Awful But Functioning

And other cynical, profanity-laced yet heartfelt responses to the death of my baby

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Birth Day, VII

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Seven years ago today, I gave birth to a baby girl. That sentence alone is the most surreal thing to write and read. I am smack-dab in t...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Birth Day, VI

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Remind me of my blogger password. Remind me how to edit and spellcheck on this thing. Remind me how to write. Remind me why I start cl...
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Monday, October 15, 2012

Deja Vu, Not

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What's the saying, like riding a bike?   Some bike ride, but instead of pumping my legs and feeling the air rush through my hair and the...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Mind the Gap

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It's fairly inevitable:  I'm surrounded by people, literally -- you should have seen the baby explosion on my block in the last two ...
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Sunday, June 3, 2012

So an old Babyloss Blogger walks into a bar

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2012 owns me. I am 2012's bitch. I am a slave to the coffee bean, and frequently count down hours and then minutes until bedtime. I...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Birth Day, V

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Or, Physics. As a joke, sorta, I taught my wee little soccer team some physics last fall. You know, fun goofy things like: a well-kicked ...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Boxing it Up

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She handed me a familiar, sealed, white cardboard box across the counter. The absolute first thing that went through my mind was, "How...
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Tash
On February 12, 2007, my daughter Maddalena (Maddy) was born. After 12-14 prenatal ultrasounds -- most for non-baby related issues like a rather scary subchorionic bleed and low-lying placenta -- and a clean amnio, we were nothing short of ecstatic upon the arrival of our beautiful, 6 lb. girl. The docs decided to move her to the NICU overnight for what appeared to be breathing issues related to meconium intake. And then the wheels came off the bus. And the bus spun out of control, and hurdled off the cliff, causing our chests to decompress and vomit to rise in our throats, followed by the bus blowing up, sending shrapnel into our eyes and making our skin melt like that guy in Raiders of the Lost Ark . . . . where was I? Oh yeah. Maddy was moved to Children's Hospital, and died on Feb. 18, 6 days old. She is survived by her mom [waves hand], her dad (aka, Mr. ABF), and her big sister Bella. Be prepared for discussion on infertility, ART, grief, toddlerhood, wine recommendations, recipe queries and dog training. Oh, and genetics. And I don't know boo about genetics, so this ought to be really entertaining.
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