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Let's reflect....this time last year
This time last year I was still pregnant and about to miscarry (m/c on 1/4/09). It's so hard to believe how much has changed in this one year. I am so blessed with my angel Sophia. I wouldn't have her smiley face to look at if it weren't for the events on 1/4.
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Re: Let's reflect....this time last year
One year ago today, I had my beautiful baby girl!! Happy 1st birthday, Jocelyn!
This time last year I was showering my sister with baby presents. She was due 2 weeks after I was and I had m/c'd a few months prior. So I was watching her grow and get excited about her pregnancy. She just found out the gender and I was so sad that I wasn't along for the journey.
This Christmas we both had our babies in our laps so it was wonderful.
This time last year I was heavily mourning the loss of my daughter and hoping to get pregnant and have another baby in 2009.
The holidays were awful last year, I am so glad to have Nicolas this year!
BFP #2: 9/25/08; 10/27/08 - Blighted ovum discovered, 11/5/08 - b/o confirmed
BFP #3: 1/19/09 - Chemical Pregnancy
BFP #4: 2/12/09; EDD 10/26/09 - Richie born on 9/4/09 at 4 pounds, 10 ounces
BFP #5: 5/27/11; EDD 2/4/12 - Sylvia is on her way!
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This time last year I was still waiting for my betas to drop after my suspected ectopic...I am still so sad for my loss but like Ellen said - I would never have met my precious little Cole!
Happy New Year EVERYONE!
This time last year I was pregnant but I didn't know it yet. I would find out on the 4th of January and then miscarry a couple of weeks later. I was actually in London, England last year celebrating New Years and trying not to drink alcohol without anyone suspecting I was trying to get pg.
This year I feel so blessed to be having a "boring" new years at home with my family and new baby!
This time last year I was pregnant with Owen! About 6 weeks, and a freaking nervous wreck. I was also so sure people would notice my fake drinking- yet everyone was to drunk to pay attention!!!
I also remember telling DH to bring me sparkling grape juice so I could fake my champagne toast..... he came home from the grocery store with a carton of white grape juice lol.... Poor DH haha
This time last year I was getting my first visit from Aunt Flo post D&C. I was really sad not to be pregnant but happy to be finally able to start over after waiting 2 months to get that visit.
Today Dh was being kind of whiney about not having great plans for NYE. I told him I remember how depressed I felt last year at this time (mostly at Thanksgiving but still a little at xmas) and I told him just to be happy to be where we are this year
Turned his day around to think of it that way 
Wow- just remembered I got my first AF post D&E a year ago tonight. I was so happy to have that start so 2009 could truly "begin" for us. I was also home from Key West and so depressed to be back in the cold.
Also, got so drunk I fell asleep on a floor at a party. Luckily, they are great friends of ours. I did wake up with a blanket.
Last yr at this time we were still in the saving stage so we could proceed w/ our ivf cycle which we would start in Feb.
2009 was a blessed yr for us! Looking forward to seeing what 2010 has in store for us!
BFP #2 = 3/30/09 DD born 12/9/09
BFP #3 = 5/17/11 EDD = 1/27/12
18 months
This time last year, I was still mourning the loss of my first baby & I had spent the night in the ER for severe stomach pains. Which turned out to be nothing, but I was so afraid it was ectopic related.
Now I'm sitting here staring at my little man sleeping.
2.7.08 delivered twin girls at 19 wks
I'm a lurker from TTCAL and I have to say I find this post VERY inspiring/hopeful.
I'm praying that I can participate in this thread next NYE and have a happy "this time last year..." story to tell.
(Random, but it seems like a lot of women in this thread found out they were pregnant on 1/4)