Tag: Miscarriage
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Third Times a Charm
The guy in my belly (no, we haven’t decided on a name) looked good at his check up yesterday, and I was having contractions while on the monitor. I’m actually having a lot of contractions on and off. Usually, I would be super excited to know that my body was preparing for his arrival but […]
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The Room
When we became pregnant last year, I waited until we were through our first trimester and then began to prep the baby’s room, which had been an office/catch-all room. When we lost the baby almost half way through the pregnancy, I shut the door to the room and tried my best to ignore it. I […]
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Replanting Myself
For Christmas, my son received a see-through planter where you can place 4 seeds and watch them grow. I was waiting till the spring when it would be warmer and sunnier before we started the project. Last week, my daughter insisted we go ahead and start the seeds. Within a couple days, the seeds had […]
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I’m Not Okay, and That’s Okay
If you have read some of my previous posts, you know I am pretty obsessed with The Five Second Rule by Mel Robbins. In the book, she talks about not starting your day by checking social media. I didn’t take that advice yesterday and I regretted it. The first thing I saw was an image […]
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Making the best of it
If you have never heard of Mel Robbins you must stop your life, watch her videos, and buy her book, The Five Second Rule. My husband bought me the book months ago. I was pissed. Why did I need motivation? The highly offensive book sat on my nightstand collecting dust. After picking an unnecessary fight […]
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Let Them Love You
I want to be on my couch or in my bed. I want to hide and feel sorry for myself and avoid all human contact. I don’t want to have to look anyone in the eye and see the pity. Upon learning that I had lost my son at 19 weeks, the midwife told me […]
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