We saw Dr. Risky today for the first time in two weeks. It’s been weird to go so long without a visit to her office. In the words of her nurse practitioner, it was “a fairly uneventful appointment” for me. I’ve come to dread the first part of the appointment – this is when I…
I have what I call, “The Face.” It’s what you see when you look at me. More specifically, it’s what I show when I let anyone see me. I have worked hard to make it look exactly like it did at the beginning of April. It’s exhausting arranging the face, keeping it steady, not letting…
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Best Friends
September 25th, 2009Comments: 143
I’ve written a lot in the past about Madeline’s relationship with her cousins. We always thought Maddie and her cousin Danny would be playmates since they were born only nine months apart, but it didn’t work out that way. Her cousin Spencer, three years her senior, adored her. When they were around each other, Maddie…
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The Saga Of The Sonogram
September 22nd, 2009Comments: 183
On Monday morning I woke up feeling totally uneasy. I was scheduled for a high-def ultrasound and I was worried. I kept telling myself that the ultrasound was going to show everything was OK and I’d finally know the sex, but I just didn’t feel convinced. Mike and I brought my mom along to the…
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