What is a Rainbow Baby?

In some circles, babies born to families after the loss of a child are referred to as "Rainbow Babies." The idea is that the baby is like a rainbow after a storm. "Rainbow Babies" is the understanding that the beauty of a rainbow does not negate the ravages of the storm. When a rainbow appears, it doesn't mean the storm never happened or that the family is not still dealing with its aftermath. What it means is that something beautiful and full of light has appeared in the midst of the darkness and clouds. Storm clouds may still hover but the rainbow provides a counterbalance of color, energy and hope.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

7w6d but measuring AHEAD now! YAY!


I'm sooo excited. We had our 3rd u/s today. Baby is perfect. The heart rate was 169 and baby was actually measuring 8w0d and maybe even 8w1d! HOORAY! Everything looks great. I go back in three weeks for another u/s but it's an elective one just so I can get good pics of the little one. I'll be close to 11 weeks I think so it will be my last first trimester u/s. Crazy!

Morning sickness has definitely kicked in. I'm super tired these days and everything sounds gross to eat. I'm hungry all the time though so this is very difficult to deal with. I'm just counting the days until we reach our "safe" point even though I know something could always go wrong at any time. I'm not sure I was ready to handle this. The constant worry, always looking for blood, the shots in the my stomach, watching my weight/what I eat. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled there is a baby in there but last time kind of ruined the whole experience for me. When I was pregnant with Mason, I didn't really even worry all that much.... then with "Peanut" that's all I did and I lost that baby. Now, it's just constant worry again. I know isn't healthy for the baby and I know I need to calm down but, I won't rest until this little is in MY arms.

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