Hello chickadees.
I want to send out a collective hug to everyone today.
Seems like we are a rollercoaster of emotions right now.
Hoping, I’m so sorry about your news babe. You have a good take on it and now you get to see an FS.
Vicky, you are not forgotten or left out! I miss you being on here more. Our time difference makes it hard for us to be on at the same time, but I’m always thinking about you and your giant bean as Nato just called it! LOL!!!
Lucy, you are one day closer to some news. You are doing a great job during this limbo time. You’ll get through this one breath at a time. Xoxo
Mone, look at you! All boobie and beautifully tan! You are a stunner! I can’t wait to see that stunning baby!!! Good attitude today. Just be pregnant. That’s all you can be today.
And look at Yogi and Raz!!! Beauties both of you!!!
Ok, here’s my angel story. It goes back to when I was a teenager. I went to the American Southwest and fell in love with Native American art, culture and symbols. I was most drawn to the image of the bear claw. It represents female strength and fierce maternal instinct. I loved this symbol so much that when I turned 18, I got a tattoo of it on my lower back. I’ve never regretted getting this decision. It is a symbol that will always be meaningful to me, not just a teenage whim.
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As I got older, this symbol stuck with me. The bear became my spirit guide of sorts. I don’t have a religious affiliation, but find nature to fill me spiritually. In grad school, I had to do a project for an art therapy class. I ended up making this image of a mamma bear leading a baby bear down the river. I didn’t know when I was making this that it would be something I would want to hang in a nursery. Once I was pregnant the first time, I realized it was the perfect thing to go in my nursery. Needless to say, I still haven’t hung it up.
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This leads me to the other day. I was on the bus to go visit a client in his home. I was playing about on my iPhone. I stopped and decided to give a shout out to the angels. I spoke to them for all of us. I asked them to look after our pregnant girls who were scared. For those of us without beans, I asked them to bless us with one (or two) very soon.
I went back to my iPhone for a bit. Then I realized I had to look for a sign and decided to put my phone away. When I looked up, the bus was driving by the hospital where I had my first mc. It was the most traumatic of all of my mcs. I started to have a flashback and I thought I might have a panic attack. I could feel my breath getting shorter. I kind of shut my eyes to relax myself. When I opened them, I saw a statue that I’m attaching. It is right in front of the hospital. I’ve never, ever seen this before. How did I miss it? A mamma bear nursing twin cubs! I couldn’t believe it. This was my sign and I am giving this sign to all of you as well. It filled me with hope.
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As an aside, I told my mother this story last night. She said kind of sarcastically, and now Sarah Palin has taken on this symbol as well. Apparently Sarah Palin is big into calling herself the mamma grizzly bear. As much as I dislike SP, (sorry if you like her), I told my mother that she was in my dream as Nato’s mom! Nato was the one who first mentioned the angels. Weird, huh???