There is a paved track nearby that I’ve pounded countless miles on throughout the years we’ve lived here. Slow strolls pushing baby strollers, sweaty runs, and walks made quicker by emotional rants with girlfriends over life’s complexities. It winds gently around the edge of a lake, with trees shading the majority of the path. As … More Way Down Yonder By the Sycamore Tree
Years ago, I was given a new journal by a friend. I remember sitting down to write in it for the first time, opening the cover to the first page with a pen at the ready….and I had no idea what to write. A first page seemed so important, like a first impression. Chances are … More White Blank Page
It seemed like a normal Sunday evening. Elsie and I were playing in the living room, winding down for the day with bedtime to come soon. At some point, Elsie’s diaper had a malfunction on one side leaving it susceptible to her tiny hands, and she took the liberty to remove it and enjoy her … More A Silly Story About A Silly Girl
Last week, you turned one. It feels like the fastest blink of the eye, but also like you’ve been here forever. Your life has changed mine; in a thousand ways, I will never be the same. Its hard to grasp all that has happened in a year, how we’ve grown and come to know each … More When We First Met
When I last wrote here, I told the story of finding out Elsie had a cataract and the subsequent surgery to remove it. Since then, life has calmed down (thankfully) but I realized I left everyone hanging a bit with our story. Since Elsie’s surgery in January, she has settled into post-cataract life like a … More The Gift.
“Elsie” meaning God is bountiful. Genesis 1: God created…..and He saw that it was good. December 7, 2017 “Do you have any concerns about her vision?” “No, she still has some disconjugate movements from time to time but I thought that was normal until she’s a little older?” I watched quietly as our beloved pediatrician … More Tiny Pirate Princess
It’s wild to realize we are almost out of the technical “newborn” stage with Elsie being 10 weeks old (most consider newborns to be 3 months and under). Not to be cliche, but I think we just brought her home from the hospital last week, so this just doesn’t make sense to me. She’s growing … More Naptime? No thanks.
Before Elsie was born, I decided I would breastfeed. I actually don’t even remember that being a “decision” – it was just one of those things I assumed I would do. As a former pediatric nurse and now a family nurse practitioner, I’m more than well versed in the benefits of breastfeeding for mom and … More Happy bellied baby
Sunday morning started out pretty well, Elsie and I got up with plenty of time to get to church. Joey is on staff at our church and is out the door bright and early for worship soundcheck, so I get ready solo. In the past the biggest issue this caused was me having to find … More Tale As Old As Time
Just over a week ago, we got to hold our baby girl for the first time. For the sake of preserving a thousand moments I don’t want to forget, here’s the full story, and I warn you I didn’t provide the short version. Thursday evening (August 3rd), I started feeling contractions that were a bit … More Welcome, Elsie Joy {a birth story}
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