What the hell just happened?! The ending result is a best case scenario, but getting here felt like we were thrown in a fire, taken out, put into a tumble dryer, shaken up real good, and then spit out on the floor like an old piece of gum. You already know the part where Stevie…
All week, I was totally fine. Not worried. Keeping busy. Feeling strong. ALL WEEK LONG. But there is something about going to the hospital the morning of surgery. The familiar drive before the sun is up. The familiar check-in procedure. Familiar faces. Familiar toys. Familiar pj’s. Familiar waiting room. We’ve been there so many times…
OCTOBER. October 2014. Let’s all think about what we were doing back in October… Well, I can tell you that’s when we started the process to get Stevie supplemental MediCal insurance! Never mind the fact that nobody told us he could have received it the last 4 years, since his first heart surgery. That’s the kind of stuff that…
We have struggled with Stevie’s sleep patterns since day one. I mean, I know babies don’t sleep, but if you followed my blog all these years, you’ll know Stevie has been a rotten sleeper well past the newborn stage. An exhausting combination of health problems, restlessness and EVERY failed sleep-training method known to man, and…
Well, he’s trying. Doesn’t quite have it down yet… [youtube]SOCJKx_eozs[/youtube]
Paul and I got the surprise of a lifetime last week with a positive pregnancy test! There were tears and hugs and nerves. I mean nerves is an understatement. I was terrified. We haven’t been trying, but we haven’t been trying not to either. With Stevie being such a challenge, I am obviously very realistic…
I have been so terrible about toting my camera around and, in turn, terrible about updating our goings-on around here. But of course we’ve kept plenty busy over the last couple months. If you follow along on Instagram, you’ve probably seen these, so move along. Or look again if you feel like it. Before it got…
Blah. To put things very plainly: I am struggling. Big surprise, I know. Like when is this chick ever not struggling?! I’m with you! Get it together already lady! Eh, this past week with Stevie… do I even say? It sucked. To the point where I couldn’t find the funny in it anymore. Tantrum in…
Since it is CHD Awareness week, I thought I would write a little bit about some of my more difficult experiences as a heart mom and some things I would do differently if given the opportunity. I know, they say hindsight is 20/20. And I did the best I could at the time. I try…
Stevie wore a hat for the first time this weekend. I know it sounds silly, but it’s been a long awaited moment for me, for no other reason than it’s so stinkin’ cute. It was an LA Dodgers baseball cap and he only wore it because we all were wearing hats. In his own words “Mom…