Week Twenty:
Baby and I have successfully survived a reunion with my family. This consisted of my parents, their 11 grandchildren, and their six surviving children who gathered from six different states to spend six days in Tennessee.
Remarkably, there was no drama of any kind. At the same point in my last pregnancy, family relations were in a very sad state and got even worse before finally improving. I was a bit nervous about the prospect of spending this very stressful time in my pregnancy in the company of my family, particularly my mother. She remains addicted to placebos and fervently believes in a great deal of nonsense, but has mostly given up trying to convert the rest of the family to her quasi-religious views. Happily, this and all other controversial issues were successfully avoided by all parties and everyone had a great time hiking, rafting, and relaxing together.
Baby and I have successfully survived a reunion with my family. This consisted of my parents, their 11 grandchildren, and their six surviving children who gathered from six different states to spend six days in Tennessee.
Remarkably, there was no drama of any kind. At the same point in my last pregnancy, family relations were in a very sad state and got even worse before finally improving. I was a bit nervous about the prospect of spending this very stressful time in my pregnancy in the company of my family, particularly my mother. She remains addicted to placebos and fervently believes in a great deal of nonsense, but has mostly given up trying to convert the rest of the family to her quasi-religious views. Happily, this and all other controversial issues were successfully avoided by all parties and everyone had a great time hiking, rafting, and relaxing together.
I am relieved to be past the 19w2d milestone where we lost Miles. Of course we're not out of the woods yet. Next I hope to pass the 21w2d milestone where we lost Jeremiah and then if we get very lucky again, continue on to another happy ending. It still doesn't seem real that any of this is happening.
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| Bear feet in a tree Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
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| Into the woods Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
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