Halloween Greetings

Angelique Marie, Oct 19, 2009, 1 1/2 lbs, 12 1/2 in.

A new venture ~~ Kindred Sisters

A good friend of mine, Audrey, found this wonderful shop in downtown Arlington called Collected Treasures. It is a shop filled with all things vintage, antique, handmade and fun! I love this place. The owner, Jana, also has a few spots that she rents out to others for their own shop. So, Audrey and I rented a small booth for all of our treasured finds. We have called it Kindred Sisters. We'll be offering all the things that we find and things that we make and the things that we feel will bring as much joy to your hearts and home as it does to ours. This Saturday is a day for a flea market that will be held in the back of the store. There will be several vendors offering wares that everyone will love to take home. Audrey and I were planning to be there, but with all that is happening with my daughter we decided to not participate in the market this time around. I will take a little time to stop by either on my way to or from the hospital, but you be sure to come on down and see what is happening!  The store itself will be closed so you won't be able to visit our shop, but you will still enjoy the beautiful fall day!

My new grandbaby is here~

Angelique Marie was brought into the world yesterday by emergency C-section at 10:23 a.m. So far, she is okay but is in critical but stable condition. My daughter has not been able to see her yet as Cora is still very sick herself and is hooked up to all kinds of liquids and machines, but she is getting better. Victor, the baby's father, was able to see Angelique last night and said that she is soooo tiny. We don't know yet her birth weight or length. Hopefully today we will get that information. The baby was crying and I'm taking that as a good sign.

WAVE OF LIGHT for all the babies ~

I recently found out that my daughter is going to have a baby.  This is exciting news but it is also cautious news. And, I have to admit that I reacted to the news with a lot of fear. Cora lost Theresa Ann 4 years ago due to blood pressure problems and has had trouble with blood pressure since then. We had a doctor appt. this past Monday and the news is very gaurded. Because of her past history, she has a very high-risk pregnancy. The baby is small and there is not enough fluid surrounding the baby. Cora is just at  the time when we lost Theresa and all of us are very concerned. I hope that this time it all goes well.

Every year at Christimas time, the Grand Prairie Memorial Garden has a lovely memorial service and gives out candles to each visitor. I come home and place the candle in a vintage ruby bubble glass and I have it and her sonogram picture on the shelf in my living room. At Christmas I take the glass and place it someplace special in the room so that I can have her with me at Christmas. I pray that I won't have a second glass of candles.

My new grandchild is a girl and her name is Angelique Marie.

Today, I came across this blog and felt so grateful that I did find this. I didn't know that this was out there for those of us that have either lost a baby or have someone, like Cora, that has lost their baby. 

The month of October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month with October 15th being National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. Please join us in lighting a candle tonight at 7PM in loving memory of all the babies. Please visit wife.mom.nurse for additional information.