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November 29, 2013

Everyday is Thanksgiving

I feel a bit delinquent because I didn’t put out a post yesterday about all the things I’m grateful for. Absolutely, there are so many things to be thankful for and my list, I’m sure, is very similar to yours….

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November 18, 2013

Emergency Room

I was incapacitated all day Saturday and hardly moved from the bed. My cold symptoms had worsened, but at least the bleeding had stopped. I could withstand a nose gushing mucous as long as the baby was ok. Hopefully the…

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November 17, 2013

Blood, Tears, Beautiful Day

On Friday morning, we went in for a prenatal checkup. I’m 13 weeks along and everything was fine. We got to hear the baby’s rapid heartbeat, which to me, sounds like galloping horses. I texted my mom, “Baby’s fine and…

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November 14, 2013

Pregnancy Letter: Week 4

Dear Baby, We found out we were pregnant with you on Friday September 13, 2013. Friday the 13th is an auspicious phenomenon in our family because mommy and daddy met each other for the first time on Friday February 13,…

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October 15, 2013

What Can I Neglect Today?

Here’s an update on what’s been going on with me. I worked 12 days straight. On the 12th day I was in the office at 4:30am and worked a full day because my company reported its earnings for the quarter…

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October 10, 2013

Two Angel Babies and One on the Way

I have been pregnant or miscarrying for the past eight months, and all that I have to show for it is a broken heart. As I’ve shared on my blog, I miscarried twice this year, making 2013 the unluckiest most…

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September 29, 2013

The Miscarriage Rant

I lost two babies this year through miscarriage. It was horrifically painful and I’m still dealing with chronic anxiety. Imagine a recurrent dream where the boogey man is coming after your children. As if the actual deaths weren’t bad enough, I’ve…

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September 8, 2013

On Fertility: It Takes a Village

It only takes 2 to tango, but there are so many collaborative musicians and choreographers in this dance called life. If you follow me on Twitter, you may have caught that I have been live tweeting from NYC and upstate…

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August 11, 2013

Caring for Ourselves After a Miscarriage

Dean and I have spent the past few days resting and doing indulgent things we wouldn’t normally do. Here’s how we’ve been caring for ourselves after the miscarriage… Caring for Ourselves After a Miscarriage: Staying up until 1am. Sleeping in…

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August 8, 2013

We Are Pregnant!

We are pregnant! We were pregnant. And then we were not. For the second time in only three months, I have miscarried another baby. Please God it’s not fair to fill your heaven with our little babies. You already have…

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