tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937676350409853562.post9076513975483229049..comments2023-10-07T02:03:12.201-07:00Comments on Polka Dots and Ric Rac...: Back to the beginning...Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10265876447712229709noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937676350409853562.post-77090367700307384842010-08-10T20:24:33.701-07:002010-08-10T20:24:33.701-07:00that's so bunny about taking two pregnancy tes...that's so bunny about taking two pregnancy tests. When we found out we were expecting our first I took not one, not two, not three but FIVE tests. One right after the other. We'd been trying to get pregnant for 7 years and couldn't believe it had finally happened! :)<br /><br />Hopping over from Ashley Ann's blog.Yanet @ 3 Sun Kissed Boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549975133065437590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937676350409853562.post-49565226951407564312010-08-09T11:17:15.018-07:002010-08-09T11:17:15.018-07:00Hi Brooke,
I found your blog from the BBC CTT boar...Hi Brooke,<br />I found your blog from the BBC CTT board. I'm 34 weeks pregnant with a trisomy 18 baby boy, Alexander. Different diagnosis, but a fatal condition nonetheless. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and feelings here. It makes me feel less alone. I hope you also feel less alone knowing there are others like me walking this journey with you. <br />Blessings!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10341096962257997807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937676350409853562.post-77444856370266202292010-08-09T08:52:07.950-07:002010-08-09T08:52:07.950-07:00Thanks for sharing:) I love the pictures. Still...Thanks for sharing:) I love the pictures. Still thinking about you and sweet Briar.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444711785553513845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937676350409853562.post-37178733221782314012010-08-07T22:19:32.643-07:002010-08-07T22:19:32.643-07:00I got your blog address from Mary Nita (Jared'...I got your blog address from Mary Nita (Jared's Mom). I have read almost every one of your posts from 2010. I want you to know that you are an inspiration to me. God stuff aside, your creatity is awesome and your sense of humor makes me laugh out loud. It is good to laugh. Brooke, I cannot imagine your grief. You have such a bittersweet burden to carry. Little Briar is so lucky to have a mommy like you!!!! <br />I lost a baby girl 7 weeks ago. She was our 4th child and 1st daughter. I understand your wanting someone to walk this journey with you, someone who has experienced exactly what you are experiencing. I too want someone to understand that even though I was "only" 21 weeks pregant with our daughter she is as real to me as all my other children. She has a place in our lives, a room in our home. Plans for the future were already made. I had her christmas outfit and stocking ready to go. Cupcake recipes were lined up for our first mommy/daughter date, something I dreamed of for 10 years. Lily Kristyn was my dream come true. I was only able to spend 30 minutes with her and even then it was only her body in my arms. I will never know the color of her eyes or if she would have curly hair like our youngest or thick dark hair like our oldest. I grieve so much for what should have been but rest in the fact that nothing was "taken from me." I was given exactly what was mine. 21 weeks with my baby girl. Sometimes it feels like a cruel trick to grant me this gift then to have it taken away...But our hope endures and our faith is strengthened in the truth that God is good. He is faithful and He will never leave us! I grieve deeply for you. I want you to know that your burden I will carry before our God, asking that he will make His presence so real to you You are doing such a wonderful job of representing a life truly dependent on Him. His faithfulness shines through you! I pray you will have his strength to keep the faith and finish this race. Not by might, or power but by His spirit. <br /><br />Kristy<br />kchellee3@yahoo.com<br />Please don't feel obligated to respond. I just wanted you to know I'm praying for you, your hubby, and little Briar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937676350409853562.post-86423058639631501982010-08-07T05:48:36.851-07:002010-08-07T05:48:36.851-07:00Such cute pics of you & Bran...thanks for shar...Such cute pics of you & Bran...thanks for sharing!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10583780396962469037noreply@blogger.com