Winkin, Blinken, and Nod: The Baby Update

I’m telling you what this post is about in clear, bold letters so you can choose whether or not you wish to read it.  There’s some difficult news, but as always, there’s a thread of hope in there as well. Most of you know that I was surprised and delighted to find out that we were expecting a baby. YAY! … Read More

Why Am I Thinking Of The Rolling Stones?

At a time when my heart is breaking? We were calling the triplets Winkin, Blinken, and Nod, but discovered today that Nod passed away about two weeks ago.  It’s funny how you can become so attached to somebody that you haven’t met, but that’s the way of it.  While I mourn for the child that we almost had, we’re still … Read More

And Another Surprise

This one breaks my heart.  Apparently they picked up two heartbeats on the ultrasound, but never heard the third.  Whether or not the baby has passed on or was merely hiding…well, I don’t know.   I won’t know until the 19th.  It’s killing me a little. It’s funny how we’ve known about the three babes for about 24 hours, but I’m … Read More

SURPRISE!!

I wrote a post a few weeks ago celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary.  I’d been feeling a bit unwell lately, so imagine my darling husband’s surprise when, after our anniversary dinner, I shouted “SURPRISE!” and announced that I’d just discovered that we were having our third child.  How wonderful! How unexpected! A surprise indeed. Then we were robbed ten days later.  … Read More