That there would be three.


It was Thanksgiving
and we were with family.
Then, time to go home.

In the car we spoke.
We agreed that it was time
to make three from two.

Nervous, excited.
Unsure? Sure. Afraid? Secure.
We’re gonna do it!

The pill for that day
still sits in its plastic case
with all of its friends.

Before Braden

Two months after that
life sprung forth inside of me.
Braden existed.

On Valentine’s Day
I gave my best friend a gift -
The news of his child.

THIS IS FROM BRADEN.

In October we
laid eyes on a being who was
the sum of our love.

10.17.06.5.28pm

Life has changed for us
in so many, varied ways.
We’d never turn back.

83 comments


  • Wow, that’s the best kind of love story.

    Maggie’s last blog post..Thursday Thirteen 1/31/08

    February 1, 2008
  • oh the awww is crushing my heart with awwwness.

    zoeyjane’s last blog post..Thanks, Ninjas

    February 1, 2008
  • Lovely! And a beautiful boy you have there. Makes me want another. Although, that isn’t tough to do these days. But I digress! More squishy baby pictures, please! :)

    Making My Own Fun’s last blog post..Cold As Ice

    February 1, 2008
  • Love this post. Great job, LC.

    And Braden? Adorable. I don’t personally know of newborns that look so scrumptious (I mean, mine was cute, but SOOOO petite (ya know, preemie and all)).

    VDog’s last blog post..Multitasking
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    February 1, 2008
  • Wow – lovely post. And love your blog – but now my ovaries are hurtin’. PMS or achin’ for a newborn? hmm…

    Paige’s last blog post..I am an Unseamly Seamstress

    February 1, 2008
  • Great post and I love how you have all the memorabilia to go along with it.

    jennifer’s last blog post..Good News

    February 1, 2008
  • Ack! You make me ache. I amd ying to see 2 lines on a pregnancy test again. I should have saved the ones from Amy!

    Beautiful post.

    Veronica’s last blog post..Dear TV Stations.

    February 1, 2008
  • river

    Sweet.

    February 1, 2008
  • Beautiful Haiku, and wonderful sentiments. :)

    Braden sure was a beautiful newborn. I envy all the hair, as most of my babies were bald until they were about 2 years old.

    Joyce’s last blog post..Children’s Chores – Thursday Thirteen, Edition VIII

    February 1, 2008
  • Taz

    what a beauty…. :)

    February 1, 2008
  • Love your Haiku this week! And you know I love pictures of Braden!

    Beth_C’s last blog post..My 100th Post…Part Two

    February 1, 2008
  • I LOVE it. What a hard to top Valentine’s Day gift. Braden was adorable!

    Toni’s last blog post..Haiku Friday: Close Call

    February 1, 2008
  • Now your stalker knows why these pics were in your flickr.. LOL

    Great one. I really enjoyed it, Lotus!

    Secret Agent Mama’s last blog post..Never One to Back Down

    February 1, 2008
  • Aaawww! The best friend line really got to me. How suh-weet! Also, nice skin on Braden, mine were all covered with baby acne.

    clickmom’s last blog post..negativity

    February 1, 2008
  • Fabulous blend of haiku and flashback!!
    What a darling B was (still is) :-)
    So cute. You did wonderfully!

    Rachel’s last blog post..Thoroughly Thrilled Thursday Thirteen

    February 1, 2008
  • Great post, Lotus. :-)

    Gordo’s last blog post..Driving

    February 1, 2008
  • I love it! The picture of the pills – I would have never thought of that one!

    Cathy’s last blog post..Peek A Boo! I Haiku You!

    February 1, 2008
  • That is beautiful. I love that it was Valentine’s Day. That’s the best gift you can possibly get.

    Anglophile Football Fanatic’s last blog post..HF: Misc!

    February 1, 2008
  • What a wonderful Haiku about a special decision and marvelous time in your life. Braden is such a QT!!! Thanks for sharing.
    Hugs and blessings,

    storyteller’s last blog post..Haiku Friday – Volume 9

    February 1, 2008
  • So sweet – I love reading all the Haikus on Fridays! Love your blog too – bookmarking you for regular visits.

    dlyn’s last blog post..Looking for a little green

    February 1, 2008
  • kara

    Beautiful.

    kara’s last blog post..sweet beautiful love

    February 1, 2008
  • that is a beautiful way to tell the story….great haikus!

    phyllis’s last blog post..laws laws laws

    February 1, 2008
  • Aw man, that was awesome…Haiku and story and all…Thank you.

    ~JJ!’s last blog post..Haiku How Cool?

