Ames’ water broke an hour ago. I will not be leaving the hospital until I deliver both babies. I am having contractions. I am losing my mind.
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Hoping desperately for the best.
I am thinking of you. Please Simone, stay put for now and listen to your Mama!!
I am saying a little prayer for you, Scott, and Simone and sending you lots of hope for the very best. Hang in there little Simone.
Also sending you an email.
wishing you well! I admire your grace.
I am so sorry. Hopefully they can hold off delivery a little while longer. I’ll be praying for you and Simone.
I have never posted before, thinking there was nothing I could say that hadn’t been said by countless before me, but at this time, you can’t have enough good wishes. I don’t know you but I think of you and your babies daily. I wish you all the very best.
I have been thinking of you over the past couple of weeks and will continue to do so. Hoping for the very best. Hang in there Simone!
I am hoping so hard for all of you, and will be thinking of you every second.
Oh God. Please be well. And little Simone too.
Thinking of you, always. Hang in there, Simone!
We are thinking of you and Simone.
I’m thinking of you.
Came here from Heather’s page. Thinking of you and hoping for the best for you and Simone.
Alexa, I’m humbly offering my thoughts and prayers (to whom, I’m not certain – but
I’ll take no chances in case I forget a deity or two – hell I’ll even chant and shake a rubber chicken) to you, Scott, and Simone. And Ames still stays in my thoughts.
I wish I could lessen the burden on your heart. Know you’re not alone.
Oh, Alexa. I am holding you in my thoughts. And still hoping Miss Simone remains a uterine resident for quite a while longer. I am crossing everything and shaking some chicken bones and lighting a candle – covering all prayer/luck bases in my own way. And sending hugs.
(Happy ending anectote here, if you want it. Skip if you don’t: I know a woman whose water broke on one twin at 18 or 19 weeks and she was on hospital bedrest and drugged and all that for weeks and weeks before actually delivering. And now she has 10 year olds. I know it’s not the same – oh how I know – but it’s something.)
I am pissed off for you too. I will be thinking and praying.
Will be holding you close in my thoughts.
**HUGS**
You are in my thoughts…no words, there are no words.
Thinking of you all the time. Hang in there…
oh Alexa…
thiking of all of you, and holding on to so much hope…
May you find all the PEACE and STRENGTH you need to fight your way through this! Humans are creatures that fight in the face of fear. If you can, channel all of your fear into your fight. My prayers and wishes and hopes are with you.
Thinking and hoping for you.
Every day (every hour!) counts – and you’ve pulled in a lot of them already. You are where you need to be right now. I’m not a pray-er but I’m hoping and thinking of you and your family right now.
Hugs to you lady, and to your husband.
I don’t pray but I’m praying for you and Simone.
I have never posted before, but I have been reading your blog for some time.
I’ve never met you – but I will be sitting in my little office in Connecticut today, thinking of you and praying for you, and wishing for the health of you and your beautiful daughter…
I do believe in prayer and have been praying for you, Simone and Scott since last night. Hang in there…
Praying for you, your husband and your little girl.
I’m sending good thoughts your way, Alexa! I don’t think I have much pull left with the universe, but I’m calling in some favors on your behalf. ;)
You are so strong, you and Scott. (And Simone – you stay put as long as possible, y’hear?!?)
I am praying praying praying for you, your husband, your daughter, and your son.
I’ve never posted before, but have been following you and your journey for months now– I’m about 3 weeks behind you, pregnant after IVF with boy/girl twins, and I’ve checked your blog daily as a way of helping myself through the highs and lows of my own journey. I haven’t known what to say over the past few weeks that hasn’t been said a hundred times by everyone else, but I wanted to let you know that your family has been on my mind and in my heart since day 1, and I’m so sorry for what you’re having to go through.
There are so many more of us blog-readers lurking out here that feel the same way, I’m sure. I hope you can take some comfort in knowing that we all care about you and are wishing for a positive outcome for Simone.
Crossing my fingers so hard for you and Simone, Alexa.
My thoughts and prayers are with you, Scott and Simone.
I don’t know what to say, except that I’m terrified for you and praying for you and hoping against all hope for you. Praying for little Simone be okay. Praying for strength and grace for you.
Oh Alexa…my heart is pounding and I can’t stop shaking. I am holding hard onto good thoughts for you because I know you probably can’t summon any for yourself. You, Scott, Ames, and Simone are all in my thoughts and will stay there quite firmly.
We’re with you… Well, as much as we can be…
Holding you all in the light.
Hoping, wishing, wanting…
Praying for Simone to stay put a little longer, for strength for you and Scott, and for peace for little Ames.
oh fuck, fuck, fuck.
hoping and thinking of you all with everything i’ve got.
we love you.
Oh no, oh no, oh no, and good luck, good luck, good luck!! So many strangers hoping for you, sending you support, wishing we could make it better. You’re in good hands, we will hope for the best and help you as much as we can.
Another long-time reader delurking to add to the mountain of well-wishes. Hang in there, little Simone, and hang in there, Alexa and Scott! My thoughts are with all of you right now.
Hoping deeply for you, Simone, and Scott.
Oh. Like everyone else, I’m thinking of you and hoping, hoping for you, Simone, Ames, and Scott.
I am thinking, praying, hoping, and routing for you all right now.
You are so strong, dear girl. We are all thinking of you and your family. Simone, listen to your mother!!
Nothing to say that hasn’t been said before, but you are all in my thoughts and I am willing little miss Simone to stay but for just a little bit longer.
I wish I had something more interesting to say, but I really just wanted to add to the chorus of voices wishing for Simone to stay put as long as possible. I’m thinking of y’all.
I’m so sorry. Hang in there. I am praying for a happy outcome.
Thinking of you and Simone. Hoping hoping hoping.
speechless with anger at the universe that it should put you through this on top of everything else it has thrown your way… hoping with every fiber of my being that Simone will start listening, and if she doesn’t, that 24 weeks is enough for her to grow to be a strong and wonderful person like her mother.
In the meanwhile Alexa, just keep breathing. It is the one thing you have control over (mostly!) The rest of us will hold our collective breath for you… just keep breathing.
hoping and praying for you today, miss. :) hugs.
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