A friend sent this to me a few weeks ago, and as I watched it, and as I reflected on my own journey through infant loss, I remembered the first few weeks after we lost the boys, when I was just doing a ton of reading. For some reason, it was both cathartic and therapeutic […]
We’re Ready – Now It’s Up to Caleb
Well, we went to the doctor on Monday for a check-up, and the doctor confirmed that these Braxton Hicks contractions have in fact been doing something. Sarah is currently 3 cm dilated and 80% effaced. Apparently, I made quite the face when he said that, because Sarah just started laughing. I looked at the doctor […]
What They Don’t Talk about at Birthing Classes
As many of you know, last weekend we were at birthing classes all weekend at the hospital where we will be having Caleb sometime in the next four weeks(!). They were helpful, we saw a lot of videos of births and learned about some possible situations that folks might not be expecting (e.g. emergency c-section). […]
9 Months: Another Big Milestone
I suppose it’s fitting that when you read this post, Sarah and I will be in the middle of Day 2 of our Birthing Class in Medford at the Rogue Valley Medical Center, the hospital where Caleb will be born. And today is the day of another big milestone: we’ve hit the 9 month mark. […]
Family Portraits with Rachel Carey Photography
Last weekend, Sarah, Sadie, Caleb and I went out with our good friend Rachel to take some family portraits. We’ve known Rachel for a few years here in Livermore (she tells the fun story of how we met in this great write up on her photography blog, but yes, we met through Twitter) and I’ve […]
So We’ve Decided On a Name…
It’s been decided. And it’s a good story. A few weeks ago, Sarah and I talked about names…we had quite a few that we were tossing around. I don’t know exactly why, but I’ve been dragging my feet a bit about settling on a name…I did it with Micah and Judah as well, but love […]
A Heartbeat and a Reality Check
[audio:http://www.pomomusings.com/wp-content/mp3/Heartbeat.mp3] Check it out. It’s our baby boy’s heartbeat. The louder sounds are him moving around, but you can definitely hear our baby boy’s heartbeat and our doctor’s approval of how it sounds! This isn’t the first time we’ve heard his heartbeat, but each time it sounds better and better. Each time we hear it, […]
It’s Going to be a Boy
We just got back from an ultrasound – and everything is looking good! The best part is seeing the heart beat and the baby moving around and knowing that everything is okay. As you can see from the photo above…we are definitely going to be having a baby boy come January! Seems like there is […]
It’s Different This Time
This morning I woke up and was going through my normal routine in bed: check email, check Twitter, check Facebook, read blogs, update iPhone Apps, check Twitter again and prepare to get out of bed. And then one of the Pregnancy Apps that I have on my phone sent a notification that we were now […]
Being Pregnant Again After Losing Children
We’ve had about thirteen weeks to be sitting with this idea of being pregnant after Micah & Judah…sometimes it feels similar to our first pregnancy. Sometimes it feels much different. I told someone we were pregnant a few weeks ago; I don’t remember where we were, but they asked, “So is this your first?” Again, […]