Overall, so much better than my fears were telling me it would go. I had my second cesarean section on Friday, October 7. Boy was I nervous beforehand! I figured I would write out the details, just in case we decide to do this again I can look back at it and know what to […]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… (Sorry Mr. Dickens) But then again it was. This weekend families gathered to mark similar yet different events. On Saturday, my nephew celebrated his birthday. He has reached his teen years, and is more interested in the presents, food and television then the
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This may be a difficult post to read. It was certainly hard to write. No happy or witty sayings in this post. This is a story of life, death, mourning and maybe life again. At the beginning of this year many wonderful things were in the making. My 3rd daughter had her wedding scheduled for
In the last few days, my recovery from tthe emergency c-section has not been going well. I awoke from a nap Thursday night feeling awful, but luckily my medication kicked in, and I was able to enjoy the midnight showing of The Dark Knight – more on that later. Friday we met Grandma in South
Has there ever been a time in your life you have just had to wait on something? The anxiety sets in while trying to be patient and it’s difficult to think of anything else. When a child this anticipation is often felt in birthdays and Christmas when you just can’t wait for that toy you’ve
Unless I finish some of the drafts I’ve been working on today, this will be my last post for a little while – the Dr. finally gave us the green light to have our baby tomorrow! I am to report to the hospital at 7 am for an induction, and hopefully (unless this baby takes after 2
Today when I was putting away laundry, it occurred to me that it’s almost that time of year when I need to pack away winter clothes and see if I have enough spring / summer clothes for the kids in the right sizes. And, since I’m going to have another little bundle of joy, I
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