tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post6110664950194969839..comments2023-09-18T08:07:15.353-04:00Comments on Aidan, Baby of Mine: A philosophical discussionEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587287197734518952noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-61467243644114469672011-06-02T19:15:50.197-04:002011-06-02T19:15:50.197-04:00Such a wonderful insight.
And such bravery. Brav...Such a wonderful insight.<br /><br />And such bravery. Bravery is being scared, and carrying on regardless. You are very brave.Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360034185798990926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-88527085096065840302011-05-31T12:05:09.603-04:002011-05-31T12:05:09.603-04:00i love your philosophy on hope and love. it is sad...i love your philosophy on hope and love. it is sad to have lost hope but what better thing is there than love?<br /><br />i still have hope for you and acorn and i am still hoping that everything turns out well, but i am sending all the love i can muster your way!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05660462520089424381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-72796909240903337212011-05-29T10:39:44.663-04:002011-05-29T10:39:44.663-04:00I LOVE that philosophy and you're SO right! Th...I LOVE that philosophy and you're SO right! That's exactly the difference. I would have never realized it before. I'm so glad you had that breakthrough and I hope it helps you mentally through the next days and weeks and months. Huge hugs!Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724675337980390322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-92133963257888808052011-05-29T01:28:31.442-04:002011-05-29T01:28:31.442-04:00All the way with love. Hope can only get you so fa...All the way with love. Hope can only get you so far. Thinking of you and your babes alwaysBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11917822168137274298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-22069988797282221792011-05-29T00:56:45.342-04:002011-05-29T00:56:45.342-04:00It makes perfect sense...It makes perfect sense...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-84206017671133889852011-05-28T22:45:29.774-04:002011-05-28T22:45:29.774-04:00Dang. You're quite the thinker. I appreciate t...Dang. You're quite the thinker. I appreciate that thought process. I don't know if I have hope since my first baby died looking seemingly perfect. But I can say that love-- love for my husband I want so badly to share parenthood with, and love for Andrew and future babies will definitely get me through the tough times in pregnancy and (hopefully) beyond. I say THAT beyond part with little hope because I know no different than experiencing baby loss.<br /><br />Thanks for the thought. I appreciate the different perspectives. In the baby loss world of blogging, you're read most of it already. It's really all of the same, on repeat. We're all pretty much saying the same thing in different words because we have nothing else to say since our babies had no lives to talk about in great depth. We talk about our sadness, grief. That's all we can do. Nice to see something different. <br /><br />I'm sure it's really frustrating on so many levels. I think about you a lot throughout my day. Keep the love alive. That baby needs you.B. Wilson @ Windy {City} Wilsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17479551028143520755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-45151513440168877922011-05-28T20:44:22.241-04:002011-05-28T20:44:22.241-04:00absolutely and I agree love does make it easier to...absolutely and I agree love does make it easier to carry on.<br />so sorry you had to gain this perspective about how important your hope was for parents as a nicu nursemoplanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998309937928231527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-80992126556486837922011-05-28T16:30:17.393-04:002011-05-28T16:30:17.393-04:00It makes complete sense to me xIt makes complete sense to me xCatherine Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618295389400457254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-84558542972189182222011-05-28T16:19:16.527-04:002011-05-28T16:19:16.527-04:00I think this makes a lot of sense, and it sounds l...I think this makes a lot of sense, and it sounds like it helps to think of it this way. I love what you write about love. I am hoping for you, though - hoping you get a nurse to be at the house with you, that you and Acorn make it through this.ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347057746449071812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-18802633118202578582011-05-28T14:48:24.250-04:002011-05-28T14:48:24.250-04:00Complete sense! You can't help but love your b...Complete sense! You can't help but love your baby from the first time you see that second line, but hope doesn't automatically tag along with love.<br /><br />I'll hope for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-32388086560205244822011-05-28T14:43:37.980-04:002011-05-28T14:43:37.980-04:00To have lost hope is heartbreaking to hear - but t...To have lost hope is heartbreaking to hear - but to have this unconditional love remaining for your Acorn is a wonderful, if not incredible thing indeed. <br />A beautiful and insightful post thank you - keeping you in my thoughts and heartTesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02470961769758348411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-27227008500941537232011-05-28T11:40:33.580-04:002011-05-28T11:40:33.580-04:00I love your philosophy. Those last two paragraphs ...I love your philosophy. Those last two paragraphs are so beautiful because they show how incredible a parents love for their child is.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426410846093760653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-19842246548130641102011-05-28T11:26:20.670-04:002011-05-28T11:26:20.670-04:00I love what you have come up with and it does make...I love what you have come up with and it does make so much sense. Thinking of you.Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722893069322386523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-48681578403056881972011-05-28T09:09:05.515-04:002011-05-28T09:09:05.515-04:00I love love love what you said. I myself am on par...I love love love what you said. I myself am on partial bedrest (obviously not to the degree that you are) and lose hope a alot. I still have over two weeks until viability for our little boy and I find myself losing hope too. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your message of clinging to the emotion of love instead! <br /><br />Lots of love and prayers for you! xoxoxHillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944360286843076465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-55995594753549917082011-05-28T08:13:07.599-04:002011-05-28T08:13:07.599-04:00that does make sense. it is beautiful. still think...that does make sense. it is beautiful. still thinking about you.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450929181331922606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-27774563292092388562011-05-28T06:55:23.645-04:002011-05-28T06:55:23.645-04:00It makes perfect sense to me and your post is so b...It makes perfect sense to me and your post is so beautiful. I am sending you all my love right now. <br /><br />As you say, love never dies, nothing can break that. <br /><br />Keeping you all in my thoughts as always. xxAva's mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710945961053736013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-20761170992234627442011-05-28T01:59:10.697-04:002011-05-28T01:59:10.697-04:00Amazing, insightful post. Your last two paragraphs...Amazing, insightful post. Your last two paragraphs knocked the wind out of me, but in a good way. We (obviously) named our daughter Hope, as we felt that when she died, so did our hope. We gave her that name to try and keep the hope alive in ourselves, as we felt we needed a little bit of it to survive. It was still practically impossible to hold on to though, during her brother's pregnancy. You're right, love is what sustains us and keeps us going. Love is all we need. Funny you mention that song, as we played that after our wedding ceremony.<br />But if you can't have hope for yourself (totally understandable) then we'll all hold it for you. Because a little bit can't hurt.<br />xoHope's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984543289642681339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-36139948320339058372011-05-28T00:12:46.718-04:002011-05-28T00:12:46.718-04:00I like this philosophy.. Hope has let you down whe...I like this philosophy.. Hope has let you down when you believed in it most, but love never has, right? <br /><br />I can't begin to imagine how frustrated you must be to be bed-ridden and unable to really "help" yourself. I really want the insurance company to pony-up for the at home care so you can rest more comfortably and relieve a lot of the stress I'm sure you're experiencing (and that of your family, too).Lj82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01067562341189588336noreply@blogger.com