In May of 2012 Kenny and I welcomed our baby girl, Lucy Grace. Lucy was diagnosed with Spina Bifida when I was 20 weeks pregnant. Like many other families our experience was difficult and painful to talk about in the beginning. I have attempted to document our journey with SB so our family and friends can stay informed. Although we had some serious medical challenges in the first few months, Spina Bifida does not define our daughter or our family. Kenny and I are so lucky to have two kids we adore. This is our life with a 7 yr old and an infant....with an SB twist!

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Gus & Mama Bear found a new home...

So today was the culmination of a few years of saying "should we? or shouldn't we?". My allergies have been a constant struggle since we got Gus 4 years ago. In yet another moment of denial we decided to add Mama Bear to the mix. With Mike working more and more it seemed he never had time to clean the litter box and now that Noah is older he's always going after Gus which usually ends up with one or both of them upset. So now they are both Vermont Kitties.
A very nice lady drove all the way from VT and scooped them up. It was devastating. I never thought it would be so hard, ever. I cried all afternoon and into the evening. Mike was going to call in sick just so I didn't have to watch Noah but I wasn't (quite) that bad.
So now our sweet litte Mama Bear and Gus are living with someone else and we'll never see them again. Ugh, it feels terrible. It's messing with my mind too. Today Mike went with Dad, David & Mikey to Cooperstown. After he left I turned to Noah and thought to myself "Ok what do we now?" I had this instant flashback as if he had gone off to sea and we were alone. It's aweful. Luckily I know we've done our time and he is coming home tonight. And I know Gus and Mama will be fine, especially since they are together. I just never thought it would be so hard to give them up.