Grief

~When Songbird wrote this post about grief just a week ago, I had no idea how soon I would be feeling some of what she described. I must say that what I most feel today is sadness, a sense of loss with a bit of denial and a smidge of anger--which just reinforces for me what I learned about Kubler-Ross' stages when I was teaching--often they're not stages per se, but emotions experienced in no set order.

~I do really appreciate all the kind comments on my previous post, and the good thoughts and prayers. And I am holding onto hope that things will be okay in the long run.

~Meanwhile NSLS sent me a cute picture of Baby J today--napping with the blankie I got for her a few weeks ago. NSLS herself had a beloved blankie, the story of which I told here . When NSLS was working to get Baby J to sleep better at night we wondered if a blankie would help, so I bought her a Taggie blanket . I have no idea if she'll become as attached to it as her mommy was to hers but we'll see. Isn't she sweet?