Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is the special occasion. ~Author Unknown First, again let me say thank you to everyone who … Continue reading What are you waiting for? Drink the “nice bottle” of wine, wear your Louboutins and remember today is special!
“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” Christopher Robin to Pooh” Today started like any other day. Get up, meds for the kids, give E Prevacid, Q gets Cephalex, get bottles ready, kids ready and out to the door for Pilates while daddy gets E ready for her Acupressure appt and Q begins his daily dancing routine before nanna H arrives. Okay, I may be slightly exaggerating here, I don’t do Pilates every day, but can you imagine what I would look like if I did! (Pause … Continue reading Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! – Friendship in the Modern Age
This was during week one of my blogging and I don’t know that I would change it much as it is really the only humor and levity in the early part of my blogging journey. It has been very fun to revisit these early days, not only because it gives me a chuckle to see how things have changed but also because it makes me realize just how far we have come as a family. Thank you for allowing us to go on this journey! “The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.” … Continue reading Excuse me mam, you have Desitin on your face…
Like every Saturday for the past 13 months since both babies came home from the NICU, we were spending time in the afternoon playing in the living room. Q was “salamandering” (Yes, I know that this is not an actual verb but it’s a hilarious version of commando style crawling that apparently when done properly a 30 inch 22 lb toddler looks like a salamander) all around the room to pull himself on every piece of furniture he could find and E and I were working on the exercises from her Physical and Occupational therapists. All of a sudden, … Continue reading Ordinary became extraordinary…
Praise the bridge that carried you over. ~George Colman 2 nights ago, I knelt over my 17 month old daughter Emma’s chair as I tied her down and cried. Cried for the fear that I feel about her future, cried for the frustration I feel that she can’t just go down to sleep like normal babies, cried for the overwhelming helplessness that occasionally creeps over me. I am naturally inclined to be optimistic, lemons from lemonade, every cloud has a silver lining person…but sometimes, all the things that are happening day in and day out catch up and get the … Continue reading Bridging the gap between pain and being grateful
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John Fitzgerald … Continue reading “Walk the walk”
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