Start at Part One! It wasn’t too terribly difficult to return to work after my poopscapade. I was more comfortable than I had been in weeks. I continued on modified bedrest and light-work restrictions (work gently at work and do NOTHING at home) until around 35 weeks, when we agreed that any contractions would be safe to send me into labor…. Read More
History of Me: Part Fourteen
Part One. I worked the rest of the week, feeling tender and uncomfortable. I couldn’t breathe in deeply, and I had no appetite, but nothing seemed to be physically amiss; baby boy was doing well, my cervix wasn’t changing, and I could find no reason for my pain. It would come and go in waves, unrelated to when I… Read More
History of Me: Part Thirteen
First Part. Brock walked through the door and put down his things. I met him at the stairs – I wasn’t upstairs, I just really liked standing a stair or two up so it was easier to be eye-to-eye with him. He walked over to me and could tell that I had been crying. He hugged me and held… Read More
History of Me: Part Twelve
Part One. Things moved so quickly. Our beautiful October wedding suddenly became a July wedding when one-quarter of our wedding party was given orders to be sent overseas. While most of life went on as usual, Brock and I started working out at the gym every morning, and wedding planning was nearly all I thought about. I say nearly all,… Read More
History of Me: Part Eleven
Part One, if you are just joining. I left Brock behind me as I went through security, and spent my Christmas at home, with my family. I missed Brock, and we talked every day, but there didn’t seem to be any huge, catastrophic event waiting in the wings. When I returned home, I kept waiting for something awful to… Read More
History of Me: Part Ten
Ten parts seems like so many. Start at the very beginning. (A very good place to start.) The bookstore near our house was really wonderful. First, because it was close by, and second, because it had a coffee shop on the second floor where there wasn’t a ton of foot traffic. It was quiet, and lovely, and had many tables… Read More