by Kathy on August 30, 2018 · 0 comments
in Abby, Anxiety, Babies Benson, Background, Birthdays, Blessed, Change, Coping, Gratitude, Infertility, Journey, Life, Listening, Loss, Memories, Miscarriage, Music, Pregnancy, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Secondary Infertility, Signs, Time, Transitions
I remember how he used to tease me for bringing my binder, with colored coded spreadsheets, to track our relatively routine pregnancy with Sean in 2003. And then he was the doctor on call during our scheduled induction, which ended up being an augmentation, when I went into natural labor earlier that day (10 days […]
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by Kathy on May 18, 2018 · 0 comments
in Background, Bereavement, Blessed, Blogging, Change, Coping, Courage, Faith, Grace, Grey's Anatomy, Healing, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Molly, Quotes, Time, Transitions, TV Shows, Writing
I watched the Grey’s Anatomy Season 14 Finale on DVR today and realized that it’s been 10 years since Bob and I (who were late to the party) started binge watching the previous four seasons to catch up in time for Season 5 that Fall. It was something we did together, after Molly was born […]
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by Kathy on April 23, 2018 · 4 comments
in Baby Benson, Background, Bereavement, Blessed, Blogging, Change, Communication, Coping, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Grief, Healing, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Neonatal Death, Pain, Relationships, Time, Transitions, Writing
Sometime over the past week, after our Molly-girl’s birthday had come and gone, I realized that for the first time, in 10 years, I forgot to post my letter to her on our BabyBenson2008 CarePage after sharing it here on my blog. I felt sad about that, as we received so much support on our […]
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by Kathy on March 7, 2018 · 0 comments
in Accountability, Anxiety, Change, Decisions, Journey, Mental Health, Social Media, Time, Transitions, Writing
My anxiety has been higher lately, than it has been in a while. I’ve determined it would help me to simplify some of my daily routines. I am letting go of some things that may’ve once served me, but now seem to take up more time than they are worth. That letting go includes creating […]
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by Kathy on October 2, 2017 · 0 comments
in Birthdays, Blessed, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Journey, Life, Love, Memories, Parenting, Relationships, School, Sean, Siblings, Time, Transitions
Stop the world Take a picture Try to capture To ensure this moment lasts We’re still in it, but in a minute – That’s the limit – and this present will be past ~ Sankoff and Hein (Come from Away) As you enter this second year of being a teen, I find myself wanting to […]
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by Kathy on March 27, 2017 · 6 comments
in #MicroblogMondays, Accountability, Anxiety, Blog Hops, Blogging, Change, Coping, Decisions, Game Changers, Life, Optimism, Time, Transitions, Writing
Today I will start with 1/3 of the dose I had been taking. I began stepping down off of my medication for anxiety last week. Week 1, during which I took 2/3 of the dose, went well. I am hyper aware of my emotions, trying to see if I notice significant differences or side effects. […]
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