Sunday, March 16, 2014

Play the moments, pause the memories, stop the pain, rewind the happiness

It's been three months since we received the earth-shattering news about Baby Sink, made the heart-breaking choice to terminate, and we've had three months of picking ourselves up off the ground and healing.  From the day I peed on a stick until now, we've snapped some pictures to always remember what was going on in that exact moment.  Here are some happy & sad times we will never forget.

Positive tests! (I actually took three :) )

How I told Daniel... Baby back ribs, baby shrimp, baby corn.  Full House, anyone??

We were so excited we couldn't contain ourselves!

Beyond happy & so in love with my best friend

Daniel wanted to take daily pictures of my growing bump.. this was the first

Day two, 4 weeks

10/17 - our fourth wedding anniversary, the best yet!

Five Weeks

Six Weeks

7 Weeks, and very unhappy about getting out of bed to take a picture

Eight Weeks

Ten Weeks & Happy Thanskgiving!  So much to be thankful for

Twelve Weeks & my 27th Birthday

Our announcement picture :)

Abby is going to be a big cousin

Poem we gave to the new grandparents

Our Christmas baby has a special ornament

Very early in the morning on the day we said goodbye to Baby Sink, Daniel & I saw the brightest shooting star in the sky.  I now have a beautiful star charm on my bracelet :)

Baby Sink's Christmas tree... given to us from my parents and kelly/derek/abby

Baby Sink's 12-week hat from Calvin's Hats, an amazing organization that sends itsy bitsy hats so we can get an idea of the size of our little miracle.  "Hats for babies born too soon"

We are participating in the Anencephaly study at Duke University!  Trying our hardest to make a difference, if possible :)

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Good thought for today


“I’ve learned it’s OK to let yourself hurt.  You may feel that you’re falling apart and going crazy, but it’s OK.  You’ll come back together again.”
 
-Empty Cradle, Broken Heart

Friday, January 3, 2014

Fall 2013, in pictures!

Everyone knows I already have a terrible memory, so blogging about something that happened last week is often a challenge, let alone what's been going on for three months.  So, instead of typing out a novel, enjoy a nice picture post of what we've been up to:


Fall always begins when the Hokie mantle is up!

I re-learned to sew, and made some cute burp cloths for a baby shower gift

I did lots of hanging out on the hammock with this cute guy

We watched lots of Hokie football

Received adorable pictures like this one

Enjoyed a nice night on the patio of a good restaurant with lots of wine

Bought a car

Snapped a quick selfie at a red light.... in the new car

I hung out with Emmy... no really, that's a real Emmy (the Clouds Over Cuba campaign won it for The Martin Agency)

Then Emmy & I did some casual swinging

We visited Susan & Sarah in Arlington, did some TV binging, and I clearly married a nut

Helped Andrea make this adorable mobile for baby Graham

Lorri's baby shower was complete with this cute candy cart

Don't you eat spaghetti naked and by shoving it in your mouth?

haha such a sweet girl

We hung out with Abby disguised as the Hokie Bird

she always lights up our life!
 
Me and my momma... on the way to see the Hokies play!
love, love, love Virginia Tech

I miss walking across the drillfield... gorgeous day


Oh hey Burruss

Me and my love tailgating

with my parents... it was a chilly day!

Enter Sandman = the absolute best part of every game

Let's Go...

...Hokies!

Our view from the South End Zone suite

I sold tumblers and other cute things at two craft shows... I'm very proud of myself, but I am so over vinyl

We did some hashtagging

yep, my thoughts exactly.  Can't get enough of Christmas music


cute Hokie girl

oh you know, casually browsing the web

Talk about healthy... I went to the gym on Thanksgiving (watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade), and Daniel ran the Turkey Trot 10K.  So proud of us!

Abby and Papa playing with blocks post Thanksgiving feast

Daniel hanging out with two cuties... Reed & [jealous] Abby

We received the best surprises... this has got to be one of them!  Confused?  watch me

Sweet girl on Christmas

playing with her new wooden train set... picked out by Uncle Daniel