tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post1442533722562540510..comments2024-02-11T02:09:23.512-08:00Comments on An Inch of Gray: A Royal BirthAnna Whiston-Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-80528080907655822642013-07-30T23:37:02.355-07:002013-07-30T23:37:02.355-07:00This was so beautiful...I just hope they DON'T...This was so beautiful...I just hope they DON'T read Dr. Spock! That really threw me for a loop, and I think, although he may have had an idea or two---the rest was just...ramblings from his NOT mother's brain!<br />Love, Sherry's momBluebird49https://www.blogger.com/profile/01195892307835553912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-29492843183244858702013-07-30T09:16:01.861-07:002013-07-30T09:16:01.861-07:00Just stopping by to say I'm thinking about you...Just stopping by to say I'm thinking about you and your family. Princess Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868992133684014734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-61862793867519805932013-07-26T16:55:00.510-07:002013-07-26T16:55:00.510-07:00Anna,
I've read your sweet blog for a while, b...Anna,<br />I've read your sweet blog for a while, but have never commented. I love reading your posts- you are so real. And I'm just so, so sorry, incredibly sorry, about Jack. Through your words, I feel as if I knew that very special boy. Today, because my husband is out of town and my children happen to have gone to sleep earlier than usual, I went to a blog that I used to read a few years ago (way more fun to peruse the internet that fold that laundry staring at me). The blog is written by a talented photographer, who also lost one of her precious boys way too soon. She is also a Christian, and eloquent and real with her words, too. I thought her last post might give you a little bit of comfort. I can't imagine the journey of grief that you both have been forced on. But I do imagine it helps to hear from people who have been through the same thing.<br />http://natalienortonblog.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-28734407965272004522013-07-25T18:28:07.651-07:002013-07-25T18:28:07.651-07:00What a sweet post! I'm sure they feel all of t...What a sweet post! I'm sure they feel all of those wonderful and scary feelings too. What a blessing babies are, though! Diana @ wonderfully made.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13213440124434753757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-87267060704991879352013-07-25T17:33:37.749-07:002013-07-25T17:33:37.749-07:00Dear Anna – I have silently followed your blog for...Dear Anna – I have silently followed your blog for about a year, and I just love you. I’ve prayed for you and your family many, many times. I wish I could meet you face to face. Your posts always cause me to think and reflect; to pray and grow. On this post, I’m actually going to comment – though I’ve wanted to chime in many times before!<br /> <br />Moments like this one with the royal family make me cry because the moment is so full of beauty and love; hope for the future and yet innocence of the future. It is the same feeling I get at weddings when the bride makes her entrance. This perfect moment is fleeting – but I want to capture it and save it! I don’t want that gorgeous, sweet family to have to endure the hardships and struggles that may be coming to them in another moment.<br /> <br />And isn’t part of the poignancy the longing we have for those purely perfect moments in our own lives? The perfect moments we remember from our pasts (pads and all) and the future ones we dream of yet cannot conceive will happen! <br /><br />I think what we’re truly longing for is heaven -- where all the moments are as beautiful, perfect, pure, and lovely as this one. And they last forever!<br /><br />He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Ecc. 3:11Megnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-3688919063390238992013-07-25T13:35:05.988-07:002013-07-25T13:35:05.988-07:00Having your firstborn must engender the same feeli...Having your firstborn must engender the same feelings in everyone....regardless of who you are. I wish them every happiness. (No hospital knickers in England in my experience...you bring your own!:))Mandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-48101251031297018102013-07-25T12:33:58.064-07:002013-07-25T12:33:58.064-07:00I loved this post as I felt exactly the same way w...I loved this post as I felt exactly the same way watching the clips of them as they left the hospital. It is so precious and heart-warming to see the love and adoration on their faces as they stare at their new son and to see how the world is pouring out love for them is so sweet. I love watching new parents and I so enjoyed seeing William and Kate feeling the same way we have all felt despite the challenging circumstances they find themselves in.Tamatha Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636454939952225938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-78436215885499172402013-07-25T07:43:06.728-07:002013-07-25T07:43:06.728-07:00After having my first son, I left the hospital wit...After having my first son, I left the hospital with mesh undies on, due to a c-section, a huge pad to catch the baseball sized blood clots and a big scab under my nose from an itching reaction to the morphine wearing off. Also, they made me leave in a wheelchair, hospital policy.<br /><br />I get very sad when I see Will and Kate because his mom's not there. It breaks my heart. I loved Diana, she was such a courageous woman and accomplished so much in her time here. But I like to think she was watching from above, smiling down on her first grandbaby:)<br /><br />I love your blog! Thank you for allowing us all to get to know your son! I have 3 sons and haven't stopped thinking about Jack since discovering your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-58406608208918909542013-07-24T22:33:43.315-07:002013-07-24T22:33:43.315-07:00I cried and felt silly...but ever since I had a ba...I cried and felt silly...but ever since I had a baby, I cry when I hear of any child joining a family. I loved watching William put him into the back seat, and Kate cooing at the Prince, while William drove away. Before I had children, I didn't understand why my mom friends sat in the back with the baby. Then I had one. On our journey home, my husband drove 10 mph below the speed limit the entire way home, white knuckles and all. I have actually heard that they are not planning to hire a nanny. I wonder if they will think the same thing after a few sleepless weeks!Jovial Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771715827904787084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-89346538481372176242013-07-24T21:20:20.613-07:002013-07-24T21:20:20.613-07:00My friend's son and his wife just had a baby a...My friend's son and his wife just had a baby and the anticipation, hope, and worry just exploded into happiness when that bambino came into the world. <br /><br />I kept thinking how cool it would have been to be in London this week, and that even surrounded with all that joy and celebration William must have missed his mom more than ever.A Speckled Trouthttp://www.aspeckledtrout.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-6656625435929717792013-07-24T20:29:22.128-07:002013-07-24T20:29:22.128-07:00@still playing school:
