Hi Everyone,
Just felt like posting to let everyone know how we’re doing. Pineapple is doing very well and getting bigger every day. I’m approaching the 34th week mark, so it won’t be too much longer now (thank goodness). The current debate on names is between Lily and Elizabeth. Madie really wants us to name her Elizabeth, but Dean and I are partial to Lily. We are also debating on whether or not to make Lily short for Lillian or Lilith, or do we just name her Lily? If we go with Elizabeth, we would probably call her Ellie for short. Than there’s the middle name to decide. Do we go with the name Kay, since both Madie and I have it, so all the girls have the same? We could also combine Lily and Elizabeth into the first and last names. Feel free to share you opinion with us since we are at a stand still so far. Dean’s post about the Vegas trip was accurate. It was so nice to meet everyone and be able to feel whatever emotions overcame us without judgment. It was NOT the emotional train wreck that we had anticipated it might be. Many good things are going to come from this meeting, including making this an annual event. It’s unfortunate that there will be new parents to join us every year, but having such a wonderful support group will help all of us to heal. Special thanks goes to my mom for coming to our house and watching Madie while we were gone. She had a blast! September 8th (the day Ben was diagnosed) is quickly approaching, and I am dreading it more and more. It will be a year since the absolute worst day of my entire life. How do I acknowledge such a day? I would prefer to sleep through it and pretend like it doesn’t exist. I know that won’t work since sleep is ever elusive to me as it is right now. Should I try to turn it into a more meaningful day, or just let it be what it is and do my best to simply get through it?
Well, I guess that’s all for now. We’ll let you know if the great name debate gets resolved any time soon.
Take care everyone
Melinda
