missing someone you never met

If things had gone differently about 6 months ago, we would be eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new baby early in August. I thought I was dealing with the loss pretty well after the initial grief passed, but this week a friend's granddaughter was born--a baby that was due a couple weeks before our little one. I would not say that I am overcome with sadness, but I'm definitely missing the little person I didn't get to meet.