Mommy, mommy! Look at my blood. My breath caught in my throat as I heard my daughter screaming this while running in from the backyard. Normally tears accompany blood, but this girl of mine is tough, real tough. I exhaled, as a quick look assured me she wasn’t leaving a trail of blood; she is […]
Babies
Our Rock Pile: Miracles and an Allergy Update
My boys love to pile stones… I can’t help but go in my mind to remembering. In the Bible, they served as memorials – reminders of God’s faithfulness. I hinted a while ago about the miracle that we’ve been experiencing over here when I showed pictures of Greta eating her first Smore. That picture of […]
Allergies – an update!
Oh it seems like yesterday that I was sneaking peak after peak of that positive pregnancy test. Does anyone else keep ahold of that positive for a while? I hid mine in the pantry and when I wanted to smile like a crazy woman, I’d tip toe in and check it just one more time! […]
The Birthday Girl!
My precious baby girl turned 1 a few days ago! Oh how the year sped by. It certainly was not an easy year, but she is such a delight. She appears to be our second introvert and is very shy. It has only been in recent weeks when she would willingly go to more people. […]
Has it really been that long?
Has it really been 6 months? It never ceases to amaze me how new family members slip in and effortlessly create a new normal. Life without them cannot be fathomed. For all the challenges we had with her food sensitivities and colic, we wouldn’t have traded the last 6 months with our precious little girl […]
anticipating adventures…
Adventure is here. My baby sister is just weeks away from meeting her first baby face-to-face. And so we celebrate. We celebrate this new little life. We celebrate the beginning of motherhood. We celebrate the growing of a family. Our nursery theme when we were babies centered around Winnie the Pooh. My sister and her […]