Please click here to start at the beginning. This was my most difficult pregnancy. Emotionally, I was spiraling out of control. I was having trouble functioning. I cried all the time, which is not like me at all. I remember crying myself to sleep every night. Jason was just too consumed with his own life… [continue reading]
Love Those Honest, Helpful Remarks!
Joy has told me twice now, “Mom you’re fat…but I still love you!” Thanks dear? Already she’s calling me fat. This is going to be a long nine months! When I was expecting Jason Jr., I was about six months along. A lady I hadn’t talked to in a while came up and said, “Esther? … [continue reading]
Am I Excited About the Pregnancy?
The automatic question people ask after finding out that we are expecting another baby seems to be, “Are you excited?” That is a tough question to answer for me right now. And since the question is usually just asked in passing, there really isn’t opportunity to explain even if I wanted to. I guess I… [continue reading]
We are Expecting a Baby!
I held the little plastic pregnancy test in two hands and watched for the positive sign to appear. I didn’t have to wait long. There it was. Positive. Just like I thought. Emotions clashed inside of me. I felt happiness that another life was growing inside me, but immediately the memory of the loss of my… [continue reading]