Dear Baby Girl, Yesterday I heard your heart beat, strong and loud. Mommy’s doctor asked me and daddy if it felt real, if we had realized that I was going to carry you to term and you weren’t going to be born premature. Your daddy and I looked at each other and then back at…
Showered With Love
January 12th, 2010Comments: 183
When I was pregnant with Madeline, I didn’t do anything the traditional way. I didn’t set up a baby registry until she was five weeks old. My family threw me a baby shower the weekend before she came home from the NICU. My friends threw me one the day after she came home. It was…
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- Posted in: Family and Friends
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Packing It In
January 11th, 2010Comments: 329
Ever since my 30th week of pregnancy (when my body decided to go crazy and send me to Labor and Delivery three times in a week), I’ve been thinking about my hospital bag. When I was pregnant with Madeline, my hospital bag was packed differently. I knew I’d be in the hospital for a long…
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- Posted in: Health and Pregnancy
Ready To Pop
January 6th, 2010Comments: 145
I usually have my appointments with Dr. Risky in the mornings, but yesterday I couldn’t get an early appointment and had to settle for the afternoon. Morning appointments with Dr. Risky are wonderful, we’re in and out in under an hour. An afternoon appointment with an obstetrician is blocking off a giant chunk of your…
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- Posted in: Health and Pregnancy
The Sunset
January 4th, 2010Comments: 127
The decade ended with tears from Mike and me. Sadness and fear and trepidation hung thick in the air. The holidays were a mixed bag. We had our own emotions, while our close friends had some devastating lows and dizzying highs – all at once. We are all ready for a change. The dawn of…
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- Posted in: Living With Loss
