It's hard to believe that I gave birth to Andrew a month ago today. The day didn't look quite like Kevin and I pictured it. I've wanted to share Andrew's birth story since the moment we had him {What proud Mama wouldn't?}, but the first month since his stillbirth have been a whirlwind and I just haven't had a chance to sit down to write it all out. Before I get to all that … [Read more...]
Andrew’s Story: The Final Days
So I'm back in Richmond after a great week in Baltimore with my family. I rode back with my parents and my niece, MacKenzie, since they had already planned to come down this weekend for my grandmother's birthday. It's nice to be back home, but I've sort of been in a funk today. I've been missing Andrew a lot today. I'm not 100% sure why it hit me today specifically. I made a comment to my mom … [Read more...]
Andrew’s Story: Third Trimester
With our one month mark quickly approaching, I figured I might as well finish out my recap of my pregnancy with Andrew. The third trimester definitely went by the slowest for me. My belly continued to grow (and so did my stretch marks!), I had trouble sleeping for the first time EVER, and heartburn began to set in! Not to mention needing to use the bathroom CONSTANTLY. These negatives that go … [Read more...]
A Good Gift?
So I'm back in Maryland this week, helping my sister paint her guest room/soon to be nursery, and just enjoying some time with my family. My sister is adopting a baby soon and she wanted me to help her get her room ready before the social worker comes for their final visit. With Kevin busy planning for school to begin, it has worked out well for me to be up here this week. From what he's told me, … [Read more...]
A Letter from Ba-Ba
A week or so ago, my father called me on the way home from work to check in on me. He told me that he had written both Andrew and I a letter and that he had planned to mail them to me. I immediately broke down out of both joy and sadness. I was so thrilled at the thought of reading my father's words to our son, but so sad that words on paper were the only words they'd get to share on this side of … [Read more...]