    February 1, 2008
  • That was so sweet. What a great story and haiku!

    wright’s last blog post..Haiku Friday – An Early Valentine

    February 1, 2008
  • Awww. That was so beautiful!

    Robin’s last blog post..Friday Haiku

    February 1, 2008
  • sniff. (and that’s not just the RSV talking)

    Dawn’s last blog post..Haiku Confessional

    February 1, 2008
  • Z

    Who ever thought pee on a stick could be so beautiful?

    Z’s last blog post..Quote

    February 1, 2008
  • Awwwwwww….that was the best haiku EVER!

    Ann’s last blog post..Random thought.

    February 1, 2008
  • What a beautiful way to remember such a special and life-changing decision.

    motherbumper’s last blog post..hang in or is that ten?

    February 1, 2008
  • That’s just beautiful….

    HappyCampers’s last blog post..Oh, my poor homeschooled child…how will he EVER learn?

    February 1, 2008
  • Great combination of flashback and haiku…flashku mayhap?

    February 1, 2008
  • Almost makes me want to be a woman. Almost. Lovely haiku. Lovely sentiment. Lovely experience. I did say ‘almost’, right?

    lceel’s last blog post..SNOW DAY
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    February 1, 2008
  • Music City Bloggers » Blog Archive » Life Changing Poetry

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    February 1, 2008
  • Adorable boy!

    Junebug’s last blog post..President Bush

    February 1, 2008
  • That was truly sweet…. I gave my husband the pee stick on Valentine’s Day and had an October baby, too….

    tracey’s last blog post..Snow Day!!

    February 1, 2008
  • Beautiful. Very sweet Lot.

    Heidi

    Hydes Like Us’s last blog post..“Hai” there… “Ku”ld you help me?

    February 1, 2008
  • What a beautiful story! And in haiku? Wow. That was excellent!

    Kathryn’s last blog post..Haiku x2

    February 1, 2008
  • kenna

    First, I’m totally twitterpated at the fact that you said hi on my blog.

    Second, this gave me chills.

    kenna’s last blog post..Creme de la meme.

    February 1, 2008
  • Aw! That is so sweet – there’s nothing like that sudden lovely realization that you’re a FAMILY now.

    February 1, 2008
  • this is so sweet :)
    much more positive than my haiku about the flu.

    even on it’s worst days motherhood should always be celebrated.

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    February 1, 2008
  • That’s dear.

    magpie’s last blog post..Landmarks of NYC

    February 1, 2008
  • wow you are lucky. i havent been taking my pill since june… nothing.. lucky lucky lucky

    jill’s last blog post..New Poll – Laptops in the bathroom?

    February 1, 2008
  • Oh, that was beautiful.

    Leslie’s last blog post..Guess Who’s Wiping Up Snot At My Mommy’s Place?

    February 1, 2008
  • That is the sweetest thing . . . and I love that you kept the pills!

    Honeybell’s last blog post..In Honor of The Premier Of LOST

    February 1, 2008
  • What is there to say to that besides ‘awwwwwwwww!!!’ ?

    Maria’s last blog post..Week ending poetry.

    February 1, 2008
  • Penelope Anne

    Absolutely beautiful way to share this story.

    Penelope Anne’s last blog post..Friday Funny from Sloopy DippinDoodle

    February 1, 2008
  • that is beautiful, lotus! and i love that you have the photographic evidence of the journey!

    janet’s last blog post..Haiku Friday: the screwed-up phone edition
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    February 1, 2008
  • Hey! You’re supposed to be sarcastic and funny and make me laugh. What’s going on here? All this mush makes my nose hurt and my lips tremble and my eyes get all wet. Just beautiful.

    Eve’s last blog post..Fantasy Friday #1

    February 1, 2008
  • Jenty

    That is such a lovely post!!

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    February 1, 2008
  • Yes! Another person who saved the pee stick!

    Jennifer’s last blog post..Dream Home

    February 1, 2008
  • Angie H

    Oh wow! This was beautiful. It makes my arms ache to hold the baby growing inside of me. My heart swells just thinking of what that day will be like.

    February 1, 2008
  • rye

    AwwwW! I’m tearing up over here :)

    rye’s last blog post..o hai

    February 1, 2008
  • Aw, I took my pregnancy test on 2/14 too!!!! Shortman was born 10/16. ;-)

    Ree’s last blog post..Perfect Post – January 2008

    February 1, 2008
  • Dre the Texican

    I’m using a new name (I think you can tell but wanted to disclose).

