tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post2532098588382109010..comments2023-11-19T21:42:17.901-08:00Comments on My Path to Mommyhood: Packing Up the NurseryJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-68709560640328774182017-06-12T12:56:52.399-07:002017-06-12T12:56:52.399-07:00I thought I had commented on this post, but I gues...I thought I had commented on this post, but I guess not. :p Again, I am just so sorry for everything you've been going through. I am in awe of how quickly you've made these changes... although I guess there's something to be said for getting it over with quickly, right?? I only divested myself of (most of) my maternity wardrobe when we moved last year, and I still have most of Katie's things -- but then I didn't have a whole lot to begin with. I'm sure if we'd had a crib, car seat, etc., we would have donated that as well, long ago. Love the changes you have made/are making to the room, and I hope that it all helps, even just a little. Sending (((hugs))). loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-2194595226068921422017-06-02T10:43:09.715-07:002017-06-02T10:43:09.715-07:00My heart aches for you. I remember packing up my n...My heart aches for you. I remember packing up my nursery for donation. I can't believe you did it in one weekend. It took me a week. And lots of tears. And I didn't even have any furniture- just lots and lots of stuff I'd been saving (books, onesies, stuffed animals, toys). It gets better. Not soon enough. But eventually. As you create and work toward new dreams.<br /><br />We moved so we're in a different house now, but our second bedroom now has an L-shaped desk with bookshelves where I do all of my work for school. It's decorated with all of my favorite art and there's nothing in this room that was meant for my children. It helps. <br /><br />I'm so sorry. It hurts. It's sad. It's hard. Good days will come again and bad days will still show up too. I hope to send you strength and acknowledgment through this comment. What you are doing is indescribably difficult and you are doing an amazing job at life and sanity. <3Infertile Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11033358612204465661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-81831998511998415902017-06-01T17:13:15.428-07:002017-06-01T17:13:15.428-07:00It was, it totally was. Incredibly difficult. Yes!...It was, it totally was. Incredibly difficult. Yes! I think that photo is happening. It's got to! :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-36507986360920761562017-06-01T17:12:44.946-07:002017-06-01T17:12:44.946-07:00Thank you. I appreciate your tears and your laught...Thank you. I appreciate your tears and your laughter. It was important to us that our end be someone else's happier beginning. Especially if the news wasn't initially real happy. Thank you for the love!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-86566797150600618672017-06-01T17:11:45.367-07:002017-06-01T17:11:45.367-07:00I honestly am having a hard time figuring out what...I honestly am having a hard time figuring out what the worst part about this is... every day there seems to be a new one. :( I am looking forward to the new decorating. It was so heartbreaking. So much promise, washed and folded and set aside for someone who won't come to us. Thanks for the hugs.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-86464584381720367232017-06-01T17:10:35.315-07:002017-06-01T17:10:35.315-07:00Thank you. I feel like so much of it was gifted to...Thank you. I feel like so much of it was gifted to us, and if we have to face this end we didn't want then at least we can create a happier beginning for someone else. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-53800189343256609822017-06-01T17:09:57.298-07:002017-06-01T17:09:57.298-07:00Thank you.Thank you.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-44126700839007324012017-06-01T17:09:39.316-07:002017-06-01T17:09:39.316-07:00Thank you. Dismantling was definitely hard. Packin...Thank you. Dismantling was definitely hard. Packing it up to leave was infinitely harder though. Oooh, a Christmas card shot with the martini... I think that one may have to make it on there! Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-38965373905217901672017-06-01T17:07:41.528-07:002017-06-01T17:07:41.528-07:00Thank you!Thank you!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-23115102057101197642017-06-01T17:07:34.461-07:002017-06-01T17:07:34.461-07:00Thank you. It was necessary, and so, so hard. SO h...Thank you. It was necessary, and so, so hard. SO hard. But I can't wait to share the pictures of my office space, all done up. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-27586166433283661892017-06-01T17:06:41.482-07:002017-06-01T17:06:41.482-07:00Thank you. It is definitely the right decision, bu...Thank you. It is definitely the right decision, but holy cow does it hurt. And hurt and hurt and hurt. Boxing up our hopes is probably one of the hardest things I've ever done. I can't wait for my desk and chaise lounge to arrive and make this space feel more new, more different, less sad empty space (although the divots from the nursery furniture are gone since I've vacuumed...). Yes to the cocktail dress... I smell a fun photo shoot in the next two weeks! Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-6895494377115666992017-06-01T17:05:04.862-07:002017-06-01T17:05:04.862-07:00Thank you. It was a terribly sad task. It does mak...Thank you. It was a terribly sad task. It does make me feel better that it's' going to someone (or more than one someone) who will really get use out of it. I will TOTALLY take that martini photo. It's happening. The chaise arrives next week...beware! :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-62498452349878393352017-06-01T10:38:17.649-07:002017-06-01T10:38:17.649-07:00Oh boy. I bet this was a very tough weekend. I wis...Oh boy. I bet this was a very tough weekend. I wish that things had turned out differently for you guys.