I am so very, very sorry f...@still playing school:<br /><br />I am so very, very sorry for your loss!Anna Whiston-Donaldsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-53374994738882432332013-07-24T20:26:46.352-07:002013-07-24T20:26:46.352-07:00Beautiful words again. I'll buy the hardcover ...Beautiful words again. I'll buy the hardcover too.<br />Love to you<br />AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-50250287686559387662013-07-24T18:43:18.335-07:002013-07-24T18:43:18.335-07:00I just cannot imagine how they must feel in these ...I just cannot imagine how they must feel in these first few days, their lives under scrutiny, his life on camera from the very first day of it. <br /><br />But you're right, I saw so much love there and that is THE most important. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044279582701415786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-11311855972694295392013-07-24T18:22:14.826-07:002013-07-24T18:22:14.826-07:00Larry and I couldn't believe the hospital just...Larry and I couldn't believe the hospital just let us take the baby home, either. Crazy!Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-22247505332183304702013-07-24T16:11:14.345-07:002013-07-24T16:11:14.345-07:00On our first trip home from the hospital, my husba...On our first trip home from the hospital, my husband could not bring himself to drive faster than 50 on the freeway (and we were in CA, so the speed limit was 65), and I sat in the back. When we got home, we put our little bundle on his changing table and said, "Okay. Now what?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13163791310641756954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-42874489465971791742013-07-24T15:55:17.046-07:002013-07-24T15:55:17.046-07:00My heart melted at the sight of their faces when I...My heart melted at the sight of their faces when I saw a clip of them both looking down at the baby - the enormous amount of love they already have for the child was overwhelming.<br /><br />I realize that theirs is a different kind of life than most of ours - but the sight of that pure, unadulterated love means that this child will be just as cherished as ours are.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-19676074083626684222013-07-24T15:36:37.028-07:002013-07-24T15:36:37.028-07:00I cried too. Mostly, I think, because of all the l...I cried too. Mostly, I think, because of all the love thrown at them in celebration of their baby. I know what that feels like. On a smaller scale, but still. It's a beautiful thing.Robin @ Farewell, Strangerhttp://farewellstranger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-76078442523385006902013-07-24T14:54:16.455-07:002013-07-24T14:54:16.455-07:00Yep...cried as watched it and then cried again as ...Yep...cried as watched it and then cried again as I read your post. God Bless themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-19552672801590637392013-07-24T14:32:29.527-07:002013-07-24T14:32:29.527-07:00Anna,
I identify with everything you wrote!
An...Anna,<br /><br />I identify with everything you wrote! <br /><br />And I remember getting on the Beltway with baby Nell to come back to VA from Sibley - I sat holding on to the expertly-installed carseat in the backseat, as if that would prevent some crazy rush hour driver from hitting us. The world seemed to be moving so fast.<br /><br />Love to you,<br />Claireclaire plantenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-1716067100272908392013-07-24T13:34:35.987-07:002013-07-24T13:34:35.987-07:00I had the same sense of shock about driving a car ...I had the same sense of shock about driving a car with my newborn daughter inside it, after the birth of our first child. I kept a wary eye out for other drivers who might not be so uber-attentive as I was, driving as if I had a gallon of nitroglycerin in the trunk.<br /><br />But the real wonder about all this is how less than 10 years later I was driving with all three kids in the car on the way to school, getting up some speed before the rise on Pope's Head Rd, to conjure up some negative Gs for the kids as they shrieked with delight.<br /><br />I guess the parents grow up along with the kids. We learn how to define our role less by what we're afraid of, and more by what we want to give to our children.MarkLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243379792885319504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-20891866822921760422013-07-24T13:12:59.662-07:002013-07-24T13:12:59.662-07:00I thought it was so amazing too! She is gorgeous! ...I thought it was so amazing too! She is gorgeous! Can't wait until it's my turn for sure!Cat @ BudgetBlondehttp://www.budgetblonde.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-12078182322637709452013-07-24T13:10:35.954-07:002013-07-24T13:10:35.954-07:00Beautiful post about this royal occasion. I think ...Beautiful post about this royal occasion. I think even with all the help from staff and money, the two of them will find it just as hard as all of us common folk find it when we come home from the hospital. And I'm sure they'll feel the same love too. : )Mama Maryhttp://www.mamamaryshow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-15444055531825179042013-07-24T13:09:56.766-07:002013-07-24T13:09:56.766-07:00They looked so happy! And I think they will find a...They looked so happy! And I think they will find a way to balance parenthood and royalty! Thank goodness most of us don't have to worry about the royalty part!Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14197078418514604572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-34404593102393083932013-07-24T12:38:53.991-07:002013-07-24T12:38:53.991-07:00Anna, you are always so thoughtful! I'm with y...Anna, you are always so thoughtful! I'm with you, the love of a newborn is so precious and brings mamas to tears. xxsusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034637257001160630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-43763032404148398222013-07-24T12:32:38.351-07:002013-07-24T12:32:38.351-07:00Seriously, every mother in the world must have bee...Seriously, every mother in the world must have been wondering about the pad. :DLiznoreply@blogger.com