Having it in her home served as a constant reminder of the heartbreaking event.\n
Gerald Kumpula remembered that she seemed unsure. He thought she might not want to sell it, but she did in the end.Kumpula resided a short distance away and had a workshop on the edge of Cokato. Upon seeing the crib at the Watts family\u2019s garage sale, he wanted to purchase it even though it wasn\u2019t for sale.\u201cWhen he asked me if I was selling that, that he made benches, I hesitated,\u201d Watts admitted.At that time, Kumpulas was not familiar with the story of that crib.\u201cHis wife was there looking through my garage sale \u2014 at some of the baby clothes \u2014 and asked how old my son was since I don\u2019t use the crib anymore, and I told her that he had passed in July,\u201d Watts explained.Kumpulas recognized the crib as belonging to the Watts family, so he returned it after making some changes.\u201cI started crying instantly,\u201d Watts said.The bench made from the crib by Kumpulas serves as a reminder of difficult times, yet it also provides solace for the grieving parents.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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