    I come here for sarcasm, not beauty and tears…but awwww.

    That post was so sweet. What a thoughtful wife–to save the stick for a couple weeks for V Day. Tears in my eyes. Gotta go get angry about something or possibly study.

    Dre the Texican’s last blog post..Some Things I Love About This Child

    February 1, 2008
  • Wow! What a lovely, brilliant post. Great blending of Flashback Friday and Haiku Friday!

    Jen of a2eatwrite’s last blog post..Flashback Friday: Snow Day

    February 1, 2008
  • Steph

    OK I have to ask, how big was he?? My son was 10lbs 2oz and they look to be about the same size! :)

    February 1, 2008
  • Fantastic. I love how you combined Flashback Friday with your usual Friday haiku. Well done!!

    CableGirl’s last blog post..FlashBack Friday- Memento

    February 1, 2008
  • That is beautiful. Any plans to make three into four? ;)

    PS: No pressure. I am just teasing. :)

    Erin’s last blog post..Parent Hack 2-for-1

    February 1, 2008
  • *sniffles then tries to pretend there is something in her eye* I wasn’t crying i swear to goodness that it did NOT make me cry! thats sweet, and adorable lotus!

    Mackenzie’s Momma’s last blog post..I can’t wait!

    February 1, 2008
  • So sweet, what a great haiku! And your boy is precious, precious, precious!

    amy’s last blog post..I’m not entirely sure she’s mine

    February 1, 2008
  • I’ve got to stop reading these posts. I just had a baby, and now I want another one!

    Jenni’s last blog post..Haiku Confession

    February 1, 2008
  • Very cute!

    Stephen’s last blog post..Flickr loves me.

    February 1, 2008
  • Christina

    Awww…what a sweet haiku. And a sweet memory of Valentine’s Day, too.

    February 1, 2008
  • That’s beautiful, Lo!

    You maded me cry.

    Bad you.

    Kat’s last blog post..I’m Too Young to be a Grandmother!

    February 1, 2008
  • Wow-so few words…such big meaning..I’m speechless!

    February 1, 2008
  • Beautiful. The sum of our love made me tear. Honest.

    Kim’s last blog post..I Heart My Body

    February 1, 2008
  • That has to be the sweetest gift ever for Valentine’s day :) I love that you took a pic of the pills, hehe ;)

    Sandy (Momisodes)’s last blog post..Hai’fridge

    February 1, 2008
  • *Tear*

    Are you going to chronical EVERY part of your life through pics? I’m jealous…

    February 1, 2008
  • I real like it well said.

    peppylady’s last blog post..Friday Feast + Friendly Friday

    February 1, 2008
  • Aww, that’s such a wonderful ‘ku!

    (I have photos of my pee stick too, shh…)

    GHD’s last blog post..Bedtime Snack?

    February 1, 2008
  • wow, that was beautiful! children are a blessing!
    69 comments?? impressive!

    regina’s last blog post..5 Things…

    February 1, 2008
  • Beautiful.

    Really…there is nothing else to say.

    What a lovely post.

    LunaNik’s last blog post..D’OH!!!!!!!

    February 1, 2008
  • so very sweet and the baby picture is grand. Not that I didn’t want to see the pills and the pee stick, but the baby really is cute.

    HRH’s last blog post..3 sick monkeys and a mommy in bed…

    February 1, 2008
  • Karleigh

    You made me cry! I want a baby…

    February 1, 2008
  • That is beautiful!

    Random Ramblings’s last blog post..My Brain Is Mush Today

    February 2, 2008
  • Jerseygirl89

    Great ku. And that newborn picture is to die for.

    Jerseygirl89′s last blog post..I Love The Crazy Lady

    February 2, 2008
  • awww. i feel all gooey inside.

    zoe’s last blog post..Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare

    February 2, 2008
  • Aww! What a snugglebunny!

    Avery’s last blog post..And So It Begins…

    February 2, 2008
  • Love the picture with his finger in his mouth… too cute!

    sugarplumsmom’s last blog post..Love for the Vacuum

    February 2, 2008
  • Amanda

    It’s so sweet that you kept those! I suppose we could have kept the condom that we didn’t use that one time. I basically decimated the Clearblue Easy (yeah, right) test that decided our fate. Not because I was mad about being pregnant – but the damn thing could not make up its mind!

    Don’t mess with a girl’s mind like that, man. Especially a pregnant one.

    February 3, 2008
  • justmylife

    Love the pics and the post. Makes me want another one, well, maybe not.

    justmylife’s last blog post..We have a couple of new members….

    February 4, 2008
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