Finding Yourself Despite Yourself

When you find blood on the back of your newborns sleeping gown, don’t immediately panic. Calmly remove the gown and search the baby over for signs of trauma. When faced with more blood splashed across his belly, do not swoon in preparation to faint. Do not scream “HOLY CRIPES!” Nor should you allow yourself to [...]

As a parent with more than one child, my greatest hope for my children is that they develop a strong sense of belonging and a deep bond with their siblings. I look at the relationship my husband has with his brother and sister in a longing way. I am separated from my siblings by a [...]

Today I pulled into my driveway after dropping the girls at their respective schools and realized I had no idea HOW I got home. There are several routes I could have driven and I truly have no coherent memory of which I took home.. zero. I find this to be extremely unnerving.

Sure, when I [...]

This week has been a whirlwind of 40 mile round trip visits to the doctors. Levi has finally been taken off of the light blanket and the last hurdle is getting back to birth weight. My mom is here helping out (ie keeping me sane).