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Week 4

Dear Baby, Yesterday, when I entered my estimated due date (according to Fertility Friend, it is October 7) into BabyCenter, you were 3 weeks old. So boy was I surprised to log in this morning to see that you are now at 4 weeks! So far you have been good to me. Aside from some queasiness and fatigue, I have been having no symptoms at all. (You might want to ask your father to see if I've been extra moody, though.) I am so excited you are here — I want to shout it from the rooftops! But I am also scared. So, so scared. I don't know if I can handle losing another baby. Losing your older sister was the hardest thing I've...

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A Big…Fat…POSITIVE

Dear Baby, Today is your father's 32nd birthday. And today, I was able to surprise him with the best present: It's faint, but it's definitely there. I am pregnant with you! This is the happiest moment I've had in months and months. I had tears of joy streaming down my face as soon as your father confirmed the line, and I am still tearing up thinking about it. Thank you so much, baby, for gracing us with your existence. And thank you, God, for giving us this gift of life. I hope I can be a good mother to you. And I hope and pray that you will be a healthy and happy baby, one that we will greet with open arms come October. I love...

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Revelation 21:4

Dear Tater Tot, Today I would've been 21 weeks pregnant with you. I would've officially passed the halfway mark, would undoubtedly have a sizeable bump, would know your gender, and have felt you moving inside of me. Yesterday was my 29th birthday. I did not have a candle to blow out, but if I were granted any wish in the world I would ask for you to come back to me. My only condolence lies in knowing that I will meet you, one day, when "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." I love you, and I miss you so very...

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