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| He loves his Punkin! |
This week we celebrated Denali's Halloween! In my family, all four of us kids have dressed in the exact same pumpkin costume for our first Halloweens. Mom made the costume for me and recycled it for my brothers. Since Denali wouldn't exactly fit into the costume, I decided to dress my bump up as a pumpkin to continue the family tradition. Can you guess what John dressed as? I thought it was a very clever costume and we had so much fun dressing up!
John painted my face like a jack-o-lantern later in the day and paraded me around his workplace and introduced me as "The Great Pumpkin". His co-workers seemed a bit confused, but then I handed them pumpkin spice cupcakes and it was okay! I was slightly embarrassed. Denali and I sat outside and handed out candy to the cute trick-or-treaters. When John got home, he read Denali my favorite Halloween story. We had a great time!
We received a lovely package from John's friend, Aimee. She included three adorable outfits, a blanket and treats! Such a sweet thing to do and we really appreciate knowing that people care about Denali! She's such a spoiled princess! :)
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| Ice Cream Cake!!! |
Saturday was my 31st birthday. Ahhhh! I'm getting old! John took me to my favorite restaurant, Red Robin. Denali likes it too, I think, because she was doing a jig until I started eating. Or perhaps I
just ate so much she was too squished to move! And then we came home for a Coldstone Creamery cake! By that time, Denali really was squished and I was also in misery. But it was worth it!
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| Lots of smoke! |
Another big event that happened this week was the publication of
Denali's story in the Anchorage Daily News! I was really nervous about it because I felt like I was opening Denali up to scrutiny. When it comes to her, I'm definitely a mama grizzly! People have said some very unkind things about other babies with anencephaly and I was worried that might be the case. But, so far, everyone has
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| Photo by Erik Hill of the Anchorage Daily News |
been really positive. And a lot of people commented on the article and emailed the journalist to talk about the babies they had lost. That was why I wanted to share our story in the first place. Ever since my miscarriage I have tried to raise awareness for pregnancy and infant loss. In my experience, most people want to talk about their babies (like any parent!) but don't know if it's okay or don't know how to start the conversation. If one person read our story and remembered their baby, then my mission was accomplished.
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