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5-ish Years Later..

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  Hi all! I wasn’t sure if anyone still checked this (and I forgot my login information)… but turns out this blog still gets visitors. I figured I would just do a new blog post since it’s been 4 years since the last one. Maybe you’re on a similar path as I was and you’re like “Dang, these posts are old. How is she doing now?”  I say this because there was a blog I found while pregnant with Waverly that was already a few years old. The final post was about the birth/death and then nothing. I often wondered how they were doing. So here is a little synopsis of life after carrying to term and child loss. I had another baby boy, Weston, December 12, 2020. He was born via repeat c-section. He was healthy and I had an uneventful pregnancy/surgery. I breastfed for 18 months with no problems. In August of 2021, we moved to a bigger home for our family. We are surrounded by great neighbors and lots of kids. In the fall of 2021, I started a new position at work and was able to work from home some
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One Year

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Well, we did it. We made it through the first year. When we didn’t think we would make it the first couple days... the first couple weeks. We did it. We honored Waverly in so many ways and we still have plans to honor her in the future that were just not feasible this year.  We celebrated all the “first” holidays. We’re currently experiencing pregnancy after a loss. We’ve had many fights, many silent nights, but we’ve had many smiles and many laughters as well. We’ve lost some friends and are forever grateful for the ones who stood by our sides.  This year feels like the quickest yet longest year of our lives. Losing a child is not an easy journey. It’s not something that anyone wants, but unfortunately losing a child was written for us. It’s our story. As I look back on this past year, I see how I grew and am still growing. I’ve said “no” to many events. I learned to not be a “people pleaser”. Something I’ve always struggled with. I’ve learned to find time for myself and learned what’
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