That's what you call an RV, Clark...

Well, it is almost Christmas. Almost Christmas. What? When did that happen? I just had my 29th birthday...2 months ago. Lily just turned 3...3 weeks ago. Seriously, time goes so fast. I am blinking through life. I am still so in love with my job. They fired my secretary so it has been really really busy, but it will work out. I have had lots going on to have had many good posts, but of course, today when I actually do post, I got nothin'. Here are a few uber cute pics of bebe and I will leave you with that.

Pregnacy and Stillbirth Awareness - October 15 - Spread the Word

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: Take Action

October 15th is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the United States. More than 25,000 children are stillborn in the United States every year leaving mothers, entire families and communities devastated. Estimates of the rate of occurrence of stillbirth make it at least as common as autism.

Stillbirth is not an intractable problem. Greater research would likely significantly reduce its incidence, but good research requires good data. H.R. 5979: Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act is under consideration by Congress. This proposed bill would standardize stillbirth investigation and diagnosis, thus providing more data for the needed research. Better research means fewer children born still.

On October 15th, remember the thousands of unfinished children lost and the families who remain to grieve them. Honor them by taking action. Let's help pass H.R. 5979.
Action Steps:
Step 1. Use Your Blog to Enlist Others
-Copy the contents of this entire post and publish it on your blog immediately.

GOAL: Enlist 10 of your readers to spread the word

Step 2. Use Your E-mail to Enlist Others

-E-mail 5 bloggers and ask them (nicely and in an unspammy way) to publish these action steps on their blog. Consider contacting celebrity bloggers, political bloggers, medical bloggers, or bloggers who are not part of your reading community.

GOAL: Enlist 3 bloggers outside of your normal blog sphere to spread the word in other online communities.

Step 3. Help Pass the Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act

-By October 15th, publish a post on your blog supporting H.R. 5979 Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act. For maximum impact, title your post: "Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act."

GOAL: 1,000,000 Google results on October 15th when that term is searched for. Currently, Google only returns 20,400 pages - most of which have nothing to do with the bill.

Too cute and one of our favorites...

Ups and downs and ups again...

Wow! What a last several weeks. I started my new job and absolutely love it. It was the right time for me to go back and the right thing to go back to. Very busy, very out of sorts, a little overwhelming and a whole lot challenging, but not the least bit stressful. Well, stressful, yes, but any time you are working against major deadlines and on major projects, there is a certain amount of stress involved. This, however, is not stress that haunts me at home. Before I had Lily, almost three years ago, (insert loud sob and boo hoo here) I was working at least 50 up to 60 hours a week. Some 12 and 16 hour days. I even took work home. Blah freakin blah. By the time I said C-YA BYE, I wasn't even convinced that I ever wanted to step foot back in a legal office again. I am so glad that I did. I am so glad that this prayer was so clearly answered because, as we all well know, the answer is not always so clear. Well, maybe it is clear, but since it might not be the answer we wanted, it may "seem" convoluted. Anyway, this is awesome and I am grateful for this opportunity.


My personal relationships are suffering. I feel like I am still a good friend, but my drama always seems to overshadow anything else my friends are dealing with and that is all my fault. I have never been a huge drama mama, but lately, everything, I mean everything, hit all at the same time. I have been in a very funky funk for several weeks. My mind and heart are battling it out and I am just waiting to see who will prevail. Please pray for this part of my life. Without having an exact name for it, please just ask God to lift me up and He will know.

Lily loves being in school full/part time. She is having so much fun and comes home every day to tell me all about her day.

Without further ado, Auntie M and Uncle C welcomed their baby girl into this world on August 27 at 10:30 a.m. weighing a whopping 6.5 lbs and 19.5 inches long. She is beautiful. M's mother died when M was a little girl so they named her H*** K***(M's mom's name well, her first name is M's mom's maiden name and her middle name is M's mom's first name.) She is so beautiful.
Here is Baby H...

Moving on.

I had my first full time day back in the workforce today since one week before Lily was born. It was bittersweet dropping my bebe at preschool this morning and heading into downtown with a briefcase in hand and heels on my feet. I know it is going to be good for all of us...all three of us. I think we will go to the aquarium this evening.
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A little break...

It has been a long weekend. Sorry I have not returned calls or texts. Oh, or email, as you know the crackberry is surgically attatched. We might talk about it.
I will leave you with my bebe, my reason for smiling...

I did it...

I formally accepted the offer and I will be starting on August 19. I am so excited. Now to give my notice. Ouch...