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clinging to hope

Last week I had two blood tests, two days apart, to test the relative trend of my hCG levels. If they went way up, that would indicate a continuing pregnancy. If they went down, that was a clear...

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complete

Today’s ultrasound at 8 weeks was identical to last week’s: Bitty measured six weeks, one day; no heartbeat. Bitty was gone. The doc said there was nothing we did wrong or could have done better, and...

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marketplace madness

Apparently I’m one of only 5% of Americans who buys health insurance on the individual (non-group) market. I hear that “five percent” figure mostly from politicians trying to downplay the impact of a...

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hello and goodbye, again

May 17 Dear Red and Nemo, I am praying big things for you guys. That your lives will redound to the glory of God, that your voices among the millions on earth will speak His words, that you will fear...

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puzzled

Percy likes putting together floor puzzles of the alphabet. Valor likes puzzles with geographical themes. I like the kind of wordplay puzzles that reveal a pregnancy, or reveal a name of a child. Some...

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living in the unlikely

Things have been quiet around here at the House. After we got the initial news that we were pregnant, we started dreaming of double strollers and three-across car seats. Double-decker cribs. Hiring our...

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bloody paths

On Monday the ultrasound tech handed me our last picture of Baby Gjertsen. My placenta didn’t attach properly and the baby died at 11 weeks, 1 day. My obgyn hugged me and prayed for me and said it was...

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memories of my father

As many of our readers already know, my father, William “Bill” Gjertsen, died in the early morning of March 23. It was not an unexpected death; he had been in gradual decline for the past two years...

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Q

Percy’s favorite letter seems to be “Q.” Most sentences either start with Q, Kwee, or Kai. Q get me some milk? Kwee watch a woovie? Kai go outside? Other great neologisms from our little Percybug are...

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quivering

The subtitle of our blog is “unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain,” the opening line of a psalm which concludes with the verses: Behold, children are a heritage from the...

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