The Final Stretch

December 23, 2009

Rigby had her follow up with the vet this last weekend. Mike had to take her. I could have gone but…OK. Confession time. Stitches COMPLETELY FREAK ME OUT. I have been known to avoid doctors and emergency rooms just so I don’t have to get stitches for my wounds. The mere IDEA of stitches makes [...]

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Binky In HD

December 22, 2009

Ever since my mom went along to my twenty week ultrasound, she’d been itching to see Binky again. She remembered when we’d gone to the fancy ultrasound place how they gave a discount for return trips. They told us the optimal time to get pictures of Binky was 32 weeks. Mike and I looked ahead [...]

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All Atwitter

December 21, 2009

My heart always breaks when I hear about the death of a child. In the last eight months, whenever I hear about another little one passing, I can’t help but flash back to when the doctor told us they’d done everything they could for Madeline. I can remember the sound of the blood rushing from [...]

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Determination

December 18, 2009

Madeline was the most determined little girl I have ever met. Being a determined person myself, I was prepared for this (I think “determined” sounds so much better than “stubborn,” don’t you?). She needed that determination to get her through her gestation, NICU stay and hospital visits. She needed that determination to do simple things [...]

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Blue Christmas

December 17, 2009

Yesterday was a good day not only because it was Heather’s and my anniversary, but also because it meant the month of December was now officially more than half finished. Normally I am a big fan of December. After all, in just thirty-one days I get to celebrate my birthday, anniversary, Christmas, and New Year’s [...]

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On The Sixteenth

December 16, 2009

Three years ago I woke up to rain. My friends came over and helped me get ready. We hung out a little bit while we waited for the rain to clear. When the rain stopped, we danced in the streets. We stood in the shadows of famous buildings. An a capella group from our college [...]

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