Oh, I love Ben and Jerry's! Their ice cream has always been my favorite. I love them even more that they've been so supportive of the Blogathon. They've given me several free pint vouchers to hand out prior to the Blogathon and now I get to hand out seven more the day of!
Maybe not.
Thank you to everyone who has followed along and everyone who is still following along! I have received somewhere in the ballpark of 40 e-mails since I began the Blogathon and I promise I'm going to write back to all of them. I want to give each e-mail the attention it deserves so bear with me if it takes me an extra day or two. My brain is a little fuzzy. It's 4 a.m. after all!
Here's to these last hours of the Blogathon!
Ashley Seiden's Thirty One shop sells tons of different storage, tote and handbag options many of which can be embroidered or personalized to make a perfect gift!
Ashley has donated a houndstooth blue/green handbag for the Blogging To Remember Blogathon!
Congratulations to:
It's officially six months since Wylie's birth.
It's been six months since we said goodbye and let the funeral home take her away, my sweet baby girl dressed in her brother's first-night-home layette gown. At the last minute, I asked to keep her hat. It still has tiny little blood stains on part of it from her birth. Sometimes I just like to breathe it in and remember how beautiful she looked in it, although not what I planned when we ordered it after our anatomy scan.
It's been six months since our lives changed forever. Six months since we became parents to a child who was no longer alive.
It's been six months. Half of a year. So much has happened but so much has felt paused, like time just couldn't trudge forward any longer.
Half of a year. So long and yet the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the years ahead of me without her.
Six months today since Ethan became the big brother he desperately wants to be and yet cannot be all the same.
Six months of advocating for her. Six months of understanding the depths of the human heart.
Six months today. It's so hard to believe.
A pair of earrings:
A multistrand necklace:
Zulu Grass:
Anyone else still up? Anyone have any Netflix recommendations for me? (Anyone? Bueller?)
I'll share another song, one that manages to calm me always (not that I need help with that at 2 a.m.). I always sang the words to Ethan and now, they're relevant for Wylie as well. Both my children.
Stephanie Pederson's Origami Owl shop has graciously offered a $20 gift certificate to be raffled off during the Blogathon!
If you're unfamiliar with Origami Owl, you can create beautiful custom jewelry pieces. There are so many different locket, charm and accessory options to choose from. Origami Owl jewelry makes a great holiday gift so be sure to check out Stephanie's shop when making your holiday shopping list!
Congratulations to...
#357, Donna DeMaio
