Yep. I made the mistake of stepping on the bathroom scales. Yikes!
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I get just a little bummed thinking that another major holiday has ended. But with Christmas waiting in the wings, I bounce back quickly.
Too soon to decide for certain, but I don’t think that will be in our future with all of the issues Holly had during birth and our horrible scare for the first few days after, with being in the NICU. I jest a lot on here, but we were both pretty shook.And maybe baby #2???
I understand my friend.
You are very brave!
Really well said. Totally on board with everything here. Especially the ending. Years ago December 26th my mind would race to "next December". Now? Honestly...as the year are passing too quickly I realize how precious every day is. It's why I've learned to appreciate a spring day with the sun out and a walk in the park...and even a snowstorm where in the winter I can stay inside and drink hot chocolate. Learning to appreciate each day helps you enjoy life more while still being able to have fun/talk about the "best times of the year" which is The Bers.
I'm that guy now that part of me wants to stay in January just because I know I'm keeping all the best months/times of year ahead of us.
Strange..its taking on a ham taste with me now.
I am ready for Fall by July..lol. But then Sept. 1st hits and I realize I have a hunt coming up so I need to clear the shop out so it just flies by me. I doubt I can enjoy spring this year due to our Alaska brown bear hunt. At some point I plan on buying me a nice lawn chair and sitting in it all fall and watch the leaves drop. (Of course the new house has elk walk around the yard so I wont officially be doing anything..lol)
A baby in NICU is about as scary as it gets and gestation diabetes and c-sections are both serious things. And no matter how well Holly has healed, it really does take time to recover from birth and even longer to recover from a c-section. And all of us who have had or our spouse has had a child by c-section, or had a baby in NICU, knew you were being "brave." I think sometimes when a blessing like having your daughter is difficult, it makes you appreciate it more. So I hope you and Jill are just enjoying your baby and you can worry about whether or not another baby is in your future, well, in your future! And by the way, I know you know this, but this is a safe place to say that you are scared spitless.
Alaska in the spring sounds like so much fun.
Your favorite!
DAYS TILL THANKSGIVING: 360
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 338
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 277
Happy Cyber Monday! Today folks we have 360 days remaining until Thanksgiving, 338 days to go until November and 277 days left until The Bers. Our next milestone will be the first one of this thread and will happen on Thursday when we reach the Arrival Of December. It will begin our 11-month journey back to this wonderful month of November that we are currently clinging to right now today at this point and time. And folks it’s Monday so this favorite is carrying over into the new thread. Our Weekly Countdown Till Thanksgiving Week stands at 51 weeks. It won’t get higher than that. This week folks I’m calling it the “Free Week” of this thread. What do I mean by that? As I mentioned earlier the count feels really new/fresh right until we reach 50. So this week there’s no real stress or pressure with the counts. No need for anything. And kind of a final reset to this thread for a final time in a week. I always felt like 50 weeks should be in a year not 52. But the math doesn’t work out right does it? It gives us an extra week this week to enjoy. And just have fun as we move along in our brand new thread. And that is a good thing for all of us as we head back to work and school. We are in the very early stages of our ‘Happy Holidays” time of year and I’ll hope we stay in this section of the year as long as we humanly can. Let’s enjoy our first day back folks and those lights should be out there today. Have a great Cyber Monday!
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 338
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 277
Happy Cyber Monday! Today folks we have 360 days remaining until Thanksgiving, 338 days to go until November and 277 days left until The Bers. Our next milestone will be the first one of this thread and will happen on Thursday when we reach the Arrival Of December. It will begin our 11-month journey back to this wonderful month of November that we are currently clinging to right now today at this point and time. And folks it’s Monday so this favorite is carrying over into the new thread. Our Weekly Countdown Till Thanksgiving Week stands at 51 weeks. It won’t get higher than that. This week folks I’m calling it the “Free Week” of this thread. What do I mean by that? As I mentioned earlier the count feels really new/fresh right until we reach 50. So this week there’s no real stress or pressure with the counts. No need for anything. And kind of a final reset to this thread for a final time in a week. I always felt like 50 weeks should be in a year not 52. But the math doesn’t work out right does it? It gives us an extra week this week to enjoy. And just have fun as we move along in our brand new thread. And that is a good thing for all of us as we head back to work and school. We are in the very early stages of our ‘Happy Holidays” time of year and I’ll hope we stay in this section of the year as long as we humanly can. Let’s enjoy our first day back folks and those lights should be out there today. Have a great Cyber Monday!
