My friend with the booties
Nov 17, 2002 Uncategorized
Her daughter came unexpectedly early on Friday so we went to visit them yesterday. Her daughter is beautiful and nursing like a champ, which is such a relief to my friend because she was never able to work out breastfeeding with her oldest child.
My friend was scheduled to have a c-section December 2nd but her water broke so it was a surprise to everyone. She did still have a section but was pleasantly surprised to find the recovery looking much easier this time around.
I am so happy for her! This was a difficult pregnancy not only because it was preceded by two late miscarriages but also because she has some health issues that made her anxious throughout. Now it’s over and her gorgeous daughter has arrived and it’s a relief for all of us. Because of her health condition they were having to monitor the baby very closely and were worried that maybe the baby was going to have some growth problems but she was 6 lbs 8 oz (3 weeks early!) and is doing great!
Hooray!!!!
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Making progress
Nov 15, 2002 Adoption
Brett talked to the agency today and was really satisfied with their answers. It doesn’t solve all of the moral dilemmas but at least he is reassured that we’re not perpetuating evil by adopting a baby. He really wants to be a daddy again, too.
We always throught that I would birth two children and then we would adopt one (or two). I figure that if we’d gotten pregnant when we wanted three years ago, that our little one would be a little more than two now and maybe we would be looking at adoption anyway already. It’s like we skipped a baby; how weird is that?
I’m starting to feel like fertile women must feel when they decide to start trying for a baby. I’m getting excited and really hopeful. It’s not that I don’t have fears of course, but they’re outweighed by the thought of having another small person in our family. (sigh) I even bought a couple of little baby outfits at the thrift store. Hey, they were a quarter, ok? So sue me!
Noah is coming around. He told me that he thinks maybe it would be like having Cousin Frankie around all the time (he loves Frankie like crazy). Then today he told Brett, “I’ve been thinking about it and instead of a little sister, I’d like a little brother.” Wow! Just like normal kids! Usually he thinks the whole sibling thing sounds like a nightmare no matter what their sex. Maybe he’s getting old enough to see that it’ll be ok. After all, lots of his friends have siblings. More are getting them (pregnant moms galore).
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Tags: Noah
Sing it, sister!
Nov 15, 2002 Uncategorized
You see, this post sums up why you should subscribe to Crunchy Granola Earthmama.
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Heading out
Nov 15, 2002 Writing
I’m going to spend the day hanging with Betsy. She’s quite a drive away from us so I’m hoping the rain stays away.
The Bitch piece, she moves very slowly. Crawling across my computer in fits and starts so agonizing that I fall asleep between paragraphs. Blech. I even dreamt about it last night.
My column is up. I hope I made it clear that I’m not bashing people who get divorced; I’m just saying that kids need/deserve support when their families break up.
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Send her good thoughts please
Nov 14, 2002 Blogging
Suspenseful: A Potential Pregnancy Diary
I can totally empathize with her right now!!!