<br /><br />I agree with Charlotte- the dress and the martini on the new chaise lounge? I automatically thought that it would be perfect for your Christmas card!Non Sequitur Chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268138421234170972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-14314571120683279472017-05-31T16:03:48.676-07:002017-05-31T16:03:48.676-07:00I'm tearing up as I read this because I can FE...I'm tearing up as I read this because I can FEEL the heartbreak with you. And then I laugh when you deliver one of your gallows humor zingers. And then I want to weep again.<br /><br />What a lovely gesture of where you decided to donate. That made me tear up, too.<br /><br />xoxoLori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-88883139926191573202017-05-31T03:36:34.393-07:002017-05-31T03:36:34.393-07:00I hope that the worst part is over now and that yo...I hope that the worst part is over now and that you'll be able to decorate the room for new purposes and start to look forward. I'm really sorry. I can imagine how heartbreaking it must have been to pack up all those baby things you won't get to use. Big hugsdublinerinDeutschlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804856792598440633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-6255205590564563612017-05-30T21:53:58.444-07:002017-05-30T21:53:58.444-07:00Wiping away tears. You are so generous to donate e...Wiping away tears. You are so generous to donate everything. I wish things had turned out differentlyjAllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282963869813954232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-61418286772580713712017-05-30T18:08:09.688-07:002017-05-30T18:08:09.688-07:00A dream has died.
So many hopes
So many plans
And ...A dream has died.<br />So many hopes<br />So many plans<br />And now<br />Emptiness.<br />Your arms have been filled<br />With hope and anticipation<br />And then anguish and disappointments.<br />Now empty,<br />Your arms can hold<br />The joys of the future<br />You do not yet know.<br />Empty for now,<br />They will fill.<br />One day<br />Another dream<br />Will fill your souls.Pat Wheelhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522148669774592247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-63656859915179214312017-05-30T13:23:55.616-07:002017-05-30T13:23:55.616-07:00(((hugs)))) :'((((hugs)))) :'(Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00366142923551766032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-86369193306677802892017-05-30T10:35:00.835-07:002017-05-30T10:35:00.835-07:00Oh Jess (((Hugs))). What a hard, but necessary, da...Oh Jess (((Hugs))). What a hard, but necessary, day. I can't imagine how difficult that must be, to dismantle everything and give it all to someone else, having never gotten the chance to use it yourself. I am so, SO sorry for the suck and unfairness of it all.<br />On a lighter note, I think you just came up with one of the photos for this year's Christmas card...you on the chaise lounge in a cocktail dress, holding a martini😀Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987444437659867827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-72051168938668430662017-05-30T04:04:15.309-07:002017-05-30T04:04:15.309-07:00Such a nice thing that you are doing with the dona...Such a nice thing that you are doing with the donation. I'm sorry the grief is overwhelming but it'll definitely get less raw and your life will begin againDifferent Shoreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01552043510975777003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-41667494585093849442017-05-29T22:59:56.767-07:002017-05-29T22:59:56.767-07:00You're in my thoughts!You're in my thoughts!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16522691753826778389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-14007103221521018232017-05-29T18:26:11.854-07:002017-05-29T18:26:11.854-07:00So courageous. So strong. So sad. So necessary. ...So courageous. So strong. So sad. So necessary. <br /><br />The beginnings and the plans for the new purpose for the space look and sound delightful. Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-68745450784674769752017-05-29T15:41:30.439-07:002017-05-29T15:41:30.439-07:00The sadness I feel from reading this fills my hear...The sadness I feel from reading this fills my heart. I do not doubt this decision being the right one to help you guys move forward, but it doesn't make it any less painful. And I'm so sorry for that. So sorry you have to take all that you envisioned, box it up and send it off for someone else. <br /><br />The plans sound lovely. You reclaiming this space for something else that is beautiful and yours. And I fully support the cocktail dress. Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317873211902543387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-1554472156136660132017-05-29T15:12:36.599-07:002017-05-29T15:12:36.599-07:00Oh, your beautiful nursery, and oh, your beautiful...Oh, your beautiful nursery, and oh, your beautiful heart (which matters so much more). This is such a terribly sad task. I hope it helps that all your kit will do someone a lot of good and bring her so much happiness. I have every confidence that the new room will be wonderful. I hope you do take that photo with the martini.torthúilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738803052167620020noreply@blogger.com