Extreme Pumping – Confessions of an Exclusive Pumper
My son, the Happy Baby, was born full-term, via C-section in April of 2012. He was in respiratory distress and required oxygen support immediately. One of his main health issues is a condition called...
View ArticleBaby Jane
**A few weeks ago, some friends of ours (I actually mentioned their wedding in THIS POST), began a NICU journey with their newborn baby girl that had me sleepless for many nights as I prayed for them....
View Article18 Months – Pancake Encouragement
Do you remember THIS POST? Well, we were eating our traditional meal of pancakes last Saturday morning when suddenly the Happy Buddy burst out saying, “MOMMY! The Happy Baby is putting his pancake on...
View ArticleFor When Your Kids Are Sick
It seems that I have children who are sick 96% of the time. Am I not cleaning my house enough? Is it because it’s the Happy Baby’s first year in Day Care? Should I be washing their hands more? Is it...
View ArticleThe Epic Snuggle and a Blogging Hiatus
I used to blog almost every. single. day. These days, I literally cannot even FATHOM how I did that! I can barely crack open my computer now. In a way, it’s a very good and very healthy thing, as I...
View ArticleMinion Party – The Happy Baby’s 2!
Our precious little Happy Baby turned into the Happy TODDLER this week! We celebrated his 2nd birthday with his latest obsession – Minions. This lil’ guy doesn’t say much, but one of the first words...
View ArticleTo Onesie Or Not To Onesie – That Is The Question
I was watching the Happy Baby play the other day and I had a super disturbing thought. And it wasn’t about his health (which is shocking). Rather, it was about his wardrobe. Now that he is 2 years old...
View ArticleDear Mom Who Has a Baby in the NICU on Mother’s Day
Dear Mom Who Has a Baby in the NICU on Mother’s Day, I see you. I see you sitting next to that incubator. I see you mourning the loss of a dream you had – a dream that included a neatly packaged birth...
View ArticlePiggy Cupcakes and Happy Baby’s 3rd Birthday
Would you believe that Happy Baby turned 3 years old on Friday?! When we started talking about what kind of party he wanted, he immediately said he wanted a Peppa Pig party. To be gender correct, he...
View ArticleSurvival Kit for the NICU Mama
Many of you know that our second born, Happy Baby, had a pretty rough beginning to his life. We ended up being in the NICU for almost 100 days! It was a roller coaster of a season, to say the least....
View Article5 Years Ago Was the Hardest Season I Have Ever Faced
Last night I crawled into bed with Jethro and I told him the story of his birthday. It’s never an easy story for me to tell, as his birth began one of the hardest seasons I have ever faced. I told him...
View Article*SUPER EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT* – WE’RE PREGNANT!
SOOOOO… We’ve got some CRAZY news to share! I’ve mentioned a few times over the last several years that we would love to have another baby, but every month, the Lord said, “Not yet.” The path of...
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