So Long

December 31, 2009

A year is ending…a decade…an era. A lot of people have asked me if I’m glad 2009 is ending, and yes, I am. But, 2009 is the last year that had my Madeline. I can’t help but have mixed feelings. Putting 2009 behind me feels like putting Madeline behind me, and I will never ever [...]

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Time Out Of Mind

December 30, 2009

In less than thirty hours this year will finish and a new one will begin. Leaving 2009 behind, however, is not as easy for me as you may think. Yes, I will be turning the page on the worst year of my life. But in doing so I will also be saying goodbye to the [...]

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Multipurpose

December 30, 2009

I had my weekly visit with Dr. Risky today. At 33 plus weeks, I was fully expecting a cervix check. My contractions have been well maintained with my latest prescription, but the ones that do sneak through have increased in intensity. Luckily, I escaped without any internal prodding. Victory! Dr. Risky was also pleased with [...]

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Gifted

December 29, 2009

After the March of Dimes walk in April, a young woman came up to me and gave me a beautiful drawing she’d done of Madeline: At the time, I was being pulled in many different directions by March of Dimes dignitaries, and I wasn’t able to get the artist’s name or information. After I wrote [...]

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A Special NICU Trip

December 28, 2009

Madeline was born in November, so she spent her first Thanksgiving and Christmas in the neonatal intensive care unit. The NICU is always a scary and sad place to be, but the family holidays really emphasize the loneliness that comes with an extended hospital stay. A few months ago many of you voted and wrote [...]

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A Joyous Noel

December 24, 2009

Madeline’s first Christmas was in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, so we went big for her first and only Christmas out of the hospital. our snow princess, ready for the cold weather cousins Maddie with her two favorites, Rigby & Spencer so excited for Santa Claus to come Danny and Madeline deep in conversation I [...]

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