tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post4378711140742073525..comments2023-05-22T07:06:20.729-04:00Comments on ella minnow pea: [ i'm paralyzed ]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-56942643795927186442010-08-03T12:12:22.859-04:002010-08-03T12:12:22.859-04:00I am so sorry for your sadness. I was thinking ab...I am so sorry for your sadness. I was thinking about you the other day and I was so hoping for good news. I'm still praying and hoping for good news very soon! Hang in there!Hoity Toity Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841059445008190667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-103107886294164822010-07-29T12:05:52.548-04:002010-07-29T12:05:52.548-04:00Thank you for posting this. I've been lurking ...Thank you for posting this. I've been lurking around here for a while, but I'm compelled to comment on your beautifully poingant post today. I just told my husband last night that I feel like we are stuck in a Hamster wheel, it honestly is the only way to describe it.<br /><br />Because of ongoing health issues, I can't carry a baby of our own and in March we began the adoption waiting process. This week has been particularly hard for me emotionally not sure why. I know this is just a bit of a ramble to say you are not alone! The way you expressed your feelings was so perfect!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169383967526776336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-84257140672140227962010-07-29T11:10:53.071-04:002010-07-29T11:10:53.071-04:00I am just catching up on blog reading. It's fu...I am just catching up on blog reading. It's funny you posted this because I've been thinking of you guys nonstop lately. I said to Joe just over the weekend that I thought you guys were rounding the corner on 10 months and we just couldn't believe how long it's been. I keep thinking deep in my heart that November is your month. Don't ask me why.<br /><br />Anyway, back to the subject at hand, planning. Hmmm. I am terrible with this. We are going through some similar stuff - Joe's back in school, I'm leaving work, we have two babies coming into the picture and we don't know what the hell that will be like, he wants to switch careers, we think all the time about moving. It's ridiculously overwhelming. So I made an agreement with myself that I was going to stop trying to plan (clearly, up until now, making plans hasn't worked that well for me…) and just try to enjoy today. If it feels good today then I'm going to run with it and if something changes in a year from now or three years from now then we'll deal with it when the change occurs. No sense in trying to plan for the unknown because it's the UNKNOWN. Know what I mean fellow OCD, Type-A, Control Freak :)<br /><br />As for the store front. I say go for it. You've worked your ass off and you deserve that as your next step. Sure it's a huge leap. But sometimes you have to leap and wait for the net to appear. xoxonikinikininehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973740322116829957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-74945442865305760832010-07-29T09:52:35.991-04:002010-07-29T09:52:35.991-04:00I am sending hugs your way...I am sending hugs your way...casprincipessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03219665733285864088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-24515294790184573922010-07-29T02:39:58.755-04:002010-07-29T02:39:58.755-04:00Hi Rebecca. I commented on a post a few days ago ...Hi Rebecca. I commented on a post a few days ago but don't know if it went through. I had said that after five years of trying I finally got pregnant with my daughter. Well what I didn't say was that during the last part of that wait we were also trying to adopt. Went through the home study, made our books for prospective birth moms, and waited, waited, waited.....for over a year. At that point we tried IVF (this was after the first 3 years of trying MANY other procedures) and thankfully it worked. But I know it is hard. Excruciating actually. I have been there. I have locked myself in the bathroom at parties and sobbed over the fact that my friends kids were growing so fast (they were on kids #2, 3 etc. while I had been trying long before kid #1 was ever an idea in their minds.) It is the worst kind of pain....Longing for a child and wondering when they will come. Trying to be happy for pregnant friends and being jealous and angry at them all at the same time. <br /><br />But you MUST keep the faith. Your baby is coming. And he or she is waiting for you. God has a plan for you. (disclaimer: I don't actually feel that religious but boy did I believe this when I was going through our wait). And after all that we went through I am such a believer now. <br /><br />Follow your dreams now if only to help the time go by more quickly while you wait. Keep your chin up. You will be a mommy soon!Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-43975001522045717882010-07-28T20:19:47.851-04:002010-07-28T20:19:47.851-04:00Hi, lovey. My heart breaks reading this and I'...Hi, lovey. My heart breaks reading this and I'm sending lots of good baby juju out into the world in hopes it happens soon. While I don't know what it's like to wait on a baby, I have been through a period not too long ago that felt exactly as you described. It's amazing how swiftly and sweetly the clarity can come when you least expect it, sometimes from the least expected source. Please know that I am thinking of you and I'm always here if you'd like to chat or just meet halfway for an ice cream (my favorite food in the entire world.) *big hugs* xoxoCydhttp://thesweetestoccasion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-51273807827268580082010-07-28T19:36:55.843-04:002010-07-28T19:36:55.843-04:00Hey! So sorry to read this, Rebecca! I know there&...Hey! So sorry to read this, Rebecca! I know there's not much we can say to make you feel better, but know we are all thinking of you. Storefront=awesome! It is a huge accomplishment that you are even considering this, good for you, girl!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459211820940379244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-71234254889425043272010-07-28T17:50:13.043-04:002010-07-28T17:50:13.043-04:00Hi Rebecca,
Sorry you've had a crappy few day...Hi Rebecca,<br /><br />Sorry you've had a crappy few days. Do whatever helps, ice cream;chocolate;wine. Sending hugs from Canada.<br /><br /><br />BarbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-78727060600080715362010-07-28T17:05:34.036-04:002010-07-28T17:05:34.036-04:00Hello Rebecca,
I read your blog today for the f...Hello Rebecca, <br /> I read your blog today for the first time and your current post tugged at my heart. Remember how special you are to your husband and the friends and family around you, the rest will fall into place. I vote for you to open the storefront, sometimes when we put our effort into another task, the unexpected happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-4090880310112146162010-07-28T16:29:58.768-04:002010-07-28T16:29:58.768-04:00Oh man. I'm sorry. I've had those days too...Oh man. I'm sorry. I've had those days too. Sometimes you have to just come out and say it!Johannahttp://theseprices.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-10014556535055648392010-07-28T16:24:41.618-04:002010-07-28T16:24:41.618-04:00Hi Rebecca
You are me, we are going into our 6th...Hi Rebecca <br /><br />You are me, we are going into our 6th month of waiting. It is so hard. No one really knows how hard it is to keep yourself positive. But I love to log in everyday and read everything you have to say. I have voted for your nursery and the closet organizer. You make the wait so much easier for me.BTW I think it was great you said that to the hygenist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-45073409709384652192010-07-28T14:23:02.586-04:002010-07-28T14:23:02.586-04:00((hugs)) us fellow if'ers have "those day...((hugs)) us fellow if'ers have "those days" and its completely okay! recognize it, cry over it.. and eat icecream!! xoxox<br /><br />btw, i vote on opening the storefront... just sign a short term lease (3-6 months). it'll keep you occupied and help with "those days".Hurdles of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689864896914421050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-21201759124629727392010-07-28T13:52:36.667-04:002010-07-28T13:52:36.667-04:00What a heart breaking and still beautiful post. I...What a heart breaking and still beautiful post. I know what its like to be paralyzed in much the same way and all I can say for certain is that time will move you forward. I wish I could hug you even though you don't know me. Sending you good wishes that today is better for you than yesterday. =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14095233471171009368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125308046142799864.post-44719822435101973222010-07-28T13:36:46.044-04:002010-07-28T13:36:46.044-04:00oh, rebecca i'm so sorry you're feeling th...oh, rebecca i'm so sorry you're feeling this. and it sucks even more that christopher is away. i wish there was some way to see into the future to make all the big decisions while we wait for things that we have no control over. i still have my fingers crossed that your babe will be delivered to you soon. {hug}shebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458476339701063947noreply@blogger.com