I was exceptionally lucky this last weekend – not only did many of my friends and family members gather to March for Maddie, but a few of them insisted on throwing me a sweet shower the next day. I hadn’t wanted a shower, but they put their collective foot down, just like they did when…
Annie Presents Cinderella
April 30th, 2013Comments: 5
As I mentioned recently, Annie loves to play pretend in our backyard. Her favorite thing to pretend is that we’re in “Jack and The Beanstalk” (in Annie’s version Jack has a sister named Annabel), but yesterday she decided we were going to play “Cinderella.” Of course, Annie being Annie, she had her own twist on…
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- Posted in: Newborn Identity
Marching For Change
April 29th, 2013Comments: 14
This past Saturday we gathered together for Maddie and all the other babies the March of Dimes strives to help. We put on our purple and our Maddie shirts, and we marched. (although, some of us had to roll, thanks to doctor’s orders) Sitting in the chair was a unique experience. It was humbling to…
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- Posted in: Living With Loss
Why We March
April 26th, 2013Comments: 18
Tomorrow team March for Maddie will be participating in the March for Babies for the sixth year in a row – our fifth walk without her. The march is something that’s very important to our family, to both remember and honor Maddie, and to help other families going through the same thing we experienced more…
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- Posted in: Living With Loss
Organ Grinder
April 25th, 2013Comments: 18
Thirty three weeks! I am going to make a paper chain for Annabel so she can tear off a link for every day until the baby’s arrival, but it’s really for me. I am strugggggling these days. I’m doing my best to power through, but like I mentioned the other day, I really just want…
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- Posted in: Health and Pregnancy
