100th Post

Thanksgiving this year isn't going to be what I imagined. Last Thanksgiving we announced our pregnancy to our families. Tomorrow will not be Ella's first Thanksgiving. Tomorrow, I will miss my father's turkey and mashed potatoes. Tomorrow, I will wonder what the heck happened to my mother. However, I still have many reasons to give thanks. Thanks

that I became a mother this year and had the opportunity to hold my precious baby in my arms, even if only for such a short while.

for this new little one. I am hopeful (most of the time) that in June I will be holding him or her in my arms (alive).

for my wonderful husband who has pretty much indulged my every desire since losing our baby. Thankful that he talks about our baby with me, makes snacks for me at 3 am when I wake up hungry, and most recently stayed up an entire night to read research papers and perform his own statistical analysis on cerclage success rates.

for my siblings and my small, but special circle of friends who have been lent their support this year.

Finally, I am so very thankful for all of the wonderful friends I have made through this blog. Thankful that so many of you have shared your experiences with me and have sent your love and support.

I'd been planning a special giveaway for my 100th post. Coincidentally, this post happened to fall so close to Thanksgiving. I am so happy today to be able to offer this token of thanks to one of you. Please know that if I could, I'd send one to each and everyone of you.

So, you wanna know what you can win? Leave me a comment with the link to one your own favorite posts and you can win a beautiful handmade necklace engraved with your baby's (or babies') names on it. These beauties are made with love by fellow lost baby mom, Tina. Please check out all of her work on etsy. If you plan on having more babies, you can even mail the necklace back to Tina and she will add the child's name. Love that! I want to give everyone a chance to enter. So, the winner won't be announced until Monday.