tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825586412870683556.post3686693097636163356..comments2023-10-23T14:20:34.334-07:00Comments on not rated PG: Eight and a half weeks to go!CeCehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810772967886741377noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825586412870683556.post-528890335896417742010-05-06T09:57:04.568-07:002010-05-06T09:57:04.568-07:00Congratulations on making it this far! Here's...Congratulations on making it this far! Here's hoping the next eight weeks are boringly normal!Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02940842982543866147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825586412870683556.post-40001854460077272312010-05-05T14:24:04.578-07:002010-05-05T14:24:04.578-07:00Only eight and a half weeks to go! And three and a...Only eight and a half weeks to go! And three and a half pounds. That's such a nice weight! (my old obsession with growth curves refuses leave, a permanent side effect of having a premature baby) I love your description of seeing your little one's head on the ultrasound and his filling out in the cheeks. Made me feel all fuzzy!<br /><br />The 'is this your first child?' question is one that really gets me too. Because J isn't my first, she's my second. But if I say she is my second then I get into a discussion of age differences, twins, bewildered searching for the other twin with eyes rolling in the heads of questioner and then I have to tell people that my other twin . . well, she's dead. Then they get uncomfortable, then I end up apologising and saying it's fine. Which is a bit fat lie. I don't know. I wish we could just ask one another CeCe then we could practice what it is we want to say! xCatherine Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618295389400457254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825586412870683556.post-69997134268852744002010-05-05T07:46:14.974-07:002010-05-05T07:46:14.974-07:00You know, there have been a couple of times when I...You know, there have been a couple of times when I've told strangers that no, this is not our first baby and explain that we lost Baby S. But I quickly felt awkward and eventually emotional because I could tell they were uncomfortable. Perhaps I should do this more and more to get better at it.CeCehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810772967886741377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825586412870683556.post-1277588876380861442010-05-04T21:00:30.652-07:002010-05-04T21:00:30.652-07:00Yay! I'm so glad you've been able to enjo...Yay! I'm so glad you've been able to enjoy normalcy and peace.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12316978989809741699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825586412870683556.post-34075079583580180462010-05-04T18:44:06.897-07:002010-05-04T18:44:06.897-07:00I'm glad that you posted. I knew you were sti...I'm glad that you posted. I knew you were still "around" but wanted to know how you were feeling! This is a lovely post, and I'm glad that you're still feeling good and that the baby is reminding you on a daily basis that he/she is healthy and kicking.<br /><br />I feel a little conflicted when a stranger asks me if this is my first (or second, if D happens to be with me) child. I can imagine it's even tougher for you since you were so much further along than I ever got. I think there are some people who it would be appropriate to tell about your previous loss if you're comfortable. Not that I feel it's our responsibility to educate people, but I think there are some people who could truly benefit from having their horizons broadened a bit by realizing that not every baby who is conceived, actually makes it to birth.<br /><br />I hope that the joy of your new baby will help to ease some more of the pain of the loss of baby S, though nothing will ever replace baby S.LuckyOncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778768854314345726noreply@blogger.com