tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post2546490047992636712..comments2024-03-07T05:17:50.699-05:00Comments on Awful But Functioning: Wishes and WorriesTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376651134993450207noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-35795903249703241492010-03-16T09:49:22.339-04:002010-03-16T09:49:22.339-04:00I know this is an older blog, but I just wanted to...I know this is an older blog, but I just wanted to comment on it quick.<br /><br />Bella sounds like just the sweetest heart on earth. I'm so glad that you have a little girl who is so full of thoughtfulness and concern for her siblings.<br /><br />I'm also avoiding buying anything like the plague. I just can't bring myself to spend hours online researching everything - it's too scary. Wishing you a safe and healthy remaining 9 (8?) weeks.Mother Knows Best Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127811116486063201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-83977819636343795292010-03-14T22:38:00.561-04:002010-03-14T22:38:00.561-04:00When I was a kid, maybe 10 or 11ish, someone broug...When I was a kid, maybe 10 or 11ish, someone brought me a small wooden box of trouble dolls; they were no doubt some thematic relation to Bella's worry dolls, and worked the same way. There were maybe 5 or 6 of them in that little box. After a bit, I wound up making wishes, for a good day, or for something good to happen the next day. (A scary little peak into my childhood psyche...) Bella is an amazing child.<br /><br />Been thinking about you, Tash.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812637630030228124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-16262791253613164392010-03-12T21:48:57.873-05:002010-03-12T21:48:57.873-05:00I like your reaction to the "expecting"-...I like your reaction to the "expecting"- so true.<br /><br />Very strong post.<br /><br />Worry dolls... we all need those I think.AnotherDreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487881766884178761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-55918608126183228702010-03-10T21:29:43.600-05:002010-03-10T21:29:43.600-05:00What's the game plan to get this little boy ou...What's the game plan to get this little boy out? Will you wait until it happens on it's own or are you thinking induction? I've got no opinion or assvice. Just curious. <br /><br />I wish worry dolls really worked. I would invest in them if they did. Hope Bella's worries aren't too adult like. Hope your dad does well with the pacemaker. Fingers crossed.CLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030787972960755420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-64142565754382835522010-03-10T13:32:54.839-05:002010-03-10T13:32:54.839-05:00Glad to hear Max's surgery went well!
Usually ...Glad to hear Max's surgery went well!<br />Usually that's a home run all the way round...<br />Tell Mr ABF to chew his food better ;-)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152215204773184788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-72992978084662550522010-03-09T22:13:31.328-05:002010-03-09T22:13:31.328-05:00sighz***
thinking of you.sighz***<br /><br />thinking of you.janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326099151319592743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-83362066213766643472010-03-09T12:07:16.618-05:002010-03-09T12:07:16.618-05:00Ack. I'm very newly pregnant and I'm hopin...Ack. I'm very newly pregnant and I'm hoping Leo will be too young to understand what the big belly means (should I be so lucky to get that far).<br />'Cause I will not be able to handle that conversation as simply and lovingly as you did.<br />And yes, we hoped for a girl but felt not a moment of disappointment when Leo was born. The only annoyance is the people who opine that it's good he's a boy because we won't "confuse them." Yeah, dead babies and live babies are SO easy to confuse, asswipe. <br />Anyhow, 30 weeks is AWESOME, Tash. Hang in there.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222598464601154747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-86989640417130052182010-03-09T08:43:31.701-05:002010-03-09T08:43:31.701-05:00"expecting": I love your comments. So t..."expecting": I love your comments. So true...<br /><br />xoxoxoMichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681333723382119281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-88293931859971113692010-03-08T20:46:23.058-05:002010-03-08T20:46:23.058-05:00The balancing between the hope and the fear. That ...The balancing between the hope and the fear. That sucks. It just does. But glad the little guy is at least accomodating with nudging reassurances and the occassional tapping organ inventory check by his wee self.