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A New Friend
With very few exceptions, all of Luke’s friendships are with children he’s known since before he could speak and the handful of exceptions are bonds which still began with much coaxing along by me....
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Bully on the Field
I remember the first time I saw Luke’s innocence slam against the harsh reality that not everybody he'll ever meet will be kind. I sat watching as he toddled around the tiny play structure at a park...
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Positive
“Is this for eating or no?” Luke asked, puzzling over the unopened pregnancy test in his hand. The stick wrapped in shiny pink foil with words indecipherable by him was, in his mind, surely something...
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Awaiting Sam!
“Do you have any names picked out?” the ultrasound tech asked as he squeezed the tube of warm, slippery goop onto my belly. It felt like he’d just torn a hot Pillsbury Toaster Strudel in half and let...
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Luke: Then, Now, and Other Fun Comparisons
I've taken so many pictures these past 4 years that I sometimes find myself noticing how recent photos remind me of pictures I took years ago. Below are some of my favorite examples of such...
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A Final, Parting Post
When I chose the title “Awaiting Luke” for this blog, I obviously lacked some foresight. I remember beginning my blog on Blogger in about my 5th month of pregnancy and stressing over the fact that...
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Groove Back
Before the end of my pregnancy with Sam, Luke and I had a wide radius of places we’d adventure. Then my third trimester hit, and I was couch-ridden by the final stretch of it. Thanks to the same...
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