During my story about baby Gianna, which began with my first post: Finding Out There Is Something Wrong With My Baby, I mentioned just a little about the care I was given, by nurses at the hospital. There are truly some amazing nurses out there! Although I had a week stay at the hospital, while on […]
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The Birth and Death of My Baby Girl (Photos)
It’s about time I finish up my story of infant loss, with the birth and death of my baby girl. To tell you the truth, it’s not really a story that ever ends. Once a mother loses a child, that loss will always stay with her. The pain lessens over time, but that baby is […]
A Terrifying Emergency C-Section
Over the past few weeks, I have been slowly unfolding my story of infant loss. We’re now to the portion of the story where I tell of my terrifying emergency c-section. You can start at the beginning of my story with Finding Out There Is Something Wrong With My Baby. My story doesn’t exactly have […]
An Ambulance Ride and A Week In The Hospital, On Bed Rest
At about 26 weeks into my high risk pregnancy, with my first baby girl (after 3 boys), I started having some pre-term contractions. This is a continuation of my story of infant loss, from 4 years ago. I hope that I can do a little more healing by sharing my story, even though at times […]
Appointment with the Pediatric Cardiologist: Ventricular Septal Defect In My Unborn Baby Girl
This is a continuation of my story of infant loss, from 4 years ago. If you’d like to read from the beginning, you can start with Finding Out There Is Something Wrong With My Baby. At my last appointment with the Perinatologist, I received my amniocentesis results, which stated that my baby girl WAS NOT […]
Banana Boat Pool Party and Giveaway
Not much beats a refreshing and fun pool party on a hot day. Yesterday I got to have some of my very favorite people over to my mom’s house, for a Banana Boat Pool Party, as part of the Banana Boat® Sunscreen Natural Reflect Lotion 101 Days of Summer Play party!. I think we had over 20 people there, […]
Building Up Food Storage and Planning for Emergencies
I am a huge believer in being prepared, not for your day to day adventures per se, but being prepared for emergencies. I am not a great planner and often fly by the seat of my pants. When it comes to planning for the unknown, I am a tad better. There are so many different […]
Amniocentesis Results Are In
After a couple of very devastating doctor appointments, and finding out that it appeared my baby had multiple deformities and complications, it was time to get some concrete results. If you are just now following along, you can read from the beginning, with Finding Out There Is Something Wrong With My Baby. The very frustrating […]
Out With the Old Flooring and In With the New: How to Demolish Tile
How to Demolish Tile Some of you may remember The Day The Paint Came Down, at my house. My 3 year old daughter was trying to be helpful by carrying a gallon of paint up the stairs, for us to paint her room with, when she dropped the entire bucket of paint. The lid […]
Fresh Produce Clothes: Comfortable and Classy
Looking for that perfect piece of clothing that is both comfortable and classy? I was recently introduced to Fresh Produce Clothes and as soon as I started browsing their collectiong of Women and Children’s clothing, I just new that we would get along. All of their items just look so comfy, and several would also […]