Trust

December 15, 2009

It’s no secret that pregnancy doesn’t really agree with me. Every day I progress is hard-fought. It’s more than just dealing with the physical ailments and restrictions; now that I’ve carried Binky farther than her sister, the mental battle is intense. Many preemie moms carry the guilt that their bodies failed their babies. Even if [...]

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So This Is Christmas

December 14, 2009

Being on bed rest has allowed Mike and I to avoid a lot of the potential landmines of the holiday season. We bought all our Christmas presents online, so we didn’t have to see the kids lining up to see Santa at the mall. When we’re in the car, we either have the radio off [...]

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Found

December 11, 2009

I went through some old email tonight, looking for a very important piece of information. While looking, I stumbled upon pictures of Madeline that I hadn’t seen since they’d been taken. I was transported back to the moments, precious memories flooding back. Our mornings sleeping in, snuggling… She never met a stranger… She curled her [...]

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You Have To Squint To Tell Us Apart

December 10, 2009

I woke up on Tuesday and the first thing that came to mind was, “ugh, I got my period.” And then I woke up a little more and remembered that I was pregnant so there were no periods coming that day. And then I woke up a little more and thought, crap. The irritability is [...]

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My Daughters’ Dad

December 9, 2009

When Mike and I were getting married I tried to picture him as a dad. He was a great pet owner to our little Rigby but caring for a child is a bit more intense than caring for a pet. My pregnancy with Maddie was so hard, but after she was born Mike hit the [...]

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Eight

December 7, 2009

I’ve been holding pictures of you in my hands, tracing the outline of your face with the tips of fingers. I realized that you’d grown out of your baby face, and had become a little girl. I run my pointer finger over the pictures of your curls, and I remember how perfectly they spiraled. The [...]

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