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I have put off posting what it was like to go through the anniversary of Emma's death. Perhaps partly because it went so much smoother than I expected and I have been waiting for something to happen to change that, and partly because I felt the need to
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Here are some pictures of Emma's headstone. It was placed just last week and it looks great. John designed it, with some help from me. The tree on it is an olive tree, which symbolizes peace, something we felt embodied a lot of what we have.
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For those of you that do not attend our church, my sister Bekah and I sang the song "Held" by Natalie Grant in church on Sunday. I had some things in mind I wanted to say in relation to the song, but did not trust myself to speak
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Today one year ago marks the beginning of the last week of Emma's life. I have had many good memories this last week. For one, on my birthday Emma had eaten a whole ounce by mouth with no struggling. That was something she hadn't done in
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Elise and I went to our 16 week check-up today. It was a pretty short appointment. I had them check my hemoglobin levels because I haven't been feeling well (although today I've felt fine) and I thought that maybe I needed more iron. It tested at
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As you all probably know, Elise is now 4 years old! In her words, "One time I was 3, now I am 4!" She is quite excited about being a whole year older, and perhaps her favorite present was a puppy that Daddy drove many miles to get
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OK, I know this is late, but I was just emptying my camera and realized I still had Christmas pictures on it. So here are some pictures of Christmas. I hope you enjoy. Here we all are: Elise gets excited about other people's presents too: Elise got a
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Well, that's our house lately. :) A couple weeks ago John and Elise came down with a cold. Elise's lasted for a couple weeks. I was hoping I wouldn't get it, because who wants to be sick and pregnant at the same time? Well, I
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I went to the doctor today for a routine checkup on the baby. It was my first time to meet the doctor, and after asking my huge list of questions and getting answer after answer that impressed me, I must say I really like him a lot. My questions included
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An old year-2006. This last year has been very full. Full of sorrow, full of joy. Full of disappointment, full of hope. Full of questions, full of peace. Full of family, full of friends. I don't look back on the year as being a bad one. But perhaps
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Yesterday Elise and I had a conversation about Emma, something we haven't done in a long time. I wonder if the thoughts of the new baby and my pregnancy remind her of things more often now. If that is so, it is a nice side effect, since I
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Elise was asked to be a flower girl (her second time). She was quite excited! She got to pick out her own dress, although after she picked it out we realized she thought she was picking out the bride's dress, which explains why it looks a little like