This week has been a trying one for us all as another tragic event rattled our fleeting sense of security and threatened to take away even more of our freedom. I found out about the bombings at the Boston Marathon as I was getting ready to take my daily afternoon run. I must admit that … Continue reading
Category Archives: IVIG
Just Cheez-It — A Collection of Random Thoughts and Other Musings
NOTE: I started writing this post on Thursday evening and never got a chance to finish it until just now. Ha! It’s just past 11:30 p.m. and I’ve just finished stuffing my face with some yummy Cheez-Its (reduced fat, of course). I don’t know why I even devoured as many handfuls as I did — I was … Continue reading
The Trifecta
Live – Laugh – Love. Chances are you’ve seen these words scrawled somewhere or on something, perhaps even around the house. They grace everything from magnets to coffee mugs to t-shirts. In our house, they can be seen on three little white vases on the shelf of one of our kitchen windows and high-up on one of … Continue reading
Lesson Learned from Month 2 of Parenting 2
Two months ago I was blogging from a recliner seated by Elyse’s bedside while tiny white snowflakes danced around outside the window of her NICU suite. It was a cold and gray time, not only because it was late-February, but also because, although she had been born with an acceptable platelet count, Elyse was being hospitalized for an undetermined … Continue reading
Pregnancy By the Numbers – Final Tallies!
I know, I know — it’s only Monday afternoon, yet I still feel compelled to get some writing done. Perhaps, it is the nice springtime weather that found its way into New England this weekend that has given me the motivation I need to start my spring cleaning and get some things crossed off my never-ending “To Do” … Continue reading
Week 36: Reflections of First & Lasts During the Final Hours…
Every week for 16 weeks, the familiar cardboard box would show up promptly at my door. Sometimes it greeted me after a morning of running errands and other times I was home when it appeared at the door like an old, trusty friend. I don’t know if the FedEx delivery person ever knew how important and … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Pregnancies
We are so close to the end that I can almost taste it. Today, I found out the documentation I was waiting on has been forwarded to the hospital and slowly, but surely, the rest of the puzzle pieces are falling into place. It is Week 35, folks, eight days from today, baby girl will … Continue reading
Hell Week Revival
Good evening and Happy Thursday! First thing’s first: A shout out to all of you, dear readers. Thanks to all of your support and weekly visits, the Deep Thought Thursdays blog hit the 1,000 views mark last week and is quickly zeroing in on 1,100 views as of today. So, thank you so much for reading … Continue reading
This Week’s Intention: Must Take Control!
30 weeks pregnant, meeting new daughter just six weeks from tomorrow. Ok, so now that you’re all caught up with this week’s pregnancy news, onto bigger and better things. :0) As you can tell, it was a slow week on the pregnancy updates forefront. No doctor’s appointments, no ultrasounds — just my usual two IVIG infusions … Continue reading
Today’s Weather: Gloomy and Dry with a Chance of Sunshine
With only seven weeks and one day to go until my scheduled c-section, I’m feeling a bit deflated today. Hmpf. For the past nine weeks or so, I’ve tried my best to stay positive, but, I am human and can’t be cheerful and happy all the time, right? Most of my current mood is probably hormonally influenced (I just … Continue reading
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