Smile, you are special.

July 28, 2008

A college friend of mine, who is also the proud mother of a 26 month old boy, shared this story with me today and I thought some of you might appreciate it as much as she and I did: Why Babies Smile by Mac Duffy. I found that reading it helped me to remember how […]

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Getting my groove back!

July 26, 2008

I just got back from a great morning workout at our neighborhood group exercise facility. After the class I practiced teaching, as Monday morning I am going to teach my first group fitness class in 10 months! It feels really good to be getting back into the swing of things or getting my groove back! […]

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If only there was…

July 24, 2008

…some type of card you could hand out to people after your baby dies. The card would explain briefly what happened to your child and that way when out in public and an acquaintance poses a question that does not make it possible to avoid answering at least somewhat truthfully, said card could be given […]

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Mail for Molly

July 21, 2008

The mail just arrived and there was an envelop addressed to Molly Marie Benson. It took me a few seconds to realize what it was — her social security card. They had told us at the hospital that it would arrive in a few months. It is the first and probably the only piece of […]

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Triggers

July 19, 2008

This afternoon we went to our niece’s 2nd birthday party. I wasn’t particularly nervous about the event. I wasn’t feeling fragile or emotionally unstable. I knew we would see my sister-in-law (SIL) who is full term and due in a few weeks with her second child, our niece’s first sibling. I was aware that Bob’s […]

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Remembering Molly (3 months)

July 17, 2008

Today it has been three months since our baby girl Molly Marie was born and went to Heaven. In honor of this milestone and her memory I want to share with you something special our family has in our home that helps us to remember our daughter/baby sister and the impact her short, but very […]

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