baby
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Happy birthday to Me (trigger warning)
Our lives and my birthday changed forever in 2017. In 2017, I was the happiest I had ever been in my 40 years on earth. I wasn’t the least bit upset to be turning forty. I was pregnant with our… Continue reading
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Honest Post
Our family celebrating spring break in 2021 after navigating loss, grief, moving, a rainbow baby and more over the last 4 years Continue reading
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How I imagine You
It’s always been hard for me to imagine how my babies will look and who they will look like, when I am pregnant. It was the same when we were expecting our second daughter in the summer of 2017. I… Continue reading
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Bridget’s Cradles – a ministry for families who lose their children in the 2nd trimester
Warning. This post discusses loss. Our daughter, Mary-Linda was born sleeping at nearly 18 weeks gestation. It has been three months since we learned that our daughter’s heart had stopped beating at over 17 weeks gestation. I would have been… Continue reading
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An unexpected challenge: Getting dressed after Losing a baby
Warning. This post discusses loss.Putting on clothes. Taking a shower. Getting out of the house. Putting on makeup. These are things I haven’t felt like doing lately. Especially in the beginning. We lost our baby daughter, Mary-Linda in mid-August. I… Continue reading
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My First Tooth
I am 10 months and 1 week old. Today was a big day for me, because I cut my first tooth. Yippee! I am looking forward to all of the wonderful food I will soon be able to enjoy…after getting… Continue reading
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It’s still hard to believe how it flies
Time. Isn’t it the craziest thing? Sometimes it seems to move so slowly, when we’re waiting for a big event. But, most of the time, it flies by so quickly that it’s gone before we know it. It’s hard for… Continue reading
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A Special Wedding Celebration
Tonight, Moustapha and I and Leeland celebrated the wedding of some very special friends here in Houston. The bride and Leeland have a darling love affair. I’m pretty sure the groom isn’t jealous! As soon as we arrived, she swept Leeland… Continue reading
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39 weeks and 6 days
Tomorrow is our “due date!” I can’t believe we’re this close to meeting our newest little family member. Did you know that fewer than 5% of babies are born on their due date? So, the odds are, we are not… Continue reading