Comments on: Realizing The True Meaning Of Gratitude http://cuddlebugs.onslow.org/cuddlebugs/2010/03/realizing-the-true-meaning-of-gratitude/ Conversations For, By and About Mothers of Infants & Toddlers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:34:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Christy http://cuddlebugs.onslow.org/cuddlebugs/2010/03/realizing-the-true-meaning-of-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 Christy Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:02:58 +0000 http://cuddlebugs.onslow.org/cuddlebugs/?p=2658#comment-1033 You could not be more right with this Brooke. I have an 8 year old daughter and she is the love of my life. I actually did not want anymore children after her. My husband convinced me (thankfully) to give her a sibling. We tried and tried and tried to no avail. Then one day it happend and the stick said positive. The happiness was short lived as I miscarried at about9 weeks, had to have a D&C and everything. The doc said wait 3 months to start again. 3 months rolled around and I was petrified to try it again and have the same thing happen. Well, 4 months later, without REALLY trying, BAM!! We're pregnant!! Well, although a rough pregnancy, at 38 weeks I had an amazingly big bouncing baby boy (9lbs 13oz), obviously through c-section. My entire family was overjoyed, to say the least. About a month or 2 after having him, I started the symptoms of a brutal auto immune disease that I was advised by my OB that was brought on by my post partum period. One may think that I would blame my son for the thing that is ravaging my body day after day, but in fact, it makes me love him more and more every day, but for the grace of God, I was able to have him and I could not be more grateful for that little (well big consiering his birht size) blessing bestowed upon me!!! We should love and be more grateful for these children, more or less miracles, ever day of our lives. I know I am!!! You could not be more right with this Brooke. I have an 8 year old daughter and she is the love of my life. I actually did not want anymore children after her. My husband convinced me (thankfully) to give her a sibling. We tried and tried and tried to no avail. Then one day it happend and the stick said positive. The happiness was short lived as I miscarried at about9 weeks, had to have a D&C and everything. The doc said wait 3 months to start again. 3 months rolled around and I was petrified to try it again and have the same thing happen. Well, 4 months later, without REALLY trying, BAM!! We’re pregnant!! Well, although a rough pregnancy, at 38 weeks I had an amazingly big bouncing baby boy (9lbs 13oz), obviously through c-section. My entire family was overjoyed, to say the least. About a month or 2 after having him, I started the symptoms of a brutal auto immune disease that I was advised by my OB that was brought on by my post partum period. One may think that I would blame my son for the thing that is ravaging my body day after day, but in fact, it makes me love him more and more every day, but for the grace of God, I was able to have him and I could not be more grateful for that little (well big consiering his birht size) blessing bestowed upon me!!! We should love and be more grateful for these children, more or less miracles, ever day of our lives. I know I am!!!

]]> By: Kelly http://cuddlebugs.onslow.org/cuddlebugs/2010/03/realizing-the-true-meaning-of-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 Kelly Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:14:26 +0000 http://cuddlebugs.onslow.org/cuddlebugs/?p=2658#comment-1031 Well said Brooke! Kelly Well said Brooke!

Kelly

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