Skip to Content

Thank You, Birthdays & Babies

We had a great weekend. But before I dive into a recap, I wanted to thank you all for the overwhelming response to my last post regarding Caroline. I received over 100 comments on my post, 300+ comments on instagram and probably an additional 30+ direct emails (maybe more, I’ve
lost count). I’ve read every single one of your comments and emails and am trying to reply to all of them (except for those who don’t have
their emails linked – you can fix that by following this tutorial).
I cried through many of the stories and words of comfort that you all
shared. You don’t know it, but those comments are helping me cope with
what happened. You have made
such a difference in my life during this time and I am forever grateful
for you all. Sharing my experience has been a coping outlet for me and I hope that it stirred some of you to take infant CPR, purchase a SIDS monitor and hug your babies just a little tighter.

To
be completely honest, I’ve had a really hard time since we’ve come home
from the hospital. Of course I am completely overjoyed, thankful and don’t take even a second with my baby for granted anymore, but there are some lingering raw feelings of terror and sadness. As soon as the sun starts to set I get really bad anxiety, I wake up a lot in the middle of the night fearing something is wrong and sometimes when I walk into
Caroline’s room I can’t shake the visions of that night from my head.


Many of you told me that
only time and prayer for peace will heal and I think you are right. We installed an Angelcare monitor (thank you to those who offered to send me theirs!) and each
night since we’ve been able to sleep just a little bit better. So again, thank you for your prayers, keeping my family in your thoughts and the words of encouragement. You all have reminded me of how powerful and wonderful the blogging community is.

Awesome quote right? It’s amazing how you stumble upon those when you really need them!

So moving on (balance), we had a really wonderful weekend. Two of my girlfriends announced their pregnancies (same due date!!!) and Saturday night we had friends over for a BBQ and knocked out 3 September birthday celebrations.

In preparation for this year’s annual BBQ contest Matt wanted to try out a new Boston Butt recipe for some practice and get some feedback from our friends on the recipe. Last year (post here) his team took home 3rd place so they are motivated to place again this year!

He threw a 10+ lb pork shoulder on the smoker Saturday morning and all day our house and backyard smelled delicious. We tried to keep the mini up for the party but she was pooped from a long day of grilling so we put her down for bed as our friends began to arrive.

I meant to take more pictures (like of the BBQ we cooked all day, my new favorite cocktail or maybe a picture of the husbands?! Oops.) but was so excited to have everyone over that I got distracted. However, I did get a picture of the hilarious cake that Mel surprised McKinsey, Laura and I with for our birthday.

While the husbands did man-things outside the girls got rowdy over a game of Cards Against Humanity. Why am I just now discovering this amazing game? We laughed for hours.

It was a late but super fun night with friends.

We kicked off Sunday with blueberry pancakes, ran some errands, enjoyed a nice long walk outside and relaxed a bit. It was a great weekend. Hope yours was too!

Photobucket



Facebooktwitterpinterestinstagrambloglovin

You'll also love

风骚达哥

Monday 5th of October 2015

20151005 jundaMichael Kors Handbags Huge OffCoach Factory Handbags Outlet StoreLouis Vuitton Luxury Official Websitemichael kors outletUgg Boots,Ugg Boots Outlet,Ugg Outlet,Cheap Uggs,Uggs On Sale,Ugg Boots Clearance,Uggs For WomenLouis Vuitton Bags On Salemichael kors handbagstoms outletmichael kors handbagHollister Clothes for Girls Websiteugg bootstimberland boots for womenray ban sunglasses ukCoach Outlet Store Online Handbags Clearancemichael kors outletcoach outletcanada goose outlet onlinelouis vuitton outletnike trainersoakley sunglasses,oakley vault,prescription sunglasses,polarized sunglasses,aviator sunglasses,spy sunglasses,oakleys,oakley canada,cheap oakley sunglasses,oakley frogskins,oakley holbrook,cheap sunglasses,wayfarer sunglasses,oakley standard issue,fake oakleys,oakley glasses,oakley.com,oakley prescription glasses,oakley goggles,sunglasses for men,oakley gascan,oakley store,oakleys sunglassescoach factory outletugg boots clearancehollister clothing storeMichael Kors Outlet Sale Clearanceugg bootsmichael korscheap jordan shoesMont Blanc Legend And Mountain Pen DiscountDiscount Ray Ban Polarized Sunglasseslouis vuitton

Uwfs Nzad

Wednesday 23rd of September 2015

michael Kors SaleOakeyley Sunglasses WholesaleMichael Kors HandbagsMichael Kors HandbagsCheap JordansCheap Jerseys OnlineJordans For CheapOakley Outlet Storestoms outletOakley Outlet OnlineOakley Outlet Storesfitflop salemichael kors outlet onlineOakley Outlet Onlinefitflops clearanceMichael Kors OutletMichael Kors Pursetoms outletMichael Kors Outlet OnlineOakley StoreCheap Jordan ShoesCheap Jerseys Onlinefitflop shoesmichael kors outletmichael kors outletCheap Jordans For SaleMichael Kors Handbagscheap true religionMichael Kors HandbagsCheap NFL Jerseys China

Wlp W

Thursday 17th of September 2015

babyliss, hollister online shop, gucci shoes, christian louboutin shoes, michael kors, michael kors, nike store, tory burch, instyler, designer handbags, louis vuitton, prada handbags, coach factory outlet online, prada, burberry outlet, air max, air max thea, converse, converse shoes, pandora jewelry, timberland boots, louis vuitton, juicy couture outlet, coach factory outlet online, cheap coach purses, ugg australia, lululemon outlet, ray ban,

sfsd

Monday 14th of September 2015

burberry outletchristian louboutin shoestory burchhollister canadaabercrombie and fitchabercrombie and fitchabercrombieabercrombie and fitchadidas canadahuarachesair jordansair jordan shoesair max 2015nike air maxbabylissbarbour jacket outletbarbour outletbasketball shoesbcbg dressesbcbg max azriabeats by dr drebeats by drebeats by drebeats headphonesbebe clothingbottegaburberry canadaburberry handbagsburberry outletburberry outletburberry outlet onlineburberry outletburberry outlet onlinecalvin kleinceline bagschanel bagschanel handbagsbaseball batscheap jerseyscheap jerseyscheap jordanscheap michael korscheap nike shoescheap oakleycheap oakley sunglassescheap oakley sunglassescheap ray bancheap shoesugg bootsflat ironchristian louboutinchristian louboutin

sfsd

Monday 14th of September 2015

salomon schuheguccipradahogannike air forcereeboklongchamp taschenburberry online shopoakleythe north faceroshe runugg bootsuggnike free 5.0nike idvans shoes