Blair and I have had a very busy and emotional month. On top of our (mostly my) insane school schedules, we fit in two weekend trips to Arizona to visit Blair's family. Unfortunately, the trips were not merely for pleasure. Blair's mom entered hospice care the third week of January so we went that weekend to be with her and the rest of the family. Her last request for her final days on earth was to be with family and "have fun" so we had a family party while everyone was there. She hung on to life until the morning of Tuesday, January 22. The following Saturday we found ourselves back in Arizona to celebrate and honor the life of Carolyn Larsen. It was a beautiful memorial service and we really enjoyed being together with Blair's family. While we will miss Carolyn and mourn her absence in our family's future, we are relieved that she no longer suffers from her physical ailments.
The same day Blair's mom passed away, Blair and I went to the Dr. for our first prenatal visit. While we were there we heard our baby's heartbeat for the first time. We felt an interesting mix of emotions as we moved from saying goodbye to Blair's mom to hello to our little one. It really is possible to feel sadness and happiness at the same time. Blair's sister later suggested that mom left that morning so she could be with us in the afternoon when we heard the evidence of new life. Maybe she really was there.
After this long and emotional month, we are moving on with good memories of Blair's mom and the hope of making good memories with our baby. Stay tuned and we'll let you know how things go.
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Blair and Katrina - So sorry. I had no idea you were going through that when I saw you at the clinic. That's rough.
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