Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Bear's Little Sister

Our darling, precious healthy daughter Pearl Blossom Pullen arrived with a full head of hair on Valentines Day. She has shone light back into our lives.
It is a complicated notion to accept that Pearl is only here because our darling boy was snatched away. We can't imagine life without her, just as we couldn't imagine that Bear would never come home. Thankfully, our days are too filled with feeding and sleep schedules to over think the bigger picture.
She is just perfect. We are totally in love... Photos to follow.
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22 comments:

  1. Lj826 March 2012 at 21:47

    Congratulations on the safe arrival of Bear's little sister. :)

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  2. Silver6 March 2012 at 21:58

    I am so, so happy for you! I know nothing will ever take away the sadness of the loss of your beautiful Bear (and in a way, I suppose, you wouldn't want it to) but I am so glad that his wee sister has brought happiness back into your lives. My losses were so much earlier and cannot compare with yours but, like your little girl, my little boy (a donor egg baby) would never have existed had any of those pregnancies ended well. It IS a hard thing to fathom - part of me still feels sad that we lost such a lot while another feels that I cannot regret anything that brought this amazing wee soul into my life. A much, much harder thing for you to get your head round when you have actually given birth and been a mother to two babies that would probably never have co-existed. Religious friends have suggested that our son was sent by his siblings to make us better again - I'm not religious, but it's a very tempting thought. Enough philosophy - welcome, Pearl!

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  3. My New Normal6 March 2012 at 22:43

    Congrats! What amazing news.

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  4. Anonymous6 March 2012 at 23:48

    Congratulations!!! I'm so happy to here your news!

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  5. Caz7 March 2012 at 00:00

    Congratulations, what a beautiful beautiful name :)

    I too struggle with the 'bigger picture' sometimes, it is very hard to reconcile one being here because the other isn't. xxx

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  6. Unknown7 March 2012 at 10:40

    Congratulations!

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  7. Melissa7 March 2012 at 13:03

    congrats!

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  8. Maria7 March 2012 at 17:38

    congratulations!

    hugs

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  9. Aoife9 March 2012 at 14:26

    I'm so relived and delighted to hear about the safe arrival of little Pearl... thinking of Bear too xx

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  10. Fede11 March 2012 at 09:17

    so happy for you. congratulations and enjoy!

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  11. JoyAndSorrow11 March 2012 at 20:27

    Congratulations! So happy for your family. (((hugs!))) ~Lindsay

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  12. Anonymous11 March 2012 at 23:00

    So so happy for you! I'm one of your french readers who never dare to write before mais là c'est différent, Bienvenue dans le monde Pearl, ta famille est merveilleuse
    Isabelle

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  13. karen ryan12 March 2012 at 19:51

    Hi Alice

    So so happy for you and your family, Pearl will brighten up your lives, put smiles on your faces & love in your hearts.

    I commented on your blog 29th Sept 2011. My daughter is now 25 weeks pregnant again, we are full of optomism for June 2012.

    Congratulations.

    Karen

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  14. Anonymous13 March 2012 at 16:57

    many congratulations on your beautiful daughter.
    like you my daughter wouldnt be here if my baby son had survived; she is a glorious handful at 7 now, and it does get easier to accept. i tend to think of all my children in my heart; it is not important when and why.
    liza

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  15. Anonymous20 March 2012 at 18:05

    I have never met you, so I have no idea why tears of relief are streaming down my cheeks as I type. I have been tense with worry for you so can only imagine how frightening the last nine months must have been for you - when it should be such a happy time. Still, can proverbially uncross my fingers now. Congratulations to you both on the safe arrival of Bear's little sister. Enjoy the chaos and the sleep deprivation! xx

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  16. Sarah27 March 2012 at 01:49

    Alice I am so happy for you. Beautiful name for Bear's no doubt beautiful sister. Wishing you all the best.

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  17. Anonymous30 March 2012 at 00:05

    So, so happy for you. Wonderful news.x

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  18. Caroline30 March 2012 at 21:48

    So pleased for you, I remember the relief when my son was born alive and well. Make sure you take time to fully enjoy - it goes by so quickly x

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  19. Anonymous1 April 2012 at 19:37

    Beautiful beautiful news my heart reaches out to the four of you, love Angela Osborne x

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  20. Roz7 April 2012 at 17:33

    So happy for you all.... enjoy the "smaller picture" and let the light flood into your lives x

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  21. Unknown31 July 2012 at 22:38

    thanks for commenting on my blog. I have been reading yours and I am so happy that you have your Pearl in your hands. You are a strong woman! If you are ever on twitter, please stop by and say hi x

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  22. Anonymous16 August 2012 at 02:55

    Hi Alice, we all hope you are going well with Pearl, I am sure everyone here would love to see a photo of her :) K from NZ

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