The Future

Molly’s Godparents, my sister Meg and her husband Bill (pictured here on their wedding day last September), are working with The Cradle (in Evanston, Illinois) to adopt a child. The Cradle encourages couples waiting to be matched to network, as many adoptions are identified from outside the agency (even out of state). Meg and Bill […]

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Three weeks from tomorrow (Thursday), if all goes well, we will get to meet our new baby girl. If she is born healthy, in theory we will get to bring her home a few days later. Did I really just type that? It’s been over five years since Bob and I started trying to have […]

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I had somewhat forgotten until I received a reminder email from Mel last night (thank you), that I had signed up for ICLW this month… I recall coming home from meeting her and other awesome bloggers in real life at our ALI lunch during BlogHer last month on an emotional high and wanting to spread […]

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The Details

by Kathy on July 30, 2009 · 3 comments

in Baby Benson, Bob, Hope, Molly, Sean, The Future

Are you ready for my third post this week?! I can’t remember the last time I did that… Bob and Sean have been up at his parents’ summer home in Michigan this week for a family vacation. While I would usually join them, in light of my third trimester discomforts, including not enjoying extended periods […]

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Our Proud Big Brother!

by Kathy on July 26, 2009 · 13 comments

in Baby Benson, Bob, Molly, Sean, The Future

I have intended to share about the night we told Sean about our new baby girl for months now, but the time kept getting away from me. Back in April, when we told him, I did jot down a bunch of notes about our announcement and the conversation that ensued. So here is my recollection […]

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Greetings from our third trimester! 🙂 I know I have not posted here much lately and apologize to those of you who may have been concerned. At this point no news continues to be good news for us and our new baby girl. I guess when things are going somewhat normally in my life, I […]

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