The problem with expectations…

March 25, 2009

is that we are (at least I am) often disappointed when people or events don’t live up to them. When Bob and I started planning what we wanted to do for Molly’s Birthday/Celebration of Life next month we told ourselves that we would share what we were going to do with our family and friends […]

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Baby steps (pun intended)

March 18, 2009

Just a quick post to let you know I just spoke with the Genetic Counselor that Bob and I met with last Wednesday as part of the “First Trimester Ultra-Screen” test. It is a combined ultrasound and blood screen that helps identify babies who may have Down syndrome, Trisomy 13 or Trisomy 18. Our results […]

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Remembering Molly (11 months)

March 17, 2009

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It seems appropriate that one of Molly’s monthly milestones would fall on this date, being that we live on the South Side of Chicago close to the South Side Irish (SSI) parade route. Here is a picture of our family from this year’s parade. Around this time last year we got […]

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Grace and the Odds

March 12, 2009

I love quotes. I collect them. They inspire me. I especially enjoy when I find them when I am least expecting it, like while watching one of my favorite television shows. Tonight I was watching Grey’s Anatomy. For those who may not be familiar with “Grey’s,” the medical drama takes place at the fictitious Seattle […]

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Still looking good! :)

March 11, 2009

Hi there! I had hoped to post this update earlier, but today (and really this past week) has just been one of those crazy times in life when everything seems to happen at once… As some of you know we woke up on Sunday morning to discover that our entire basement was under about 3 […]

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Rest in Peace Anna and Emma

March 10, 2009

Please send healing thoughts and prayers to Paige, Brandt and big sister Sophie. I met Paige through a mutual friend on CarePages earlier this year (she does not know about my blog, however we communicated through our CarePages that we each set up to keep our family and friends updated on our journies with our […]

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