Sleepy Head

August 21, 2009

My mom and dad say that when I was a little girl, I never wanted to nap. Ever. I never wanted to miss anything. And, knowing I was a bit of a terror (well, some people would say terror, I would say exuberant and awesome), I was fully prepared to get a kid exactly like [...]

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Stained Glass

August 20, 2009

Thank you all so much for your suggestions and commiserating. Dr. Risky is DEFINITELY the type of doctor that would just DO an ultrasound if she was worried. I think she felt OK with skipping one this week since I’d just had one with Dr. No-Vowels five days before. She IS going to work with [...]

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In the Club

August 19, 2009

I wanted to thank everyone who has left comments on my site since Maddie passed. I haven’t been the best at commenting back the last few months, but all of the advice, kind words, and sympathy has meant the world to me. It has been a few weeks since I last posted because I’ve been [...]

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Dollars And Sense

August 19, 2009

Mike and I showed up for my OB appointment yesterday anxious and excited. Excited to possibly discover Binky’s sex, check growth, and see little fingers and toes. And anxious because…well, I have just been an overwrought mess lately. It’s hard to describe the terror I feel before every appointment. I wake up with lumps in [...]

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Sideswiped

August 18, 2009

I never know when it’s going to happen. Sometimes I’m reading, or driving my car, or talking to a friend, and then I am hit. Terrible visions fill my mind. Doctors gathered around her bed working frantically. Pharmacists hurridly mixing drugs right in front of me. Her heart monitor and oxygen saturation monitor dropping…rising…dropping…dropping. I [...]

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Joyce

August 17, 2009

I remember the first time I saw the episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer where Buffy’s mom died. I was sitting on the couch in my friend Lauren’s apartment. Her roommates and boyfriend always teased us for watching Buffy. They couldn’t get past the silly title, and didn’t understand why we’d leave Margarita Tuesdays early [...]

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