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I appreciate your kind words so much. It is words that no parent ever wants to hear - "Your baby is in the NICU". I didn't get to see the birth because of Holly having to be put under. She made me promise for weeks before hand, that if anything happened and she couldn't be with the baby right after, that I had to go and take her, she didn't want Abigale to have to be "alone" and feel unloved for that long. The nurse took me back right away, I stayed with her as long as I could and then they took me to go see Holly. She had woken up and was groggy, but I felt everything was ok, I had no idea how bad it was there at first. And then hearing them tell me "Your baby is in the NICU", I felt like I was going to throw up and I got a slimy sweat over me. I went into that hall bathroom and hit my knees and just prayed and prayed. I begged God to save them both. I had never been so afraid in my life.
I feel safe on here telling people my story, I have no shame in telling anyone that I was just scared to death and overwhelmed. A birth is supposed to be joyous, and it was, but those first 12 - 24 hours of it was maybe the worst thing I ever endured. It does make it so much more special that they both are fine now
Big Milestone coming on Thursday!!!
I'm so sorry you had to go thru that brother. I thank God that Holly and Abigale are safe and well now. Thanks for sharing.I appreciate your kind words so much. It is words that no parent ever wants to hear - "Your baby is in the NICU". I didn't get to see the birth because of Holly having to be put under. She made me promise for weeks before hand, that if anything happened and she couldn't be with the baby right after, that I had to go and take her, she didn't want Abigale to have to be "alone" and feel unloved for that long. The nurse took me back right away, I stayed with her as long as I could and then they took me to go see Holly. She had woken up and was groggy, but I felt everything was ok, I had no idea how bad it was there at first. And then hearing them tell me "Your baby is in the NICU", I felt like I was going to throw up and I got a slimy sweat over me. I went into that hall bathroom and hit my knees and just prayed and prayed. I begged God to save them both. I had never been so afraid in my life.
I feel safe on here telling people my story, I have no shame in telling anyone that I was just scared to death and overwhelmed. A birth is supposed to be joyous, and it was, but those first 12 - 24 hours of it was maybe the worst thing I ever endured. It does make it so much more special that they both are fine now
Their spring is much different than what we are used to. Most of the snow has melted but its raining or it snows a inch or two. I dont know if it does that everywhere in Alaska but Kodiak Island and Brooks Range is like that.
I just had to look and see if next Thanksgiving was a early one...they are the worst.
Brother, I can so relate to your whole experience. I think I have told you our story before about our first daughter's birth, but if not I'll tell you in the chat, or just DM me if you haven't already heard it. I don't want to derail the thread. Needless to say everything turned out fine, and while we swore at the time that we'd only have one child after that experience, it took us eight years to realize that wasn't God's plan for us, and now we have a second beautiful daughter as well. I can't imagine our family without her in it.I appreciate your kind words so much. It is words that no parent ever wants to hear - "Your baby is in the NICU". I didn't get to see the birth because of Holly having to be put under. She made me promise for weeks before hand, that if anything happened and she couldn't be with the baby right after, that I had to go and take her, she didn't want Abigale to have to be "alone" and feel unloved for that long. The nurse took me back right away, I stayed with her as long as I could and then they took me to go see Holly. She had woken up and was groggy, but I felt everything was ok, I had no idea how bad it was there at first. And then hearing them tell me "Your baby is in the NICU", I felt like I was going to throw up and I got a slimy sweat over me. I went into that hall bathroom and hit my knees and just prayed and prayed. I begged God to save them both. I had never been so afraid in my life.
I feel safe on here telling people my story, I have no shame in telling anyone that I was just scared to death and overwhelmed. A birth is supposed to be joyous, and it was, but those first 12 - 24 hours of it was maybe the worst thing I ever endured. It does make it so much more special that they both are fine now
For 2023, I really want to live in the moment and not wish my days away. Like you said, the years are coming faster now, and we only get so many of them. Let's see how long I last before I'm saying "cut the brakes" next year. I'm going to try my hardest, though.
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