At 7pm (your local time), light a candle and let it glow for one hour. Leave your headlights on in remembrance of the babies we have lost. You can read more about this day in this post.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
At 7pm (your local time), light a candle and let it glow for one hour. Leave your headlights on in remembrance of the babies we have lost. You can read more about this day in this post.
Friday, October 4, 2013
Giving Back in October - Open Your Karma Bank
Thank you for reading this post. I know that it has been a long time since I have posted a Giving Back post. It has not been for lack of wanting to. This month's charity represents a cause that is very near and dear to my heart. As much as I would love for it to be to yours also, I hope it is not from personal experience. This month's Featured Charity is Remembering Our Babies.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Announcement
For the last few months, I have slowly or almost instantly been posting less and less. I had started having some odd symptoms. I had several suspicions, but was not really sure. I scheduled an appointment with a primary care physician, but the appointment was two months away. Quite frankly, I was not in a hurry to find out what was wrong. None of my theories included life-threatening illnesses so I figured I would be fine until then.
After some time, though, one symptom turned into two and then three. I no longer wanted to wait. I scheduled an appointment with my midwife because she is also a Nurse Practitioner and I knew that she could schedule blood tests that would give us some insight as to what could be causing these symptoms. Needless to say, what we found out was not something that we were expecting.
Yes, we are expecting our third baby. You might wonder why we were not expecting it and I'll let you know. We lost our previous two pregnancies last year. After a lot of soul-searching and going through the stages of grief, we came to the acceptance that we may not have any more children. It took a long time, but we were finally ok with that. Three weeks after my husband and I had that conversation, our pregnancy test came back positive.
The issue that I am now facing is depression and, as a result, losing interest in some of the things that I enjoy doing, one of which includes writing this blog. Apparently, this pregnancy has stirred up some old fears of loss. I figured it was hormonal, but a friend of mine who is a licensed counselor suggested I get help so this does not snowball into post-partum depression. She said to nip this in the bud so we can all enjoy the rest of the pregnancy.
Our baby has a strong heartbeat and is moving around. Our midwife has an ultrasound machine in her office and so we were able to meet our baby. She has been so sympathetic to the fact that we did suffer previous losses. Meeting our baby on screen was priceless to us. We were able to actually see a heartbeat, see our baby move, see our baby be our baby. I can't begin to express how important that moment was to my husband and me and also to our girls.
For those of you who continue to visit this blog, thank you. I appreciate your patience. If you have any stories, please share them by leaving a comment. Sometimes our stories are not as isolated as we may think and sometimes it is necessary to talk about them. I would never want someone to feel this way, especially during a joyous time such as a pregnancy.
Karina
After some time, though, one symptom turned into two and then three. I no longer wanted to wait. I scheduled an appointment with my midwife because she is also a Nurse Practitioner and I knew that she could schedule blood tests that would give us some insight as to what could be causing these symptoms. Needless to say, what we found out was not something that we were expecting.
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Yes, we are expecting our third baby. You might wonder why we were not expecting it and I'll let you know. We lost our previous two pregnancies last year. After a lot of soul-searching and going through the stages of grief, we came to the acceptance that we may not have any more children. It took a long time, but we were finally ok with that. Three weeks after my husband and I had that conversation, our pregnancy test came back positive.
The issue that I am now facing is depression and, as a result, losing interest in some of the things that I enjoy doing, one of which includes writing this blog. Apparently, this pregnancy has stirred up some old fears of loss. I figured it was hormonal, but a friend of mine who is a licensed counselor suggested I get help so this does not snowball into post-partum depression. She said to nip this in the bud so we can all enjoy the rest of the pregnancy.
Our baby has a strong heartbeat and is moving around. Our midwife has an ultrasound machine in her office and so we were able to meet our baby. She has been so sympathetic to the fact that we did suffer previous losses. Meeting our baby on screen was priceless to us. We were able to actually see a heartbeat, see our baby move, see our baby be our baby. I can't begin to express how important that moment was to my husband and me and also to our girls.
For those of you who continue to visit this blog, thank you. I appreciate your patience. If you have any stories, please share them by leaving a comment. Sometimes our stories are not as isolated as we may think and sometimes it is necessary to talk about them. I would never want someone to feel this way, especially during a joyous time such as a pregnancy.
Karina
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Monday, November 5, 2012
What Does Your Life Look Like...In Your Dreams?
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I know that with the holidays coming upon us quickly, many are making out those naughty-or-nice lists. These are the things that will make our holidays better and some will make our lives easier.
I love the Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year season because I am reminded that I am living my dream life.....in real life. I do not say that in arrogance. My life is far from perfect. I am grateful for every moment.
Five years ago, my brother-in-law passed away in a car accident. He called my sister to check in with her on his lunch hour, like he usually did, left work for lunch and 20 minutes later, he passed away. A young man of 17 years ran a stop sign and hit my brother-in-law's car, the driver's side.
Not a day goes by (literally) that I do not think about this. He went about his day like he normally did and one day it was all over. That incident changed my life and outlook FOREVER! This is why I am living my dream life....in real life. My life is not perfect, but it exists and for the time that God gives me here, I am grateful.
Stuff for the good occasions does not exist in our house. Everyday in our house is a good occasion and we celebrate those moments by using the "good" (mismatched) china and the "guest" sheets and towels for ourselves. We do share when people come over, of course. My daughter even shares her little Stevie when people are sad. It lights up and so do people's faces at the gesture. We treasure those moments together.
What does your dream life look like? Stop by and let me know. I love your stories.
Karina
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