Not on Wednesday, when I knew something was going wrong. Not on Thursday, my day in waiting. Not on Friday, when the blood tests showed the future. A bit on Saturday, the contractions hurt so badly. Not on Sunday, the day after it was over. I cried on Monday. Alone in...
I held out hope when the bleeding started. I reassured myself when I made the appointment. I smiled comfortably while I wrapped the sheet around me and climbed up on the table. But when the small talk faded into silence, I knew. There was no labeling of baby parts....
So this is what the Fourth of July looked like at our house: Benjamin: Didn’t sleep well due to his fever, so Josh offered to take him so I could get a bit more sleep. When I finally rolled out of bed, I was looking forward to my usual open-armed-running-hug I...
Well, Olivia’s yelling at me to “COME ON MOMMY, LET’S BUILD A HOUSE REALLY QUICK!!!” so I better make this as brief as possible. We went to the park on the 3rd to celebrate Olivia’s third birthday with Josh’s family, who had come up...
I’ve decided to drop the “themed” and “organized” approach to the Recipe Swap for this week. Perhaps this shall be the new norm, and every now and then we’ll have a theme. Your thoughts? I found a new recipe last week for chicken...