<br />The gender. I went back and forth on what I wantd after Caleb. Another boy, or would that be too painful, feeling like replacement, or a girl or would that be too painful, always missing the boy that got away. In the end, I went back to the old "as long as its healthy and therefore ALIVE" I'll deal with the other crap later. When later came, it dawned on me that either way, the missing, it was mostly unchanged by the birth and so the sex part didn't really matter as much as I thought it might. <br />And then of course there were/are the lost hopes of the second daughter I always wanted. Still haven't really figured out what to do with them. They feel ridiculously indulgent now, all things considered.<br /><br />I love the simple honesty of Bella. Of course she does. Miss her. And I would have been cuddled in a heap, right next to you...sighs.<br /><br />30 weeks. Wow. Have they/you decided on when to pull this little man out?<br /><br />xxook@laklyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366772609212990882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-4669863987017090452010-03-08T20:42:22.878-05:002010-03-08T20:42:22.878-05:00The clouds story was precious and bittersweet. Th...The clouds story was precious and bittersweet. The worry dolls made me smile (I mean I find the D-place scary).<br /><br />Hoping your alone time is peaceful. Thinking of you.Life in Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191548142552797374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-3621180355109747022010-03-08T19:19:15.622-05:002010-03-08T19:19:15.622-05:00I didn't buy anything, but Dot's father pi...I didn't buy anything, but Dot's father picked updiapers beforehand. I remember thinking they'd be easy to get rid of if we had to.<br /><br />I wish the worry dolls worked, for all of us, but especially for Bella.ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347057746449071812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-4532355854730111952010-03-08T18:24:31.567-05:002010-03-08T18:24:31.567-05:00Lots in here - don't know where to start, such...Lots in here - don't know where to start, such a great post.<br />Only to say that I understand that feeling of being suspended between fear and hope.<br />You've done so well to make it to this point - there really isn't long to go, even though to you it may as well be another 10 months, not 10 weeks..<br />We're all here for you Tash. <br />And hoping for you.<br />xoHope's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984543289642681339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-89422629491076552042010-03-08T16:02:46.055-05:002010-03-08T16:02:46.055-05:00Children are so brutally honest sometimes, aren...Children are so brutally honest sometimes, aren't they? And wouldn't it be nice it those worry dolls really worked?? <br /><br />"Expecting" is a term I've heard since I was a kid, long before the "What to Expect When" book. But yeah -- those of us who have been through dbmland know you really can't expect anything except perhaps the unexpected. <br /><br />I hope your dad's procedure goes well. Hang in there...!!loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-69661872616418557002010-03-08T12:17:14.707-05:002010-03-08T12:17:14.707-05:00This says much more about me than about you, but t...This says much more about me than about you, but this post is seriously depressing me. <br /><br />Because (a) though it's not at the top of my list, I sometimes worry -- completely irrationally -- about that third possibility and (b) No one misses my twins. Not even me.niobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685766216611639434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-22718452355731861382010-03-08T10:48:22.334-05:002010-03-08T10:48:22.334-05:00Wow...amazing post--each part had its own wonder a...Wow...amazing post--each part had its own wonder and response. I ask myself the same questions that Bella asks--what happens if the baby comes home? what happens if the baby doesn't come home? I am still flummoxed. The clouds brought me to my knees here in the privacy of my own office. I am interested in hearing about the boy story, especially as we have had the same kind of initial gender mourning in our house, even though we are now contented. Keeping your dad in my thoughts, and you too. This is such a weird existence where we can't really see the future through the haze of disbelief, yet can't much ignore that in a few short months everything will be completely different. xostill life angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150141781089602529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-49825119458637092252010-03-08T10:41:26.577-05:002010-03-08T10:41:26.577-05:00"I miss my baby sister."
Oh, this made ..."I miss my baby sister."<br /><br />Oh, this made me cry. We do, too, Bella.Lilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-26474160596598103532010-03-08T09:44:33.858-05:002010-03-08T09:44:33.858-05:00The clouds, the clouds, ahh Bella. I love her sto...The clouds, the clouds, ahh Bella. I love her stories. I want a worry doll too.<br /><br />30 weeks and lots of appointments, oy. Hang in there, I am cheering for you, Bella, Mr. ABF and this sweet little guy.<br /><br />xoG$https://www.blogger.com/profile/05010373805685335151noreply@blogger.com