Pregnancy

Sharing Grief: 5 Months After Losing our Baby

I have a confession.  I have not been sharing as much of myself lately.  It is not because I have a fear of sharing on le internet.  Truly, over the years I have babbled on about everything including my girly parts and tweeted through delivering my third child and I love to tell you almost [...]

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Unexpected Joy, Unbelieveable Grief

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A couple of months ago we were very surprised to find ourselves pregnant with our 4th child.  It seemed we were so busy with 3 that we had little time to make a 4th!  I wanted another baby.  From the moments after I had Violet I told my husband that I did not feel done.  [...]

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I’m All Kinds of Kludgy Today

It’s the summer of love at Gigi’s place and in case you have not met the wonderful Kludgy Mom, head on over and check her place out!  Gigi is all kinds of awesome sauce and she is hosting this Summer of Love series.  While summer makes me drip with sweat and wish for spring or fall, [...]

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A Letter to Violet on Her First Birthday

Dear Violet, You are 1 today baby girl.  Happy Birthday!  It has been quite a year.  A year ago I went into the hospital praying with every part of me that you would be okay. You were breech for most of the 38 weeks you spent in my body.  I tried everything to get you [...]

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I Want More Babies…

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Well, just one more.  The problem is my husband does not have this crazy mommy brain and body that dictates what I feel.  My whole body is screaming baby!  These days, it might just be hormones, but why wouldn’t I want more of this?  And this… And of course this… I adore babies and despite [...]

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