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Elise and I sat down alone for supper tonight. I debated over getting a book to read while we ate since it was just her and me, but am glad I decided against it as our conversation was quite enjoyable. "I thought we were gonna have a daddy,"
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I thought it was time for a general update of what has been going on in our lives. It's been rather busy here lately. I am finishing up my chemistry labs at JBU. I have 2 weeks left and then I am done. I will not be returning
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Well, I have reached 24 weeks and had another appiontment today. Everything looks good. The baby's heart rate was 145. I remembered my questions for the doctor this time and was satisfied with the answers. We will be on vacation when I would normally have my next appointment,
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Thank you so much for your prayers. Please praise the Lord with us that we have received good news. We saw nothing abnormal with the baby at all. As we drove down the familiar roads to Little Rock, I could not help but remember the many times we had drove
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This is just a friendly reminder that in one week we will be getting the fetal echocardiogram and level II ultrasound in Little Rock. We'd appreciate prayers for safe travel there and back, for good news from the ultrasounds, and for our nerves leading up to this. Also
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Well, another noneventful check-up for a noneventful pregnancy. Not that I'm complaining, noneventful is really good; that means things are progressing as they should with no obvious problems. I'm sorry to disappoint all of you that were expecting ultrasound photos. I thought I was getting an
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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