Memories

15 December 2006
My dear Child Arianna: I am filled with your sadness today- sadness for you, from the loss of you. My body misses you inside me. Eating is different, singing different, sleeping different, knowing you are not inside to receive. I wanted to make a list of some of the things we did in our nine months. These are my memories, our memories. I cherish them. [Not in order]

Nana and Arnie's wedding, a rainy week in Maine, kayaking the Teton River, visiting Yellowstone, crossing Fox Creek by rope, traveling to California, Thanksgiving, baby shower weekend, wetland fieldwork, babysitting Major and Blaze, setting up your crib with Brian, prenatal visits with our midwives, modeling for an art class, making your Christmas present, evening stretches and readings with Brian, collecting the supplies you would need, camping in Palisades Lake, Brian and I moving into the Birdhouse, then moving into Joe Casey's house, playing with the neighbors dogs- Lamar and Philip, weekend retreat to Spring Creek Ranch, getting Max the cat, Jack the dog running away, Brian's baseball games, weekend camping at the Green River Lakes.

We had a good time Ari