Wednesday, July 11, 2012

May 4th, 2012

As cliche as it sounds, it is the day that changed my life. I gave birth to the most beautiful little girl I've ever seen. She's perfect, sweet, and made this entire journey worth the wait.

Baby's birth story is not at all how I pictured it. Not in a million years.


I've been yelled at...

by multiple people for not updating this blog.


Sunday, November 13, 2011

Someone's been keeping secrets...

But as of just a few days ago, the secret is finally out. D and I are pregnant again!! Our little one is due May 24th, 2012. We are super cautious but very excited. Here's a pic:


Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Friday, August 5, 2011

'Tis better to have loved and lost..."

You know the saying... It's basically a positive spin on what is an otherwise heartbreaking experience. It's better to have had something or someone that you loved at least once in your life... Better to have been able to experience that joy... Better to have had the opportunity to feel true love even if it was temporary... Certainly much better than the opposite: to never have experienced it at all. I've been wondering how this applies to my situation for many months now.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

"Miscarriage is a quiet funeral attended only by the immediate mourners."

The waiting was over. The worst was confirmed. The question remained: Where do we go from here?


"I 'squoze' so hard I stopped your heart from beating."

Even before we found out I was pregnant we had been toying with the idea of moving. Our one bedroom apartment was old news and we were so over not having enough space to live. And tripping over each other in a cramped space just wasn't an option anymore after we saw those two pink lines.

Off to Craig's List we went to find an apartment that fit us, our stuff, our baby and our budget. And eventually we found one